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Ein Besuch der Promenade des Régates (15) lohnt schon allein aufgrund der Strandhütten-Architekturen. 2009 bauten Reichen & Robert die Lagerhäuser am Stadthafen zum Shoppingcenter Docks Vauban (17) um.

Das Schwimmbad Les Bains des Docks (16) entstand zwischen 2004 und 2008 nach Plänen von Jean Nouvel. Jean-Marc L’Anton gestaltete den Jardin Winston Churchill (18) als Zusammenspiel von Architektur und Natur.

cessor by lowering the square by three and a half metres. Thus, two hyperbolic truncated formed into a colourful food market. Afterwards, we head for the Capitainerie (13) at the
cones were created, which protrude only slightly above the level of the square. Both buil- marina. Several times a day boat tours start here through the impressive industrial har-
dings were thoroughly refurbished in 2014 and 2015. They now house the Oscar Nie- bour in the hinterland of the city. The MuMa Musée d'Art Moderne André Malraux (14)
meyer Library (3), designed by Sogno Architecture, and the Le Volcan Theatre (4), rede- can also be seen from the boat! It was conceived in the early 1960s by Guy Lagneau and
signed by Deshoulières Jeanneau Architectes. For the reopening of the Niemeyer Complex Michel Weill as well as Jean Dimitrijevic. Jean Prouvé was involved as a consulting engi-
in 2015, Vanessa Virag designed La Colombe (5), a stylish theatre café. From here we neer. In contrast to Perret's concrete city, the museum was designed as a light and trans-
walk to the nearby Maison Du Patrimoine - Atelier Perret (6), a small gallery on Rue de parent two-storey steel and glass box with a floating slat roof to control the incidence of
Paris with an adjoining show flat, which can be visited as part of guided tours. It is com- light. After visiting the museum, a walk on the beach is recommended! Along the Pro-
pletely furnished in the 1950s style and conveys an authentic impression of the total work menade des Régates (15), countless small beach restaurants are open in summer.
of art of Le Havre. In keeping with the new city, Perret and his team also designed nume- r 2:00 p.m. – We spend the afternoon in the old harbour facilities east of the city. For al-
rous pieces of furniture and utensils in collaboration with artists and designers. The fle- most 15 years, the industrial areas have been gradually redeveloped. The most famous
xible floor plan of the apartments deserves special attention! The secondary rooms – kit- new building is Jean Nouvel's Les Bains des Docks (16). In 2008, the star architect gave
chen, study and children's room – can be connected to the central living area via large Le Havre a modern leisure and fun pool, reminiscent of a huge, three-dimensional Tetris
double or sliding doors. landscape, composed of room-sized, white cubes. It is a tragedy that the quality of the
r 6:00 p.m. – A visit to Les Enfants Sages (7) is the culinary finale of the day! The restau- execution clearly lagged behind that of the design and that parts of the building are now
rant is located on the edge of the city centre in one of the few old residential buildings in an appalling condition! The neighbouring shopping and leisure centre Docks Vauban
that survived the war unscathed. The interior is lovingly designed; an insider tip is the (17), designed by Reichen & Robert from Paris, has aged well in comparison. Opened in
dog room on the upper floor! If you like it tidier and more modern, the best place to go 2009, the complex combines several historic warehouses into a spatially interesting and
is Jean-Luc Tartarin (8). Place Niemeyer, as Place Gambetta is called today, is a good formally diverse ensemble of old and new. Jardin Winston Churchill (18) also demon-
place for a drink afterwards! Three hostels in the centre are recommended for the night: strates a contemporary approach to the city's industrial heritage. In the ruins of a disused
the Ibis Styles (9) on Rue de Paris, the Oscar (10) on Place Niemeyer and the Vent d'Ou- industrial hall, a garden was laid out according to the plans of landscape architect Jean-
est (11) next to the St Joseph. Marc L'Anton. Since its opening in 2018, it has been celebrated as a new city entrance
along the main arterial road.
Sunday: harbour and beach, markets and gardens r 6:00 p.m. – On the way back we pass the Fish Market (19), designed by Charles Fabre
and Jean Le Soudier in 1952. The open sales stands are framed by a gently undulating
r 10:00 a.m. – The first destination is the market hall (12). Built in the late 1950s by Per- concrete roof. The last stop of the tour is the Funiculaire. The historic funicular railway
ret's students André Le Donné, Charles Fabre and Jean Le Soudier and impresses with its leads up to the Les Jardins Suspendus (20), the botanical garden laid out in an old fort-
shell roof made of two intersecting concrete barrels. On Sundays, the whole area is trans- ress overlooking the harbour and the sea.

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