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Vendôme (in Latin: Vindocinum) appears originally to have been a Gallic oppidum, replaced later by a feudal castle, around which the modern town arose.Christianity was introduced by Saint Bienheuré in the 5th century, and the important abbey of the Trinity (which claimed to possess a tear shed by Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus) was founded about 1030.
Place Vendôme, Paris. The Place Vendôme (French pronunciation: [plas vɑ̃dom]), earlier known as the Place Louis-le-Grand, and also as the Place Internationale, is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine.
(fr) This article is partially or entirely translated from fr:Couvent des Capucines; see its history for attribution. Raoul de Sceaux, "The Capuchin Convent on Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris: Topographical and Historical Study", Yearbook 1971-1972, École pratique des hautes études. 4th section, Historical and Philological Sciences, 1972, p. 787-796.
Vendôme Battery was built in 1715–1716 as part of the first building programme of coastal batteries in Malta. It was part of a chain of fortifications that defended the northern coast of Malta, which also included Aħrax Tower, several batteries, redoubts and entrenchments.
Ruins Fort Chambray: Għajnsielem: 1749–1760s Order of Saint John: Intact, redeveloped [9] Fort Delimara: Marsaxlokk: 1876–1888 United Kingdom: Intact, restoration proposed Fort Leonardo: Żabbar: 1872–1878 United Kingdom: Intact, restoration proposed Fort Madalena: Swieqi: 1878–1880 United Kingdom: Intact, used as a rescue corps ...
Ruins Château de la Guerche: 15th century Intact Restored 17th century. Château de Langeais: 10-15th century Intact Ruins of 10th century keep survive, castle rebuilt from 1465, working drawbridge. Château de Loches: 11-14th century Ruins Rebuilt by Henry II of England. Château de Luynes: Intact Château de Montbazon: 11-15th century Ruins
The arrondissement of Vendôme was created in 1800. [4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Loir-et-Cher, it gained two communes from the arrondissement of Blois, and it lost four communes to the arrondissement of Blois.
A map of the canton of Vendôme in the Loir-et-Cher department. The canton of Vendôme (French: Canton de Vendôme) is a canton (an administrative division) of the Loir-et-Cher department, central France.