Les consignes sanitaires

The stewards of the Health Department then had a floating building or patache built. Then, by order of August 24, 1717, they were authorized to build the Consigne Sanitaire pavilion, which can still be seen on the Quai du Port, right on the waterfront. The construction was entrusted to the military engineer Mazin, who had worked under the orders of Vauban and contributed to the creation of the Arsenal des Galères. The first stone was laid on July 10, 1719. This small building was designed in...