The River Loire and Grande Levée d’Anjou
La Grande Levée d’Anjou restrains the River Loire, the longest French river and last untamed river of Europe, from flooding its rich alluvial valley
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Château de Fontainebleau’s History
Château de Fontainebleau, a World Heritage Site, was built by Francois I during the French Renaissance and enlarged and decorated over the next three centuries
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Tour Saint Jacques in Rue de Rivoli
The Gothic Flamboyant Tour Saint Jacques on Rue de Rivoli is the only vestige of St-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie, a church destroyed during the French Revolution
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La Samaritaine – Former department store
La Samaritaine, one of Paris’ most iconic buildings and superb illustration of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO
