La citerne militaire de Gravelines

Historic site and monument
Listed or registered (CNMHS)
Sea view

rue Vanderghote, 59820 Gravelines

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Touch the stone, observe the centuries.

This cistern was a vaulted chamber fed by aqueducts. Water was stored there, filtered by decantation, and was drinkable for the time. Built in 1724 based on plans by Vauban, the cistern met the population's need for drinking water.

Initially, it supplied water to the military. The latter used it for everyday life, but above all for drinking, using bronze taps in the shape of dolphins.

It contained 1,420,000 litres of water, which it received from its own roof as well as those of the church, the Huxelles barracks and the Varennes barracks.