Dunkirk: Sightseeing
Places and attractions in the Sightseeing category
Church of Saint-Éloi
The Church of Saint-Éloi in Dunkirk, France, is an emblematic religious edifice that captures the historical and architectural essence of the region. Known for its distinctive blend of Gothic and Flemish styles, this church stands proudly in the heart of Dunkirk...
Dunkirk lighthouse
Dunkirk Lighthouse is an automated first order port lighthouse, the highest of this type in France. It is sited near Dunkirk. Construction of the lighthouse was completed in 1843.
Coudekerque-Branche
Coudekerque-Branche is a commune and town in the French department of Nord, Hauts-de-France, northern France. It is the largest suburb of Dunkirk, and is adjacent to it on the southeast. In 2018, Coudekerque-Branche had a population of 20,925. The commune has a land area of 9.14 km².
Canal de Bergues
The Canal de Bergues is one of the oldest canals in Flanders, its course being shown on a map dating from the 9th century, connecting Bergues to the port of Dunkerque, in northern France.
Beffroi de Dunkerque
The belfry of Dunkirk is a French monument of the 15th century classified as a historical monument since 1840. The belfry is also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the title of Belfries of Belgium and France since 2005.
LAAC Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art in Dunkierka - a museum founded in 1982 on the initiative of the Dunkier Urbanist Gilbert Delaine.
Dunkirk Memorial
The Dunkirk Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial to the missing that commemorates 4,505 missing dead of the British Expeditionary Force, most of whom fell prior to and during the Battle of Dunkirk in 1939 and 1940, in the fall of France during the Second World War.
La Duchesse Anne
Duchesse Anne is the last remaining full-rigged ship under French flag. She was built in 1901 with a steel hull by the yard of Joh. C. Tecklenborg of Bremerhaven-Geestemünde according to plans drawn by Georg W. Claussen. The mainmast is 48 m tall and 25 sails were rigged.
Le Princess Elisabeth
The Princess Elizabeth is a paddlewheel steamer of British origin, which distinguished itself during the Second World War, during the Battle of Dunkirk.
Le Sandettié
The Sandettié, sixth of the name, named by association to the Sandettié Bank, is the last French fireboat to have been put into service. Built in 1947 at the Forges et chantiers de la Méditerranée, in Graville le Havre, under the name of BF 6, she...
Petite-Synthe
Petite-Synthe is a former commune of the Nord département in northern France. The commune of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer was created in 1877, by its territory being detached from Petite-Synthe. In 1971 the commune of Dunkerque absorbed Petite-Synthe and Rosendaël.
Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque
The Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque is the communauté urbaine, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Dunkirk. It is located in the Nord department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created in October 1968. Its area is 299.9 km2. Its population was 195,917 in 2018, of which 86,865 in Dunkirk proper.
Hôtel de Ville de Dunkerque
The city hall of Dunkerque is a hundred years old building. Damaged during the two world wars, it was restored each time. In 2005, the belfry of the city hall is admitted to the UNESCO World Heritage among the belfries of Belgium and France.
Feu de Saint-Pol
The Saint-Pol light is a lighthouse located at the end of the western pier of the port of Dunkirk, registered as a historical monument. Property of the State, it is considered to be transferred to local authorities.
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