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  3. Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
  4. Alpes-Maritimes
  5. 06300 Nice

  6. Port Lympia

 Port Lympia à Nice - Le Vieux Nice dans les Alpes-Maritimes

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine maritime
Port
Alpes-Maritimes

Port Lympia

    Port Lympia
    06300 Nice
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Crédit photo : Myrabella - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1750
Start of work
1840
Final plan validated
1853
Inauguration of the church
1857
Official Inauguration
1991
Historical Monument
2017
Transfer of management
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Notre Dame du Port Church; four facades on street, portico on the square, and roof of the building Pie Astraudo flanking the church to the west, bounded by the square and streets Guizol, Fodéré, Pacho; façade on the square with the portico, south half of the facades in return on Rusca and Arson streets, and corresponding roofing parts of the Malbequi building flanking the church to the east; monumental staircase, quai Cassini, giving access to the square (cad. KM; KO 195, 196, 198, 199, 143, 146, 350): inscription by order of 11 February 1991

Key figures

Charles-Emmanuel III - King of Sardinia Start work in 1750.
Maurizio Valperga - Military engineer Propose an elliptical basin in the 17th century.
Scoffier - City architect Author of the final plan in 1840.
Charles-Félix - King of Sardinia Order the church Our Lady of the Port.
Antonio Devincenti - Engineer Supervises the first phases of work.

Origin and history

The Lympia harbour, located in Nice, has its origins in the marshy valley of Lympia, fed by an eponymous source. From the 17th century, urban projects envisaged its development, such as those of Maurizio Valperga (an elliptical bassin) or Amedeo di Castellamonte (diversion of the Paillon). The work began officially in 1750 under Charles-Emmanuel III, with the laying of the first body of the outside hub, but progressed slowly due to technical and financial constraints. The port, already active, was considered too small, pushing engineers to rethink its plan between 1778 and 1840.

In the 19th century, the Consiglio d'Ornato validated in 1840 the definitive plan of architect Scoffier, favoring axial symmetry and monumental perspective. A 50-metre dam and a 6-hectare basin are created, bordered by Place Île-de-Beauté (ex-place Cassini) and its neo-baroque gantry buildings. The Church of Our Lady of the Port, dedicated to the Protecting Virgin of the Mariners, was inaugurated in 1853. The docks and retaining walls were completed between 1842 and 1860, while the Empress of Russia inaugurated the site in 1857, marking its anchor in Nice life.

The port is divided into two zones: a commercial port (first cement plant in France, connections with Corsica) and a marina welcoming yachts and pointed. Despite the reduction of traditional fishing, there is still a major maritime hub, managed since 2017 by the metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur. Its architectural heritage, such as the façades of Place Île-de-Beauté or the Applevage crane No. 14 (1937), has been protected under Historic Monuments since 1991.

Around the port, emblematic places like the Old Nice, Mount Boron or the promenade of the English highlight its integration into the urban landscape. Events such as the regattas of Nice or the Resquilhada (feast of sharps) perpetuate its maritime heritage. Its history also reflects contemporary challenges, such as aborted expansion projects to preserve the St. Lawrence-du-Var Nature Reserve or the enigma of the 16-hour waves associated with high-speed ships since 1992.

External links

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