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The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is the town hall in Reims, France. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 1862. [ 1 ]
Reims (/ r iː m z / REEMZ; [4] French: ⓘ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French department of Marne, and the 12th most populous city in France. The city lies 129 km (80 mi) northeast of Paris on the Vesle river, a tributary of the Aisne .
The Palace was the residence of the kings of France before their coronation in Notre-Dame de Reims. The king was dressed for the coronation at the palace before proceeding to the cathedral; afterwards, a banquet was held at the palace. The first recorded coronation banquet was held at the palace in 990, and the most recent in 1825.
The arrondissement of Reims was created in 1800. [4] In 2006 it lost the canton of Ay to the arrondissement of Épernay. [4] At the April 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Marne, it gained two communes from the arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne, and it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Châlons-en-Champagne and 13 communes to the arrondissement of Épernay.
The Musée Saint-Remi is an archeology and art museum in Reims, France.The museum is housed in the former Abbey of Saint-Remi, founded in the sixth century and which had been keeping since 1099 the relics of Saint Remigius (the Bishop of Reims who converted Frankish king Clovis I to Christianity in 496).
The Place Royale (French pronunciation: [plas ʁwajal], meaning "Royal Square") is a square in Reims, France.A bronze statue of King Louis XV stands in its center, commissioned by the city from the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Pigalle and inaugurated on 26 August 1765, depicting "the sovereign in Roman garb, with laurels on his head and one hand extended 'to take the people under his protection.'" [1]
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The Basilica of Saint-Remi (French: Basilique Saint-Remi) is a medieval abbey church in Reims, France (Rue Simon). [1] [page needed] It was founded in the 11th century "over the chapel of St. Christophe where St. Remi was buried." [1] [page needed] It is "the largest Romanesque church in northern France, though with later additions."