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    Monument historique (French: [mɔnymɑ̃ istɔʁik]) is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure...
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    The term monument historique is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which...
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    Eiffel Tower (category Monuments historiques of Paris)
    most visited monument with an entrance fee in the world: 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015. It was designated a monument historique in 1964, and...
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    Aimé Millet and constructed in 1865. It is designated as a monument historique. The monument was commissioned by Emperor Napoleon III from the sculptor...
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    Saint-Michel tumulus (category Monuments historiques of Morbihan)
    pearls, flint tools and sillimanite. It has been classified as a "Monument historique" (National heritage site) since 1889. Around 1900, the archaeologist...
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    Notre-Dame de Paris (category Monuments historiques of Paris)
    quotations related to Notre-Dame de Paris. "Monument historique – PA00086250". Mérimée database of Monuments Historiques (in French). France: Ministère de la...
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    Germans' Gate (category Monuments historiques of Grand Est)
    round towers and two gun bastions of the 15th century." It is a monument historique of France (list number: PA00106837). Baedeker's France. 1981. p. 154...
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    Sacre-Coeur - Monument Historique? Polemique en Vue." by Baudouin Eschapasse, "Le Point" magazine, October 14, 2020 Harvey it said "Monument and Myth" 1979...
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    Château de Chaumont was rebuilt by Charles I d'Amboise. Protected as a monument historique since 1840, the château was given into state ownership in 1938 and...
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    Château de Caen (category Monuments historiques of Calvados (department))
    Calvados département (Normandy). It has been officially classed as a Monument historique since 1997. The castle was built c. 1060 by William the Conqueror...
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    Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey (category Monuments of the Centre des monuments nationaux)
    fishermen's and farmers' housing. The abbey has been protected as a French monument historique since 1862. Since 1979, the site as a whole – i.e., the Mont-Saint-Michel...
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    La Palette (category Monuments historiques of Paris)
    restaurant in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is listed as a monument historique since 1984. The café was bought by Jean Louis Hilbert between the...
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    Headquarters of the French Communist Party (category Monuments historiques of Paris)
    Prouvé, and Jacques Tricot. In 2007, the building was classed as a monument historique. A survey by 20 minutes in 2020 found the building to be one that...
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    Château d'Amboise (category Monuments historiques of Indre-et-Loire)
    defensive circuit of towers and walls. It has been recognised as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1840. The Château d'Amboise...
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  • the French Commission for Historical Monuments (Commission des monuments historiques). It was the first protection of this type in the country. In 1837...
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    Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Jean-de-Luz (category Monuments historiques of Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
    the apse, and the two wings that flank it. The church has been a Monument historique since 1931. Interior Exterior The organ The altarpiece The pulpit...
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    founded in 1896, located in the 9th arrondissement and classified as a monument historique since 1989. The restaurant was created in 1896 by two brothers, Frédéric...
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    Villa Kerylos (category Monuments historiques of Alpes-Maritimes)
    archaeologist Theodore Reinach. It has been listed since 1966 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. A Greek word, kerylos means halcyon...
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    Laon Cathedral (category Monuments historiques of Hauts-de-France)
    of the Diocese of Laon until 1802, and has been recognized as a monument historique since 1840. The Diocese of Laon was established by archbishop Remigius...
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    In 1987, the castle, its dependencies and park were classified a Monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. List of châteaux in Normandy http://www...
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    House of Nicolas Flamel (category Monuments historiques of Paris)
    house is probably the oldest in Paris. The house's facade became a monument historique on 23 September 1911. The building is currently[when?] used as a...
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    Fort Libéria (category Monuments historiques of Pyrénées-Orientales)
    staircase leading to it, is classified by the French state as a monument historique, and it is also listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The fort...
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    Pont Alexandre III (category Monuments historiques of Paris)
    extravagant bridge in the city. It has been classified as a French monument historique since 1975. The Beaux-Arts style bridge, with its exuberant Art Nouveau...
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    Villa Greystones in Dinard, France, designed by Michel Roux-Spitz (monument historique in 2019). In 2018, Pinault made a significant contribution to the...
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    Château d'If (category Monuments historiques of Marseille)
    never held at the Château d'If. The Château d'If is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. The Château d'If is famous for...
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    the 5th arrondissement of Lyon. In 1996, it was classified as a monument historique. Its construction began in 1835 and ended in 1845, under the direction...
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    Château d'Augerville (category Monuments historiques of Centre-Val de Loire)
    in the commune of Augerville-la-Rivière, Loiret, France. It is a monument historique, a national heritage site of France. The site is first mentioned...
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    Château de Pierrefonds (category Monuments historiques of Hauts-de-France)
    Pierrefonds has been designated as a monument historique since 1862. It is now managed by the Centre des monuments nationaux. The castle has often been...
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    Mortagne-au-Perche (category Monuments historiques of Orne)
    and areas listed as a Monument historique. Hôtel de Longueil a former 15th-century hotel, it was registered as a Monument historique in 1975. convent of...
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    Argentan (category Monuments historiques of Orne)
    classed as a Monument historique in 1945. Tour Marguerite - a 12th century medieval tower built by Henri I. It was classed as a Monument Historique in 1965...
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