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In addition, the rose garden contains three special varieties related to the site: the Jardins de Valloires created by André Eve and formally named in 1992 by Catherine Deneuve, the Rose des Cisterciens created by Delbard in 1998 in honor of the 900th anniversary of the Cistercian Order, and the Rose of Picardy created in 2004 by David Austin.
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Name Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes Château de Château-Thierry: 9–17th century Ruins Château de Coucy: c.1220 Ruins Keep was 180 ft (55 m) high, in 1917 the German army dynamited the keep and the four corner towers using 28 tons of explosives.
Picardy cuisine (6 P) N. Novels set in Picardy (5 P) Pages in category "Culture of Picardy" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
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During the Franco-Spanish wars, the Imperial army of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V under the command of Adriaan van Croÿ, 1st Count of Roeulx, entered Picardy in the spring of 1554, and ravaged the country up to 70 km from Paris. [2] They set the château on fire, which destroyed most of the palace. [2] However, the French troops counterattacked.
Picardy cuisine (French: la cuisine Picarde) refers to foods and food products from different departments of the Picardy region of France including Aisne, Oise, and Somme. While sharing many similarities (like the Maroilles cheese [ 1 ] ) with the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, Picardy cuisine remains unique and is quite different.