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Chapelle de la Villa Algérienne, Lège Cap Ferret (France)
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La Chapelle de la Villa Algérienne is a Moorish style church nestled on the coast of the Arcachon Bay in Lège Cap Ferret - Nouvelle Aquitaine - France. In 1863 Leo Lesca and his brother bought a large estate on the edge of Arcachon basin. When they returned from Algeria, they built a fabulous home, the "Villa Algerian" which was surrounded by a park with the most exotic flora. Over the years, Leon Lesca develops and transforms this area; he created fish tanks, exploited the forest and the oyster beds, planted a vineyard, built a dozen houses for the staff, a school, a pier, a presbytery church and a chapel. In 1885, the neo Moorish style chapel is built for Catholic worship. With both Latin and Arabic inscriptions the building reflects the cultural influences of the owner. The chapel was blessed on 8th September 1885 by Father Lacouture. It long remained the only place of worship on the peninsula. Today, owned by the city of Lege-Cap Ferret, it is listed as a historic monument. Above the entrance, alongside an inscription in Latin (Gloria Deo, glory to god) is another in Arabic which translates as “welcome”.
Copyright: Alain Auzeral
Type: Spherical
Resolution: 13000x6500
Taken: 16/10/2011
Загружена: 15/01/2024
Published: 15/01/2024
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Tags: church; arcachon; capferret; bassindarcachon; gironde; nouvelleaquitaine; france; nikond300; tokina; fisheye
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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.


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