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Paris: Other sights - World Sites Atlas Bois de Boulogne, Bois de Vincennes, Château de Vincennes, cemeteries, La Villette, etc. Château de Vincennes - 13th-century royal castle with moat, keep, and chapel Bois de Boulogne- vast park west of city features small lakes, several gardens, two horse racecourses, and a museum on traditional French society www.sitesatlas.com /Europe/France/Paris7.htm   (291 words)

Bois de Vincennes Most importantly, the Bois de Vincennes is the largest expanse of greenery in Paris, and as such offers great space for hiking, jogging or cycling. RER: Château de Vincennes (line A) The Bois de Vincennes is situated on the eastern edge of Paris. On the northern end of the park, you will find the Château de Vincennes where many French kings lived. www.parishotelsdirect.com /vincennes.htm   (131 words)

trips Leads a wide array of theme tours of Paris's Left and Right banks, "Paris by night," sunrise and "Medieval Paris" tours as well as guided tours of the Bois de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne, Versailles and other fairy tale destinations. Take the RER from Gare de l'Est to La Ferté-Milon/Lizy (45 min) or to Château-Thierry/Trilport (35 min). Take the RER from Gare de Lyon to Laroche-Migennes, Montereau or Montargis (40-50 min). parisvoice.com /99/april1/html/trips.cfm   (601 words)

About Family Travel - Sights in Paris Bois de Vincennes - Esplanade du Château - Route de la Pyramide. Grande pelouse du jardin d'Acclimatation, Bois de Boulogne, 16e. Open Saturday, Sunday, bank days and school holidays, from 13 h 30 to 19 h in summer, and from 13 h 30 to 17 h in winter. www.about-family-travel.com /travel/paris_sights.htm   (495 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. Porte de la Chapelle, Porte de Versailles, Mairie d'Issy world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (495 words)

Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Jean, Duc de Berry, the third son of Jean II, le Bon, King of France (reigned 1350-1364), was born on November 30, 1340, in the Chateau de Vincennes. The most famous residences, noted for their beauty and magnificence, were the Hôtel de Nesle on the left bank of the Seine facing the Louvre, the Château de Bicêtre to the south of Paris, and the Château de Mehun-sur-Yèvre, four leagues from Bourges. In 1411 his Paris residence, the Hôtel de Nesle, was ransacked, and his Château de Bicêtre, on the outskirts of the capital, was pillaged and burned. www.christusrex.org /www2/berry/jean.html   (495 words)

Paris-Est Montreuil Take the Metro, line 1, for Château de Vincennes, get off at Nation. – Lines 115 (Porte des Lilas - Château de Vincennes), 122 (Galliéni – Gare de Val-de-Fontenay) and 127 (Croix de Chavaux –Neuilly-sur-Marne) have a stop at Croix de Chavaux (place Jacques-Duclos), a 10-minute walk from the hall. Take the Metro, line 9, for Mairie de Montreuil, get off at Robespierre. www.parisestmontreuil.com /english/acces.html   (495 words)

Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte, France However, during the early part of the 17th century, Vaux was merely a small castle situated at the confluence of two small rivers, between the royal residences of Vincennes and Fontainebleau. The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte {voh-luh-vee-kohnt'}, outside Paris, represents the crystallization of the French baroque château and was the model for the Palace of Versailles. Descended from a line of parliamentarians, Fouquet's own father, François Fouquet, had been a trusted advisor to Cardinal Richelieu on maritime and commercial affairs. www.discoverfrance.net /France/Castles/Vaux-le-Vicomte1.shtml   (495 words)

tourisme-valdemarne.com, the official portal of the Val-de-Marne Departmental Tourist Committee From Château de Vincennes to la Défense, it crosses Paris from east to west, serving the Gare de Lyon, Bastille and its Opera, Châtelet, the Louvre, Concorde, Champs-Elysées and Etoile! Noctambus serves the Val-de-Marne after the metro and RER have closed for the night. The Val-de-Marne is right next to Paris, offering a vast public transportation network that has frequent and inexpensive links with Paris. www.tourisme-valdemarne.com /an-world/u_6/home64.asp   (567 words)

Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Jean, Duc de Berry, the third son of Jean II, le Bon, King of France (reigned 1350-1364), was born on November 30, 1340, in the Chateau de Vincennes. His master architect Guy de Dammartin and his brother Dreux, André Beauneveu and his disciple Jean de Cambrai, who executed the funerary sculpture on the Duke's tomb, the miniaturist Jacquemart de Hesdin, and the three Limbourg brothers were considered friends and protégés of the Duke. In 1411 his Paris residence, the Hôtel de Nesle, was ransacked, and his Château de Bicêtre, on the outskirts of the capital, was pillaged and burned. www.christusrex.org /www2/berry/jean.html   (567 words)

The History of Tennis, Part 1 It is said that Louis X died of a chill immediately after playing an energetic game of jeu de paume at Château de Vincennes. Except for the carpeting and exhibits, the jeu de paume court at Versailles appears much as it did when the game was curtailed by the French Revolution. The announcement of the French Revolution became known as the "Tennis Court Oath" (Le Serment du Jeu de Paume). www.discoverfrance.net /France/Features/History_of_Tennis.shtml   (1181 words)

Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry Jean, Duc de Berry, the third son of Jean II, le Bon, King of France (reigned 1350-1364), was born on November 30, 1340, in the Chateau de Vincennes. Although the Duc de Berry owned a large part of central France and governed the Languedoc, he was often unable to meet the enormous expenses of his extraordinarily luxurious life. His brothers were King Charles V (reigned 1364-1380), the Duc Louis I d'Anjou, and Philippe le Hardi, Duc de Bourgogne, and his nephews were King Charles VI (reigned 1380-1422) and the Duc Louis d'Orléans. www.christusrex.org /www2/berry/jean.html   (1181 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. An unusual configuration for Paris by itself, this station is more unusual in that the north side track is merely a non-revenue connection from line 9 to line 10, and there is a chain-link fence along the platform edge. The walls were covered with images and text depicting the history of the RATP, Paris' transit agency, although the text was essentially unreadable being too small and much of it too high on the walls. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (1181 words)

LPGMP For example, the ballast of line 1 : Château de Vincennes- La Défense has recently been replaced by concrete paving stones and does not suit our singing rail squatters anymore. Mairie de Montreuil Bonne Nouvelle Croix de Chavaux Rue Montmartre Robespierre Chaussée d'Antin Porte de Montreuil Havre Caumartin Maraîchers St Augustin Buzenval Opéra Boulets Montreuil 4 Septembre Charonne Sentier Oberkampf St Lazare The " Ligue de Protection des Grillons du Métro Parisien " (LPGMP) is a legal and non lucrative association founded in 1992, due to the lack of information concerning this phenomenon of which most Parisians were ignorant. perso.wanadoo.fr /antoine/lpgmp/lpgmp_english.html   (1181 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. Quai de la Rapée station is on a crossing over a canal with tunnels on both sides; the tunnel to the south is very short and leads to the river crossing. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (1181 words)

Metropole Paris - A Troquet or Two Paris Jazz Festival, Parc Floral de Paris, métro: Château de Vincennes. Quai de la Seine, Paris 19, near La Villette. Quai Ouest is opposite the Bois de Boulogne in Saint-Cloud; so it requires a car or taxi to get to 1200. www.metropoleparis.com /1999/427/427zincs.html   (1181 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. An unusual configuration for Paris by itself, this station is more unusual in that the north side track is merely a non-revenue connection from line 9 to line 10, and there is a chain-link fence along the platform edge. The walls were covered with images and text depicting the history of the RATP, Paris' transit agency, although the text was essentially unreadable being too small and much of it too high on the walls. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. Porte de la Chapelle, Porte de Versailles, Mairie d'Issy world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

