The garden of caves of Cambrai, behind the palace of caves
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This is a view from the garden of caves of Cambrai. This artificial cave is located behind the palace of caves. The shot was taken in may 2010, at the end of the afternoon. Panorama made in HDR version (enfuse).
This is a view of the swans lake, which is located in the garden of caves of Cambrai. The shot was ta...
This is a view from the public garden of Cambrai. The shot was taken in april 2010, at the end of the...
This is a view of the monument Louis Bleriot in the public garden of Cambrai. The shot was taken in a...
This is a view of a statue of a nude woman in the public garden of Cambrai. The shot was taken in aug...
This is a view on the old abandoned windmill of Gouy-sous-Bellonne. The shot was taken in may 2012, i...
This is a view from inside the old abandoned windmill of Gouy-sous-Bellonne. The shot was taken in ma...
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Here is a view of the Moto Cross Classic Neuvilly held June 10, 2012 on the circuit of the Ravin du R...
Here is a view of the Moto Cross Classic Neuvilly held June 10, 2012 on the circuit of the Ravin du R...
Part of trout fishing in family at the fish breeding of the Moulin du Roy, at Remy. The shot was take...
France is affectionately referred to as "the Hexagon" for its overall shape.
French history goes back to the Gauls, a Celtic tribe which inhabited the area circa 300BC until being conquered by Julius Caesar.
The Franks were the first tribe to adopt Catholic Christianity after the Roman Empire collapsed. France became an independent location in the Treaty of Verdun in (843 AD), which divided up Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire into several portions.
The French monarchy reached its zenith during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, who stood for seventy-two years as the Monarch of all Monarchs. His palace of Versailles and its Hall of Mirrors are a splendid treasure-trove of Baroque art.
The French Revolution ended the rule of the monarchy with the motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!" On July 14th, 1789 angry mobs stormed La Bastille prison and began the Revolution in which Louis XVI, his wife Marie-Antoinette and thousands of others met the guillotine.
One decade after the revolution, Napolean Bonaparte seized control of the Republic and named himself Emperor. His armies conquered most of Europe and his Napoleonic Code became a lasting legal foundation for concepts of personal status and property.
During the period of colonization France controlled the largest empire in the world, second only to Britain.
France is one of the founding members of the European Union and the United Nations, as well as one of the nuclear armed nations of the world.
Text by Steve Smith.
