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    Fort Saint-Nicolas is a former military fort in Marseille. It's the sister fort to Fort Saint-Jean which was constructed at the same time. After an uprisings...
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    The Tarot of Marseilles is a standard pattern of Italian-suited tarot pack with 78 cards that was very popular in France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
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    Marseille or Marseilles (French: Marseille; Provençal Occitan: Marselha; see below) is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône...
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    Olympique de Marseille (French: [ɔlɛ̃pik də maʁsɛj], locally [olɛ̃ˈpikə də maχˈsɛjə]; Occitan: Olimpic de Marselha, pronounced [ulimˈpi de maʀˈsejɔ])...
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  • Fort St. Nicholas may refer to: Fort Saint-Nicolas, Marseille, France Fort Saint-Nicolas [fr], New France (modern Wisconsin, United States) Fort Saint...
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    their governor by the citizens of Marseille, Louis XIV ordered the erection of the forts of St Jean and St Nicolas at the entrance to the harbour and...
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    The Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille is one of the main museums in the city of Marseille, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It occupies a wing...
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    Aix-Marseille University (AMU; French: Aix-Marseille Université; formally incorporated as Université d'Aix-Marseille) is a public research university located...
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    Saint-Jean (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ sɛ̃ʒɑ̃]) is a fortification in Marseille, built in 1660 by Louis XIV at the entrance to the Old Port. Since 2013...
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    old fort of St Nicolas. French artillery opened up on the fort and after two days it was clear that resistance was futile and the Marseille garrison surrendered...
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    professional football clubs Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Olympique de Marseille (OM). The duo are the two most successful clubs in French football, and...
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    Notre-Dame de la Garde (category 6th arrondissement of Marseille)
    Vauban, who succeeded Louis Nicolas de Clerville, the builder of Fort Saint Nicolas [fr], studied ways to improve Marseilles' defences. On April 11, 1701...
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    the construction Fort St Nicolas in 1660. Louis XV allocated a pension to him. In 1755 the Cardinal Belloy, Bishop of Marseille, visited him. Several...
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    between 1140 and 1150 in Tarascon, Nice and Grasse, and 1178 in Marseille. Marseille went farther than the others, establishing a confrerie or charitable...
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    as it was in other parts of France. On 30 April 1790, Fort Saint-Nicolas in Marseille was besieged, and many of the soldiers inside were massacred. On...
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  • trial in the Château d'If, a gloomy island fortress off the coast of Marseille. After many years of imprisonment, he finally manages to escape and, assuming...
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  • Eiffel Tower and a fleur-de-lis. The team has a longstanding rivalry with Marseille, against whom they contest Le Classique. PSG have played their home matches...
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    Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The Church of Marseille is said to have been erected in the first century by St. Lazarus, the young man mentioned in the Gospels...
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    related to Nicolas Anelka. Nicolas Anelka at the French Football Federation (in French) Nicolas Anelka – UEFA competition record (archive)  Nicolas Anelka...
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    1572 -Paris), she spent ten years in the Swiss Confederacy. Nicolas Mius, Governor of Marseille, worked for Louise de Coligny’s father Admiral Gaspard II...
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    Barthélemy Chasse (category Artists from Marseille)
    Arnaud Ramière de Fortanier, Nicolas Cendo, Danielle Maure, Marseille au XVIIe siècle: exposition, Archives communales, Marseille, février-mars 1980, Archives...
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  • Open 13 (redirect from Marseille Open)
    The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis...
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    Frank McCourt (executive) (category Olympique de Marseille)
    chairman and former CEO of McCourt Global, owner of the football club Marseille and founder and executive chairman of international non-profit Project...
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    Saint-Tropez (redirect from St. Tropez)
    Visiteurs – Aéroport Marseille Provence". www.marseille.aeroport.fr. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. "Transportation from Nice to St. Tropez and back...
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    (1) Slava Doseděl – Amsterdam (1) Thomas Enqvist – Marseille (1) Marcelo Filippini – Atlanta, St. Poelten (2) Richard Fromberg – Bucharest (1) Magnus...
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  • Croring.com. Retrieved 2015-11-20. "Master Kick - Résultats K1 Marseille : Nicolas Wamba perd son titre en finale aux points face à Fabrice Aurieng"...
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    Julie Clary (category People from Marseille)
    Julie Clary was born in Marseille, France, the daughter of François Clary (Marseille, St Ferreol, 24 February 1725 – Marseille, 20 January 1794), a wealthy...
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    as it was in other parts of France. On April 30, 1790, Fort Saint-Nicolas in Marseille was besieged, and many of the soldiers inside were massacred. On...
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  • June. UEFA also stated that repair work was also required at the St Denis and Marseille pitches. This was the second time that a Euro championship pitch...
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    the first time by Red Star Belgrade on penalties in the final against Marseille; both were first-time finalists. This was only the second time that an...
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