Porte Désilles
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Porte_D%C3%A9silles%2C_Nancy%2C_Lorraine%2C_France_-_panoramio.jpg/220px-Porte_D%C3%A9silles%2C_Nancy%2C_Lorraine%2C_France_-_panoramio.jpg)
![]() | This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (March 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
The porte Désilles (or mémorial Désilles) is a memorial gate in the French city of Nancy. It is located on place du Luxembourg, on the northern extension of cours Léopold and the esplanade du Souvenir-Français, at the junction of rue Désilles, rue de Metz and rue de la Craffe. It was built between 1782 and 1784 to designs by the architect Didier-Joseph-François Mélin on the initiative of the Comte de Stainville, commander in chief of Lorraine. It was to terminate the view at the end of cours Léopold and open a view out onto the route de Metz, as well as to provide a monument to citizens of Nancy who had died in the American Revolutionary War. Its name was initially porte Saint-Louis, then porte Stainville, and finally took its present name in memory of André Désilles and his death in the Nancy affair. It was made a monument historique on 15 January 1925.
- Terminating vistas in France
- Triumphal arches in France
- Buildings and structures in Nancy, France
- Tourist attractions in Nancy, France
- 1784 establishments in France
- Buildings and structures completed in 1784