2. Fondation Claude MonetGiverny The Fondation Claude Monet is a nonprofit organisation that runs and preserves the house and gardens of Claude Monet in Giverny, France. With a total of 530,000 visitors in 2010, it is the second most visited tourist site in Normandy after the Mont Saint-Michel. The House and Garden have been recognised as a Maison des Illustres and Jardin remarquable rewarding their outstanding qualities. The estate was classified as a Monument historique in 1976. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
3. Chateau de Vaux-le-VicomteMaincy The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 kilometres southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France. Built between 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV, the château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. At Vaux-le-Vicomte, the architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on a large-scale project for the first time. Their collaboration marked the beginning of the Louis XIV style combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. The garden's pronounced visual axis is an example of this style. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
5. Chateau de ChambordChambord The Château de Chambord at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. The building, which was never completed, was constructed by King Francis I of France. Chambord is the largest château in the Loire Valley; it was built to serve as a hunting lodge for Francis I, who maintained his royal residences at the Château de Blois and Amboise. The original design of the Château de Chambord is attributed, though with some doubt, to Domenico da Cortona; Leonardo da Vinci may also have been involved. Chambord was altered considerably during the twenty-eight years of its construction , during which it was o... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
6. Arboretum des Pres des CulandsMeung Sur Loire The Arboretum des Prés des Culands , also known as the Conservatoire national d'Ilex, is a private arboretum specializing in Ilex varieties. It is located at La Nivelle, Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France, and open by appointment; an admission fee is charged. The arboretum was created in 1987 on marshlands, and landscaped as many small islands interconnected by wooden bridges. By 1991 it contained about 150 Ilex plants and was designated a national collection by the Conservatoire des Collections Végétales Spécialisées . It was subsequently recognized by the Holly Society of America in 1999, and in 2004 named a Jardin Remarquable by the French ministry of culture. In 2007 its astilbe collection merited a second CCVS designation. Today the garden contains over 500 type... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
7. Château de Sully-sur-LoireSully Sur Loire The Château de Sully-sur-Loire is a castle, converted to a palatial seigneurial residence, situated in the commune of Sully-sur-Loire, Loiret, France. The château was the seat of the Duke de Sully, Henri IV's minister Maximilien de Béthune , and the later dukes of Sully. It is a château-fort, a true castle, built to control one of the few sites where the Loire can be forded. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Buthiers Videos
Graffitis de prisonniers du 18e siècle au château de Brest
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La Bataille de la Somme, une histoire de famille
Ces mots ne sont pas de Stéphanie mais de son grand-père, écrits dans ce même endroit, dans les tranchées, il y a 100 ans, pendant la bataille de la Somme, événement majeur de la Grande Guerre. Ces textes, elle les a découverts en 1988.
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6th TravelVlog: Fontainebleau Bouldering
People have told us that with a toddler it won't be possible to sport climb but bouldering should still be fine. We didn't believe them and had to figure it out the hard way. Sport climbing with a moving child is almost impossible (except if you bring a third person to the crag).
Well, Fredrik and I, we are really not the outdoor boulderers but we thought we might just give it a really good try, going all in, so we decided to spend three weeks in Fontainebleau forest and boulder as much as possible.
What can we say... First, Fontainebleau is probably the most amazing place on earth! Second, Bouldering with a toddler works perfectly fine! Third, the top out's are at first very scary but you do get used to it!
Places to see in ( Aosta - Italy ) Arco Onorario d'Augusto
Places to see in ( Aosta - Italy ) Arco Onorario d'Augusto
The Arch of Augustus (in French Arc d'Auguste) is a monument in the city of Aosta, northern Italy. It was erected in 25 BC on the occasion of the Roman victory over the Salassi and was the work of Aulus Terentius Varro Murena. It is located at the end of the decumanus maximus, a little distance from the Bourg Saint-Ours (quarter of the Collegiate Church of Saint Ursus) and from the eastern entrance of the city wall (the Porta Prætoria).
Constructed from conglomerate, the arch has a single vault, with a height to the keystone of 11.4 metres. Its span is a barrel vault, constituting an extension in width of a round arch. In the monument, various styles can be recognised: The ten engaged columns which decorate its facade and its sides culminate in Corinthian capitals, while the entablature, adorned with metopes and triglyphs, is of the Doric order.
In the Medieval period, it came to be called the Saint-Voût (French for Holy Arch) from an image of Jesus which was located in the same place. During the twelfth century, the arch contained the home of a local noble family and in 1318 a small fortification was built inside it, designed for a corps of crossbowmen. In 1716, because of the numerous leaks that were compromising the integrity of the monument, the attic that previously crowned the arch was replaced with a slate roof.
The arch's modern appearance is the result of a final intervention for restoration and consolidation which occurred in 1912 under the direction of Ernesto Schiaparelli. The wooden crucifix displayed below the vault is a copy of the one which was placed there in 1449 as a votive offering against the flooding of the river Buthier, which flows a little to the east. The original crucifix is now housed in the Museum of Aosta Cathedral's Treasures.
( Aosta - Italy ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Aosta . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Aosta - Italy
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Archeologie in China
Willemijn ging voor haar studie archeologie naar het archeologische paradijs China. Ze vertelt over haar onvergetelijke belevingen.