Parc Monceau (French pronunciation: [paʁk mɔ̃so]; English: Monceau Park) is a public park situated in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, at the junction...
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The Château de Malmaison (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) malmɛzɔ̃]) is a French château situated near the left bank of the Seine, about 15 kilometres...
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north of Paris. The site comprises two attached buildings: the Petit Château, built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency, and the Grand Château, which was...
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1420 granted the château and the Île-de-France to the English. Henry V of England installed his troops there, repaired the château, and died there of...
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became known as the City of Light. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population...
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Allée de Cyprès chauves de Louisiane, the bald cypress avenue planted in 1810. Château de Rambouillet, official website]. G. Lenotre, Le Château de Rambouillet...
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suburbs of Paris out to the ring of fortifications around the city. The annexation included eleven communes; Auteuil, Batignolles-Monceau, Montmartre...
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Palace of Fontainebleau (redirect from Château de Fontainebleau)
/-bluː/ -bloo; French: Château de Fontainebleau [ʃɑto d(ə) fɔ̃tɛnblo]), located 55 kilometers (34 miles) southeast of the center of Paris, in the commune of...
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Additional land in the plain of Longchamp, the site of the Château de Madrid, the Château de Bagatelle, and its gardens were purchased and attached to...
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The Catacombs of Paris (French: Catacombes de Paris, pronunciation) are underground ossuaries in Paris, France, which hold the remains of more than six...
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de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is the city hall of Paris, France, standing on the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de...
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The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto də sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɑ̃ lɛ]) is a former royal palace in the commune of Saint-Germain-en-Laye...
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Palace of Versailles (redirect from Château de Versailles)
Finances, at his palatial residence, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. Louis XIV was impressed by the château and its gardens, which were the work of Louis...
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Notre-Dame de Paris (French: [nɔtʁ(ə) dam də paʁi] ; meaning "Our Lady of Paris"), often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral...
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experienced Paris syndrome in 1998. Later work by Dr. Youcef Mahmoudia, a psychiatrist with the hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, indicates that Paris syndrome...
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The Place de la République (French pronunciation: [plas də la ʁepyblik]; English: Republic Square; known until 1879 as the Place du Château d'Eau, [plas...
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Philippe-Égalité, when duc de Chartres, had built in 1774 in Paris's Parc Monceau (also known as the "Folie de Chartres") (V arrondissement, Île de la Jatte). The...
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The Grand Mosque of Paris (French: Grande Mosquée de Paris), also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, located in its 5th arrondissement...
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The Paris Commune (French: Commune de Paris, pronounced [kɔ.myn də pa.ʁi]) was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March...
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Accor Arena (redirect from Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy)
Omnisports de Paris-Bercy), also known as Bercy Arena, is an indoor sports arena and concert hall in the neighbourhood of Bercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy...
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (redirect from Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte)
Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte and Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, jardins. Official website of the château of Vaux-le-Vicomte Federic Lees, The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte...
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Jacques Garcia (category Architects from Paris)
contemporary interiors of Paris hotels and restaurants. He is the current owner of the Château du Champ-de-Bataille, a Baroque château lying between the communes...
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of his followers made their vows in Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, one of the oldest churches in Paris. The church survived the Revolution although the Montmartre...
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duc de Berry. The towers of the chateau are visible in the background. The Château de Vincennes and its park in 1724. The pyramid of the Bois de Vincennes...
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that links Paris with the east part of France. Transval operates the local bus routes. Château-Thierry was the birthplace of: Walter of Château-Thierry (died...
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La Madeleine, is a Catholic parish church on Place de la Madeleine in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It was planned by Louis XV as the focal point of...
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Plaine Monceau in Paris, concentrating on versatile separates in shirting cotton. Later, he named his first collection "Bettina Graziani" for Paris's top...
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art movement. The Musée historique du château de Saint-Cloud: a five-room museum dedicated to the destroyed château The École Normale Supérieure (ENS):...
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museums of the City of Paris are annotated with "VP", as well as six other ones also accommodated in municipal premises and the Musées de France (fr) listed...
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The Paris Air Show (French: Salon international de l'aéronautique et de l'espace de Paris-Le Bourget, Salon du Bourget) is a trade fair and air show held...
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