Arras

The landscape around Arras is a gently rolling agricultural plain crossed by the Scarpe, which has shaped both the city’s form and local economy. Historic capital of Artois, Arras is defined by the Grand’Place and Place des Héros, whose arcades and Flemish-Baroque gabled façades create an unusually coherent civic centre. The Town Hall belfry above Place des Héros is part of UNESCO’s Belfries of Belgium and France. Beneath the streets, the Carrière Wellington preserves tunnels used by British Empire troops before the Battle of Arras in 1917. The city was heavily damaged during the First World War and subsequently rebuilt. Browse additional webcams from the Arras area to extend your view of Artois.

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