Claude-Nicolas Ledoux and the Royal Saltworks & ideal city projects (1774–1804)

1. Ledoux appointed commissioner of eastern saltworks

   Sep 20, 1771Labels: Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, Louis XV, Saltworks Administration

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   • RoyalSaltworks

2. Royal edict authorizes a new saltworks site

   Apr 29, 1773Labels: Royal Edict, Salins-les-Bains, Forest of

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   • UNESCO

3. Ledoux submits first (square) saltworks design

   Apr 1, 1774Labels: Square Plan, Ledoux Design, Saltworks

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4. Construction begins on Arc-et-Senans saltworks

   Jan 1, 1775Labels: Arc-et-Senans Saltworks, Semicircular Plan, Director's House

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5. Saltworks complex substantially completed

   Jan 1, 1779Labels: Semicircular Complex, Arc-et-Senans, Ideal City

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6. Brine pipeline begins supplying Arc-et-Senans

   Jan 1, 1780Labels: Brine Pipeline, Salins-les-Bains, Arc-et-Senans

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   • RoyalSaltworks

7. Work starts on Paris tax wall and barrières

   Jan 1, 1784Labels: Wall of, Tax Barri, Paris Customs

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8. Ledoux’s Besançon theater opens to the public

   Aug 9, 1784Labels: Besan on, Ledoux Civic, Neoclassicism

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9. Ledoux dismissed as Revolution begins

   May 1, 1789Labels: Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, French Revolution, Barri res

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10. Ledoux publishes his ideal city and saltworks visions

    Jan 1, 1804Labels: L Architecture, Ideal City, Royal Saltworks

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    • Britannica

11. Salt production ends at Arc-et-Senans

    Jan 1, 1895Labels: Arc-et-Senans Saltworks, Salt Production, Closure

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    • SalineRoyale

12. Chapel destroyed by lightning-related fire

    Jan 1, 1918Labels: Chapel Fire, Lightning Strike, Arc-et-Senans

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    • SalineRoyale

13. Parts of the site protected as historic monuments

    Nov 30, 1926Labels: Historic Monuments, Central Pavilion, Entryway

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14. Department of Doubs acquires and restores the saltworks

    Jun 10, 1927Labels: D partement, Restoration, Public Acquisition

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    • SalineRoyale

15. UNESCO World Heritage inscription recognizes global significance

    Jan 1, 1982Labels: UNESCO Inscription, World Heritage, Arc-et-Senans

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    • Britannica