The ''Port de la Lune'' (Port of the Moon) is the name given to the harbour of

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

, dating to the

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, because of the shape of the river crossing the city. It is represented by a crescent on the coat of arms of Bordeaux, and by three interlaced crescents in the logotype of the municipality. In 2007, the Port of the Moon and roughly 1800 hectares of the surrounding urban area were listed a

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because of its outstanding and "innovative classical and neoclassical architectural trends" and Bordeaux's prominence as both the center of the historical wine industry and as a global trading center for more than 800 years. The World Heritage Site is the largest urban area inscribed by UNESCO (as of 2021), covering roughly 40% of the entire city's area. UNESCO has also rewarded the municipality for its efforts to restore and embellish quays and facades of the city center, including the

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, Miroir d'eau, and the Grand-Théâtre.

Gallery

File:Coat of arms of Bordeaux, France.svg, Coat of arms of Bordeaux. File:Bordeaux 3 Croissants.JPG, The ''Small Coat of arms''. File:Bordeaux - Vue d'avion - View from plane - Picture image photography garonne pont bridge chaban delmas pont de pierre d'aquitaine saint jean (8683043366).jpg, View from a plane. File:Bordeaux port de la lune 01.jpg, The ''Port de la Lune''. File:Bordeaux - vue générale 2.jpg, The ''Port de la Lune'', perspective from the top of the spire Saint-Michel. File:Bordeaux Quai Richelieu R02.jpg, Scheduled facades of the ''quai Richelieu''. File:Bordeaux quais 04.jpg, The ''

''. File:Bordeaux Quai Louis XVIII R01.jpg, ''Quai Louis XVIII'' and ''Quai des Chartrons''. File:Piazza della Borsa Bordeaux 04.JPG, The '' Miroir d'eau'', the ''Pont de pierre'' and the Basilica of St. Michael. File:France-001741 - Grand Theatre (15465517697).jpg, The ''Place de la Comédie'' with the ''Grand-Théâtre''.

References

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