Sainte-Chapelle (redirect from The Holy Chapel)
14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France. Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 26...
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Île Vierge Île Vierge (Breton language: Enez-Werc'h) is a 6-hectare (15-acre) islet lying 1.5 kilometres (3⁄4 nautical mile) off the north-west coast of...
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Cannes, the Île de Sainte-Marguerite is low in profile and heavily wooded with umbrella pines and eucalyptus. Both islands (with the Île Saint-Honorat)...
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Bréhat (French: Île-de-Bréhat, French pronunciation: [il də bʁea]; Breton: Enez Vriad) is an island and commune located near Paimpol, a mile off the northern...
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Thomas constructed the three-storey house, chapel and conical tower that all currently stand on the island. Île Illiec was purchased by the American aviator...
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Île de la Cité (French: [il də la site]; English: City Island) is an island in the river Seine in the center of Paris. In the 4th century, it was the...
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requested the style of the Île de France. Île de France is also the logo and namesake of French-Imported premium cheese brand, Ile de France. In the Fred...
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Paris (redirect from Paris, Île-de-France)
Seine. Of those, two remain today: Île Saint-Louis and the Île de la Cité. A third one is the 1827 artificially created Île aux Cygnes. Modern Paris owes much...
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that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type of these. Second, a chapel is a place of worship, sometimes interfaith...
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Kerguelen Islands (redirect from Iles Kerguelen)
Croÿ, île du Roland, îles Ternay, îles d'Après) Île de Castries Îles Leygues (north, including île de Castries, île Dauphine) Île Violette Île Australia...
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Morbihan. It is one of two island communes of the Gulf, the other being Île-d'Arz. Île-aux-Moines lies in the Gulf of Morbihan. It is 7 km (4.3 mi) by 5 km...
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Levant Island (redirect from Île du Levant)
Île du Levant (pronounced [il dy ləvɑ̃]), sometimes referred to as Le Levant, is a French island in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Riviera, near...
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Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis (redirect from St. Denis, Île-de-France)
economic base. It is set to become the second most populated commune in Île-de-France after Paris on 1 January 2025 upon the absorption of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine...
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Tortuga (Haiti) (redirect from Île de la Tortue)
Tortuga Island (French: Île de la Tortue, IPA: [il də la tɔʁty]; Haitian Creole: Latòti; Spanish: Isla Tortuga, IPA: [ˈisla toɾˈtuɣa], Turtle Island)...
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The Île Tamara Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Guinea. It was constructed on Île Tamara, outermost of the Îles de Los, in 1906, and has been active since...
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The landmark Residence Île Verte, popularly referred to as "the Three Towers of Grenoble," was built within a park in the Île Verte district between 1963...
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Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in Mauritius The Thirteen Islands of St Brandon - Images of Île Raphael, Cargados Carajos in...
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Nosy Alañaña Light (redirect from Île aux Prunes Light)
Nosy Alañaña Light, also known as Île aux Prunes Light (French: Phare de l'Île aux Prunes), is an active lighthouse in Île aux Prunes, Toamasina Province...
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surroundings, in common with its neighbour the Île Sainte-Marguerite. Points of interest include a number of disused chapels erected by monks on the island at different...
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Sept-Îles Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Perros-Guirec, (Côtes-d'Armor) France, located on the Île aux moines, an island of the Sept-Îles archipelago...
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Gonâve Island (redirect from Île de la Gonâve)
Gonâve Island or Zil Lagonav (French: Île de la Gonâve, pronounced [ɡɔ.nɑv]; also La Gonâve) is an island of Haiti located west-northwest of Port-au-Prince...
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Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal is a Catholic church on the Île Perrot to the west of the island of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec. Built in 1773–74...
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Saint Barthélemy (redirect from Île Saint-Barthélemy)
offshore, the largest of which are Île Fourchue, Île Coco, Île Chevreau (Île Bonhomme), Île Frégate, Île Toc Vers, Île Tortue, Roche Plate (Table à Diable)...
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Palais des Papes (section Saint-Martial chapel)
Martial Chapel – west wall and door From 1347 to 1348, Matteo Giovannetti was in charge of the Saint-Jean chapel, located under the Saint-Martial chapel. In...
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Detroit River, of which the largest is named as Grosse Ile. Named by French explorers in 1679, Grosse Île means "Big Island". Later taken under British rule...
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Île Plate, also known as Flat Island, is a small island in the Indian Ocean off the north coast of Mauritius. Île Plate is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)...
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examples are the nave of Saint-Denis (1231–) and the royal chapel of Louis IX of France on the Île de la Cité in the Seine – the Sainte-Chapelle (c.1241–1248)...
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Grosse Isle (redirect from Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial)
Grosse Isle (French: Grosse Île, "big island") is an island located in the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the islands of the 21-island...
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Saint-Géry Island (redirect from Île Saint-Géry)
Saint-Géry Island (French: île Saint-Géry) or Sint-Goriks Island (Dutch: Sint-Gorikseiland) was the largest island in the river Senne in Brussels, Belgium...
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Blondel in 1765–1772. Located in Strasbourg's historic center, the Grande Île ("Large Island"), the area was classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO...
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