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 | Ranked to first line position after 1870 war due to Alsace-Lorraine occupation by Germany, this little town have been heavily fortified. By the way, it is still considered to be a Paris special district addendum as it is Seine river born place (funny frenchies). |  | 12/05/2005 | 180 | 
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 | Epinal forts line was mainly built between 1870 and 1895. Some of these places were partially modernized just between 1895 and 1912 or even just before WWI. |  | 12/13/2005 | 228 |
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 | Galeries Lafayette has a beautiful glass and steel dome, and Art Nouveau staircase built in 1912 by the architect Cahnautin. The store - all 10 stories of it - is classified as an historic monument. The high-fashion displays and grand architecture are perhaps the main attraction for visitors to this famous store (bridge to the second building!) | | 12/01/2005 | 180 |
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 | Notre Dame de Paris (French for "Our Lady of Paris," meaning the church in Paris dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus), often known simply as Notre Dame in English, is a gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in Paris, France, with its main entrance to the west. While a major tourist destination, it is still used as a Roman Catholic cathedral (archbishopric of Pa... |  | 07/15/2005 | 3,494 |
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 | Any further plans for Landskrona were however not realized, for various reasons. The continued Swedish-Danish wars favoured Karlskrona, located at a safer distance from Denmark, replacing Landskrona as a naval base, the fortifications were discontinued, and Malmö remained the most important commercial town - despite Malmö lacking a harbour until the late 18th century. The fortifications at Land... | | 08/06/2005 | 498 |
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 | The Four seasons Hotel George V is situated near the Champs Elysée at 31, avenue George V in Paris. This place is considered as one of the luxuriest hotel in the world. Very well situated, this five stars hotel has private terraces that command all Paris. More info on http://www.fourseasons.com/paris/ | | 08/03/2006 | 507 |
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 | In winter there is an ice-scating area in front at Paris, Montparnasse.
This picture was taken from top of the Montparnasse Building.
For some more pictures of Paris please visit
www.axelschwab.com | | 01/09/2006 | 281 |
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 | The Venetian fortifications in Fortezza, a solidly-built fort on a hill. The city fell to the Turks in November 1646. Today the Fortezza is well-preserved, while the fortifications around the city have almost disappeared. |  | 07/09/2006 | 215 |
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 | Built in 1841, Fort Mont-Valérien was a prison at Suresnes, near Paris, that served as the site for Nazi executions during the German occupation of France (1940-1944) in World War II. It overlooks the Bois de Boulogne and Paris. | | 03/28/2006 | 453 |
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 | Have a look at all cities and towns in the Netherlands that started as fortifications. Now, as they grew, you can still see the fortifications! | | 06/30/2008 | 263 |
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 | Paris-Roubaix is maybe the hardest bicycle race in the world next to the Tour de France. It's 261 km long and 2/3 is driven on small cobblestone roads. The race begins in Compiegne north of Paris. | | 05/06/2006 | 247 |
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 | Shows the places where Paris RATP buses are stabled.
Paris urban lines are shown shed by shed. Approximate capacity of each stabling aerea is shown between brackets.
The 3D structure is not real height of the buildings, but only aims to emphasise the location | | 03/06/2006 | 411 |
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