| History of Rennes |
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History of Rennes - Portes mordelaises
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History of Rennes - Rue du vieux Rennes
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| Rennes is long ago the capital of « la Bretagne ». Their histories are closely related. |
 History of Rennes - Maison en pan de bois
the Gallic era, Rennes “the ancient Condate” was a small village
located at the meeting point of L’Ille and “la Vilaine”. The city was
already developed at the time of the Romans as proved by a thermal unit
recently discovered. Rennes perpetuated the Gallo-Roman heritage even
under the time of the Carolingians kings. Although it is located in the
heart of the gallo territory, the counts of Rennes oppose to the Norman
invaders and made of Rennes the symbol of Breton resistance and |
 History of Rennes - Rue Saint Sauveur
Breton capital. From the 14th century, Rennes was surrounded by
ramparts. They served at the end of the 15th century during the siege
of the French troops. The captive Anne of Brittany resolved the
conflict by marrying the king of France. The treaty which followed in
1532 put an end to the independence of Brittany. Nevertheless the city
kept certain privileges which are still running today. Consequently the
administrative importance of Rennes became extensive with the
construction of the Parliament in 1618 and with the arrival of many new
nobles. Rennes was definitively established capital of Brittany. A wide
fire in 1720, which lasted for a whole week, twisted the face of the
city. The stones were the privileged construction materials which gave
the city an austere image. During the Second World War, Rennes was
relatively spared from the Air bombardments. Only the railway station
district was partly destroyed.
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