Laon

Laon is the capital city of the Aisne office in Hauts-de-France, northern France. Starting at 2012 its populace is 25,317. Situated amidst Aisne, Laon outskirts from the north, clockwise with the districts of Aulnois-sous-Laon, Barenton-Bugny, Chambry, Athies-sous-Laon, Bruyeres-et-Montberault, Vorges, Presles-et-Thierny, Chivy-les-Etouvelles, Clacy-et-Thierret, Molinchart, Cerny-lEs-Bucy, and Besny-et-Loizy. It is 55 km from Reims, 131 km from Amiens, and 138 km from Paris.

The city contains various medieval structures, including the house of God Notre-Dame of Laon, dating for the most part from the 12th and 13th centuries. The section house and the group contain examples of mid 13th century engineering. The old episcopal royal residence, touching to the church building, is presently utilized as a town hall. The front, flanked by turrets, is punctured by expansive pointed windows. There is additionally a Gothic order and an old house of prayer of two stories, of a date foremost to the church.

The congregation of St Martin dates from the center of the twelfth century. The old convent structures of a similar establishment are currently utilized as the clinic. The exhibition hall of Laon had accumulations of figure and painting. In its greenery enclosure there is a house of prayer of the Templars having a place with the 12th century. One of the most seasoned places of worship in the city is St John the Baptist, in the adjacent neighborhood of Vaux-sous-Laon, which dates from the eleventh through 13th centuries and is worked in a blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles.