Douai belfry of night. This photograph results from a postcard (copyright Ets Castéra 295 street St Albin, 59500 Douai) which has been for a long time the only available one of this type. Indeed it has been shot in the sixties at the time of a television broadcast (Intervilles) for which a special lighting had been set up. (JPEG image 33K)
	The belfry after its restoration (JPEG image 14K)
	The belfry seen from bottom of the City Hall Street (rue de la Mairie) (Place Suzanne Lannoy), i.e. under the angle that JB Corot chose for its famous painting which may be seen at the Louvre museum in Paris(JPEG image 40K)
	Scarpe quai St Maurand (JPEG image 16K)
	Scarpe "Quai de l'Entrée des Eaux" seen from the bridge of the same name. Today very muddy the water station was formerly the entrance point in the town of all river circulation (JPEG image 34K)
	The Saint Pierre church, seen from the belfry (JPEG image 12K)
	The Arras Gate is the oldest of the vestiges of the ramparts which used to protect the city (JPEG image 40K)
	Saint Pierre church from an air sight in the early fifties. In the background, the massive destruction consecutive to the 1944 bombardments can still be seen (JPEG image 39K) Many Americans wonder why the French don't like the USA, why the French don't share the American vision of the world. Well... De Gaulle may be an explanation... The massive destruction that some cities had to bear in 1944 is another one.
	The "Place d'Armes" such as it was until the seventies when it was transformed according to the fashion of the time into " pedestrian space " (JPEG image 13K)
	The Esquerchin bridge and the Scarpe diversion canal before 1966 (JPEG image 17K)

Unless otherwise specified, the color photographs are personal achievements, the black and white photographs are reproductions of postcards (copyright Ets Castéra)

• During 1998 foot ball (soccer) world cup, France Telecom PagesZoom website has been improved and some toursitic information has been added about the cities where venues took place. Lens, which is only a few kilome ters away from Douai was one of these cities. You'll find pictures from Lens and many cities arround, Douai is one of them. Don't miss Arleux garlic ( number 31: Val de Sensée)!
• Pictures from old times from "La France d'autrefois" website.

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