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Architectural landscape of Monaco. Monaco is known for its wide range of architecture for a small country. [1] The geography of Monaco, which consists of sharp hills and narrow coastline, influences the Monagasque architecture. The narrow roads have led to architectural construction being built into the hills in limited amounts of space. [2]
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Monaco became surrounded by France, when the Kingdom of Sardina ceded the County of Nice to France in the Treaty of Turin (1860). The next year, in 1861 The Kingdom of Sardinia became a part of the Kingdom of Italy. Monaco had been a Protectorate of Sardinia, and managed to survive these changes, avoiding integration with France or Italy.
Monaco lies on the northern coast of the Mediterranean and is surrounded by France. It has the highest life expectancy at birth of any country, 89.4 years (2017 estimate). [ 2 ] Monaco is often regarded as a tax haven , and many of its inhabitants are wealthy and from foreign countries (including France), although they are not a majority.
The Oceanographic Museum was inaugurated in 1910 by Monaco's modernist reformer Prince Albert I, [2] who invited to the celebrations not just high officials and celebrities but also the world-leading oceanographers of the day to develop the concept of a future Mediterranean Commission dedicated to oceanography, now called Mediterranean Science Commission.
This Monaco billionaire bought a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, another iconic property on the Big Sur coastline and Clint Eastwood's old pub. Locals wonder why.
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