Brest is a military seaport at the westend of the french province called Bretagne (Brittany in english)
150,000 inhabitants in the city boundaries and about 200~250,000 in the urban area
Brest have been rebuilt after the world war 2, like Le-Havre, this city is totally made of concrete...

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs3055381.jpg

here is a walk in the city center

looking city center from harteloire bridge, the penfeld river at the bottom
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2195610.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2195468.jpg

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towers in Lambézellec neighbourhood
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2195784.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2196175.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2196392.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2196453.jpg

the recouvrance bridge, is still the biggest rising-bridge in europe until the newone in Rouen (french city) is completed
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2197670.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2197784.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs309151.jpg

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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2198438.jpg

tanguy tower (XIVe), one of the oldest building in the city
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2198068.jpg

military docks
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2197859.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2198125.jpg

typical building in the city center
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2198651.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2198876.jpg

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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2209155.jpg

the city hall
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2208953.jpg

the castle (XVe)
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2203353.jpg

cours dajot
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2204323.jpg

monument "erected by the usa to commemorate the achievements of the naval forces of the usa and france during the world war", as it's wrote on this tower
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2204573.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2205099.jpg

street scene
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs226167.jpg

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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2263510.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2263758.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2264092.jpg

the commercial seaport
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2205619.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2205731.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2206540.jpg

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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2201810.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2203567.jpg

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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2208517.jpg

there are many of this kind of bridge-building in brest
http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2208793.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2262188.jpg

http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2262336.jpg

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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2263938.jpg



some panos (badly built :| )

from the harteloire bridge looking at the city center
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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2276392.jpg

the other side of the harteloire bridge, looking at the bellevue and lambézellec neighbourhood
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http://x5.freeshare.us/126fs1726250.jpg

the military penfeld river in the city, from recouvrance bridge
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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2278612.jpg

commercial seaport
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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2279827.jpg

military seaport
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http://x5.freeshare.us/122fs2280558.jpg

:)

Très bon thread pour moi qui ne suis jamais passé à Brest qu'en coup de vent :okay:
Amusant comme sur certaines photos on se croirait dans les arrondissement extérieurs de Paname, à cause des reconstructions d'après-guerre sans doute.
Très chouette :
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