Bois de Vincennes Paris Sights & Activities Fodor's Online Travel Guide Sandwiched between the unexciting suburb of Charenton and the working-class district of Fontenay-sous-Bois, to the southeast of Paris, the Vincennes Woods are often considered a poor man's Bois de Boulogne. The historic Château de Vincennes is on the northern edge of the Bois de Vincennes. The sprawling castle grounds also contain a modest replica (built 1379-1552) of the Sainte-Chapelle on the Île de la Cité and two elegant, classical wings designed by Louis Le Vau in the mid-17th century that house the archives of the French armed forces and are closed to the public. www.fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=paris@117&cur_section=sig&property_id=391326   (499 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. Starting at the 3bis Porte des Lilas platforms, the 3bis shuttle makes quick station stops at Saint Fargeau and Pelleport, at neither of which did I stop since the train frequency on this line at this time of day was pretty low, but I was able to lean out and take a snapshot. Quai de la Rapée station is on a crossing over a canal with tunnels on both sides; the tunnel to the south is very short and leads to the river crossing. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. An unusual configuration for Paris by itself, this station is more unusual in that the north side track is merely a non-revenue connection from line 9 to line 10, and there is a chain-link fence along the platform edge. Quai de la Rapée station is on a crossing over a canal with tunnels on both sides; the tunnel to the south is very short and leads to the river crossing. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. An unusual configuration for Paris by itself, this station is more unusual in that the north side track is merely a non-revenue connection from line 9 to line 10, and there is a chain-link fence along the platform edge. Quai de la Rapée station is on a crossing over a canal with tunnels on both sides; the tunnel to the south is very short and leads to the river crossing. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. An unusual configuration for Paris by itself, this station is more unusual in that the north side track is merely a non-revenue connection from line 9 to line 10, and there is a chain-link fence along the platform edge. The walls were covered with images and text depicting the history of the RATP, Paris' transit agency, although the text was essentially unreadable being too small and much of it too high on the walls. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

Paris Pages - La Caisse nationale des monuments historiques et des sites - National historical monuments and sites commission It is in charge of welcoming the public in some hundred or so monuments belonging to the State; eight of them are located in Paris or the greater Paris area: l'Arc de Triomphe, les tours et la crypte archéologique de Notre-Dame, la Conciergerie, la Sainte-Chapelle, le Panthéon, la basilique Saint-Denis et le château de Vincennes. Comptoir de vente et librairie dans chaque monuments. Centre d'information de la caisse nationale des monuments historiques et des sites www.paris.org /Monuments/caisse.html   (5538 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. Starting at the 3bis Porte des Lilas platforms, the 3bis shuttle makes quick station stops at Saint Fargeau and Pelleport, at neither of which did I stop since the train frequency on this line at this time of day was pretty low, but I was able to lean out and take a snapshot. Quai de la Rapée station is on a crossing over a canal with tunnels on both sides; the tunnel to the south is very short and leads to the river crossing. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. An unusual configuration for Paris by itself, this station is more unusual in that the north side track is merely a non-revenue connection from line 9 to line 10, and there is a chain-link fence along the platform edge. Quai de la Rapée station is on a crossing over a canal with tunnels on both sides; the tunnel to the south is very short and leads to the river crossing. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. Porte de la Chapelle, Porte de Versailles, Mairie d'Issy Starting at the 3bis Porte des Lilas platforms, the 3bis shuttle makes quick station stops at Saint Fargeau and Pelleport, at neither of which did I stop since the train frequency on this line at this time of day was pretty low, but I was able to lean out and take a snapshot. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

51 mesures pour le patrimoine monumental VINCENNES (Val de Marne) - abords du château (dégagement)-acquisit appartem. SAINT CLOUD (hauts de Seine) - domaine national - projet architectural et technique des travaux - CLERMONT FERRAND (Puy de Dome) - cathedrale Ntre Dame-restauration de l'orgue de tribune- PAT-1T/3 www.senat.fr /rap/r01-378/r01-37874.html   (5538 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. An unusual configuration for Paris by itself, this station is more unusual in that the north side track is merely a non-revenue connection from line 9 to line 10, and there is a chain-link fence along the platform edge. The walls were covered with images and text depicting the history of the RATP, Paris' transit agency, although the text was essentially unreadable being too small and much of it too high on the walls. world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

Paris Métro Travelogue De Gaulle-Étoile station (formerly just "Étoile") is a transfer point between the 1, 2, and 6 lines, with the loop terminal track for the number 6 adjacent to the eastbound (direction Château de Vincennes) platform of the number 1. Starting at the 3bis Porte des Lilas platforms, the 3bis shuttle makes quick station stops at Saint Fargeau and Pelleport, at neither of which did I stop since the train frequency on this line at this time of day was pretty low, but I was able to lean out and take a snapshot. Porte de la Chapelle, Porte de Versailles, Mairie d'Issy world.nycsubway.org /eu/fr/paris   (5538 words)

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