The city of Saint-Quentin was founded by the Romans, in the Augustean period, to replace the oppidum of Vermand (11 km away) as the capital of Viromandui (Celtic Belgian people who occupied the region). The site is that of a ford across the River Somme.
During the early Middle Ages, a major monastery, now the Basilica of Saint-Quentin, prospered, based on pilgrimage to the tomb of Quentin, a Roman Christian who came to evangelize the region and was martyred in Augusta, giving rise to a new town which was named after him.
From the 14th century, Saint-Quentin suffered from this strategic position: it endured the French-English wars (Hundred Years' War). In the 15th century, the city was disputed between the king of France and the dukes of Burgundy (it is one of the "cities of the Somme").
Between the end of the 15th century and the mid-17th century, this strategic position was the cause of frequent misfortune. In 1557, a siege by the Spanish army (as part of the battle of Saint-Quentin) ended with the looting of the city and its desertion for two years.
The First World War hit Saint-Quentin very hard. In September 1914, the city was overrun, and it endured a harsh occupation. From 1916, it lay at the heart of the war zone, because the Germans had integrated it into the Hindenburg Line. After the evacuation of the population in March, the town was systematically looted and industrial equipment removed or destroyed. The fighting destroyed it: 80% of buildings (including the Basilica of Saint-Quentin) were damaged.
Despite national support, the reconstruction process was long, and the city struggled to regain its pre-1914 dynamism. The 1911 population of 55,000 was achieved again only in the mid-1950s, in the context of general economic expansion. This prosperity continued until the mid-1970s, when the French textile industry began to suffer through competition from developing countries.
This pack does not contain a full photogrammetry extract of the city but rather focuses on a few emblematic or massive buildings to keep acceptable size and performances for lower configurations.
It contains the following modes:
-Place de l'Hôtel de Ville: built between 1331 and 1509 in a gothic style, the city hall is famous for its peal of 37 bells. It was modified in the 19th century and heavily restored in 1926 in Art Déco style. It comes wit its own POI.
-Basilique de Saint-Quentin: built in the 12th-15th century. Heavily damaged in World War I, the vaults, windows and roofs have been restored
-Palais de Fervaques: built between 1897 and 1911, it is the place of High court
-Lycée Henri Martin: built during the Second French Empire, it was named after a Frenche historian born in Saint-Quentin in 1810.
These mods are not intended for sale or resale.
Related mods:
Château de Péronne: https://flightsim.to/file/16077/chateau-de-peronne
Mémorial de Thiepval: https://flightsim.to/file/5517/memorial-de-thiepval
Ulster Tower: https://flightsim.to/file/5581/ulster-tower
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