The
rope manufacture (1770) : Formerly a place for rope manufacture (1770), it has housed the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) since the 1930s.
The rings (1727) :
with the Savoy symbol, they were used to put the torches or to hang
masts with flags to wellcome the boats. Only 2 of them remain. The
crown marks you can see on them represent the Royalty.
The barracks
: Originally, it had a first floor: the lower level served as an artillery store, the upper as accommodation for galley-slave officers and later the Chasseurs Alpins. The first floor was demolished during the Second World War.
The dry-dock :
La forma delle galere dry-dock for galley construction.This "form" is unique because it was the first of its kind constructed in the Mediterranean and today in France, apart from that at Villefranche, only the similar dry-dock at Rochefort on the Atlantic coast still survives.
The forge : When it went on fire, the building lost its central part which explains the difference in roof level.
The "hopital" also called
prison (1769) : Built in 1769. It was abandoned in 1850 and the galley-slaves then transferred to Imperia in Italy. It returned to service in 1870 and served as quarantine station for cholera-infected prisoners from Nice. Afterwards, it was made available to the Russians for the storage of coal reserves. Transformed in 1885 into a Russian zoological research station. Attached to the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) in the 1930s. Presently an oceanographic observatory.
The Lazaret tower :
Of the three original towers, there is only one remaining today.
This part of the port was used for the storage of goods and for quarantine.
Since February 1990, Port Royal de la Darse has been classified as an Historic Monument. The main buildings (the stone jetty, façades of the former rope factory, old forge, basement of the former Dubois barracks, dry-dock, old prison and quarantine station) were also classified from February 1991.
Today, the Port Royal de la Darse is a marina. |
