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Douai

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Hauts De France, France
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About Douai

Douai is a collective in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the office. Situated on the stream Scarpe somewhere in the range of 40 kilometers from Lille and 25 km from Arras, Douai is home to one of the district's most noteworthy spires. The number of inhabitants in the metropolitan zone, including Lens, was 552,682 out of 1999. The fundamental ventures in the town are in the substance and metal building divisions.

Douai's resplendent Gothic style turret was started in 1380, on the site of a prior pinnacle. The 80 m high structure incorporates a great chimes, comprising of 62 ringers traversing 5 octaves. They were reinstalled after fixes in 1924, yet 47 of them were supplanted in 1954 to get a superior sound. An extra bigger chime in the summit, a La called "Joyeuse", dates from 1471 and weighs 5.5 tons. The rings are rung by a component each quarter-hour, but at the same time are played through a console on Saturday mornings and at certain different occasions. In 2005 the tower was incorporated into a rundown of world legacy destinations as a piece of item. The generous Porte de Valenciennes town entryway, a notice of the town's past military significance, was worked in 1453. One face is worked in Gothic style, while the other is of Classical plan.

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