Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
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of the river. In the Grande Rue, to the east of Place Frédéric- Sauvage, is the church of St-Nicolas (13th-18th century).

At the east end of the Grande Rue is the upper town, a rectangle surrounded by massive walls with four gates. Near the south end are the Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall, 1734), with a keep (12th and 18th C; views), the Palais de Justice (Law Courts) and the Library, housed in a former monastic building of the 13th C. Near the north end is the church of Notre-Dame (1827-1866), in Greco-Roman style, with a massive dome (11th C crypt, treasury).

In the castle is a museum with a geological collection, a collection of antiquities and works by 19th C French painters.