Montpellier: Topographic Views (Montpellier, France) : Place de la Comedie, overall view
- Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott, 1960-
- Published/Created:
- Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
1999 - Date Depicted:
- 1999
- Notes:
- Montpellier was one of the pilgrimage sites on route to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. It is famous for the terraced 17th- and 18th-century Promenade du Peyrou which offers spectacular views. Montpellier is the site of the oldest Botanical Gardens in France which was founded by Henry IV in 1593. It has an important French paintings museum called the Fabre Museum and is the seat of International Vine and Wine Fair. Historic sites include city walls, early churches, and hospitals.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- France -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Twentieth century
- Culture:
- French
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-F-MP-MPO-A1
- Genre:
- urban and topographical views
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architecture; cityscape; documentation Twentieth century visual works; photographs; visual works; topographical views Opéra Comédie visible at the left.
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
1999 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4090
- OID:
- 10055561
- PID:
- digcoll:1839893