Archive for April 2015
Music kiosks – Paris public parks – gardens
Paris’ music kiosks, built between 1890 and 1920, have long fallen into disuse but are about to be restored and returned to their original cultural purpose
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Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in Camargue, the site where according to Christian tradition the raft carrying Mary Magdalene, Mary Jacobe and Mary Salome landed
Read MoreCamargue – Rhone delta – Southern France
Camargue, the delta of the river Rhône, a Regional Natural Park consisting of wetlands and salt lakes and haven for wildlife including horses and flamingos
Read MoreLa Royere – viewpoint – Chemin des Dames
La Royere viewpoint on the Chemin des Dames, a place of remembrance commemorating La Malmaison victory and the French Colonial Troops’ bravery in 1917
Read MorePlateau de Californie – Chemin des Dames
Plateau de Californie, one of the battlefields of the Chemin des Dames, was kept in its war state, planted with pines and turned into a Site of Remembrance
Read MoreSaint-Paul Saint-Louis Church – Marais – Paris
The Baroque Saint-Paul Saint-Louis Church, built in the Marais by the Jesuits in the 17th century and dedicated to St. Louis and St. Paul the First Hermit
Read MoreFairy Chimney – Cheminee des Fees de Cotteuges
The fairy chimney of Cotteuges in Auvergne, a column of clay protected from millennia of erosion by a block of lava projected during a volcanic eruption
Read MorePalais Galliera – Fashion Museum Paris
The Paris Fashion Museum is housed in the Palais Galliera, an Italian Renaissance building erected by the Duchess of Galliera to exhibit her art collections
Read MoreConstellation de la Douleur – Chemin des Dames
The Constellation de la Douleur sculptures pay tribute to the French Colonial Troops who died assaulting the Dragon’s Lair on Chemin des Dames during WWI
Read MoreGrottes de Jonas – Ancient troglodyte village
The Grottes de Jonas, a troglodyte village with its chapel and manor-house built into the cliff, and occupied from ancient times until the French Revolution
Read MoreCaverne du Dragon – Chemin des Dames – Aisne
The Chemin des Dames Museum was founded above the entrance to the Caverne du Dragon, one of the deadliest battlefields of the failed Nivelle Offensive
Read MoreConseil Economique, Social et Environnemental
Conseil Economique, Social et Environnemental – Palais d’iena, an advisory council composed of representatives of employers, trade unions and associations
Read MoreChemin des Dames – Ladies’ Way – Battlefield
Chemin des Dames or Ladies’ Way, an east-west road running along a ridge and major strategic position that became one of the deadliest battlefields of WWI
Read MoreGuimet Museum – National Museum Asian Art Paris
The Guimet Museum – Musée National des Arts Asiatiques was founded in 1889 by Emile Guimet and is one of the largest museums of Asian art in the world
Read MoreRiver Seine in Paris – History and Facts
The River Seine, one of Paris’ most iconic landmarks and main artery spanned by 37 bridges, but also a traditional means of transport and water supply
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