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Religious buildings in Dijon
Religious buildings in Dijon
There are a lot of religious buildings in the city. François I said "c'est la ville aux cent clochers" ("it's the city of one hundred bell towers") when arriving in Dijon.
The Well of Moses (Puits de Moïse), a splendid monument by Claus Sluter, is now on the grounds of a psychiatric hospital but can be visited nonetheless ( ). You can go there using a walking/cycling trail called the "Coulée verte"; see the Do stuff to know more.
The cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Bénigne) was built in the 14th century and is a national monument.
Notre Dame is a church from the 13th century, famous for its automaton clock, stolen in Coutrai (Belgium) in 1383.
St. Michel church, which is east of the Palais des Ducs. It was built from the 15th to the 17th century.
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