Windmills at Heron park
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This is a view of the windmills at the Heron park in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near the molenmuseum ("musée des moulins"). The shot was taken in november 2009, at the beginning of the afternoon.
This is a view on the playground of Heron park in Villeneuve d'Ascq, near the lake Saint-Jean. The sh...
This is a view from inside the wood of Heron park in Villeneuve d'Ascq, between the path "Chemin de l...
This is a view of the works of the future football Lille Metropole stadium of the LOSC 'ELISA EIFFAGE...
This is a view on the evolution of the works of the future football Lille Metropole stadium of the LO...
This is a view on the evolution of the works of the future football Lille Metropole stadium of the LO...
This is a view on the evolution of the works of the future football Lille Metropole stadium of the LO...
This is a view on the Big Stadium Lille Metropole of football of the LOSC, in Villeneuve d'Ascq. The ...
This is a view on the evolution of the works of the future football Lille Metropole stadium of the LO...
This is a view of the works of the future football Lille Metropole stadium of the LOSC 'ELISA EIFFAGE...
This is a view on the painted water tower of Villeneuve d'Ascq (Le Pron).It was built in 1936. All wh...
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.
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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.
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Text by Steve Smith.
