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City of Art and History, Dole forms a beautiful harmonious assemblage with its canals, its old houses and its collegiate church dominating the set. The particularly preserved historic centre of Dole is listed as conservation area. Very romantic, the small walk going along the Tanneurs canal is the perfect place for a stroll. It is in this district that was born in 1822 Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the rabies vaccine. Today, Pasteur's birth house is a museum, which describes the life and scientific work of the famous scholar. Along the walk, numerous ancient buildings can be observed: the Notre-Dame collegiate church of the 16th century, the Hôtel-Dieu now sheltering the media library, the Arc school transformed into secondary school, the former Carmélites convent, the Jesuits chapel, the law court (former Cordeliers convent) and several town houses such as the Froissard town house and the Champagney town house. The Fine art museum situated in the former Officers pavilion boasts the archaeology of the region, the Burgundian and comtoises sculptures, and paintings. |
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