The sobriety of the lines of this reinforced concrete building surmounted by an octagonal 109m high bell tower is characteristic of the Perret style. The interior effect with the squares is extremely eye-catching. The base of the bell-tower, formin..

This late 18C house, built for his personal use by the city’s architect and hydrant officer, Mr Thibault, was bought by a ship-owner (hence its name) in the early 19C and it miraculously survived the bombing of 1945. Its five circular storeys, each e..

This art gallery focuses on the work of two of Le Havre’s artists: Eugène Boudin (1824-1898), who Baudelaire called “king of skies”, represented by 200 pictures of his favourite subjects (local landscapes and beach scenes); and Raoul Dufy (1877-1..

With the restoration of its docks and the recent architectural additions of Jean Nouvel, Le Harve is now renowned as a place of cutting-edge building design as well as a resort and port. Since the opening of Port 2000 in 2006, Le Havre can accommodat..

A fine reconstitution of the show flat that Auguste Perret presented at the 1947 World Fair and two years later to the inhabitants of Le Havre whose town was to be rebuilt. The visit illustrates the architect's project and his desire for rationalised..

The Ocean gateway opens onto the wide straight avenue along the sea-front bordered by geometric buildings and brightened by shady lawns and modern sculptures . In the middle, there is a memorial which recalls the victims of the Deportation and those ..

It is lined with three-storey buildings with terraced roofs and ten-storey towers, and has great walking spaces in the midst of superb beds of flowers and original fountains. At the foot of the town hall massif made of bare concrete, overlooked by a ..

Oscar Niemeyer built a cultural centre, the biggest building of which ( Grand Volcan ) is home to a theatre, cinema halls and exhibitions.

Under the archways of this street which look onto the Town hall, many shops attract the attention of passers by.

In addition to ornithology and mineralogy, this museum harbours an interesting collection of works by the naturalist painter Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846)

This cathedral was built from 1575 to 1630. The North Portal is called the Hail Mary, due to the inscription above the Flamboyant rose window. Inside you can see the huge organs (1637), which were a present from Richelieu, the reason for the Cardinal..

The Sea wall protects the sailing port and provides a good view over the outer harbour from one end.

This very long sandy pebble beach stretches from the North sea-wall on the Hève headland. From the sea-wall promenade (the people of Le Havre prefer to call it the «maritime boulevard»), you have good views of the Seine estuary.

The Semaphore accommodates radar, radio and telegraph. From the end of the jetty you have a good view over the port entrance and of the flow of sea-craft.