Cambrai Attractions
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Cambrai (pop. 34,993), on the right bank of the canalized Escaut (Scheldt), was the home of the fine fabric known as cambric, first made here in the 15th C.
The central feature of the town is the spacious Place Aristide- Briand, with the massive neo-classical Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall, 19th C.). A little to the west is the 18th C. church of St-Géry, with a 76 m/250ft high tower, which has a Baroque rood screen (1632) and an "Entombment" by Rubens. Opposite the church is the former Archbishop's Palace, with a fine Renaissance doorway (1620).
Southeast of this is the Beffroi (15th and 18th C.), the belfry of a church which has since been demolished.
The central feature of the town is the spacious Place Aristide- Briand, with the massive neo-classical Hôtel de Ville (Town Hall, 19th C.). A little to the west is the 18th C. church of St-Géry, with a 76 m/250ft high tower, which has a Baroque rood screen (1632) and an "Entombment" by Rubens. Opposite the church is the former Archbishop's Palace, with a fine Renaissance doorway (1620).
Southeast of this is the Beffroi (15th and 18th C.), the belfry of a church which has since been demolished.
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