Besançon, France - Astronomical Clock / Horloge - postcard c.1910s

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• Picture / Image:  Besançon [France] - Horoge Astronomique [Astronomical clock]
• Publisher:  'CLB'
• Postally used:  no
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Besançon (French and Arpitan: French pronunciation: [bəzɑ̃sɔ̃] ( listen); archaic German: Bisanz, Latin: Vesontio) is the capital of the department of Doubs and of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, close to the border with Switzerland. In 2013, it had a population of 116,952.

Once proclaimed first green city of France, it has been labeled a "Town of Art and History" since 1986.^[1] Since 2008, Besançon's Vauban citadel has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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The Cathedral, which dates largely from the 12th century^[11] though construction continued into the 14th century, contains the most remarkable of the city's masterpieces, a massive Virgin and saints altarpieceby the Italian Renaissance painter Fra Bartolomeo. It also houses a noteworthy 19th-century astronomical clock. The Cathedral has two apses, with the eastern apse and the tower dating from the reign of Louis XV.