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The Aqueduct of the Gier (French Aqueduc du Gier) [1] is an ancient Roman aqueduct probably constructed in the 1st century AD to provide water for Lugdunum , in what is now eastern France. It is the longest and best preserved of four Roman aqueducts [ 2 ] that served the growing capital of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis .
Ill (near La Wantzenau) Thur (near Ensisheim) Meuse (main branch near Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands) Faux (in Revin, France) Sambre (in Namur, Belgium) Semois/Semoy (in Monthermé) Sormonne (in Warcq) Bar (near Dom-le-Mesnil) Chiers (in Bazeilles) Othain (in Montmédy) Scheldt/Escaut (near Vlissingen, Netherlands) Lys (in Ghent, Belgium) Deûle ...
The list includes two major rivers, the Rhine and the Rhône, that have their source in Switzerland, while others flow out of France into Germany, Luxemburg and Belgium (the Sarre, Moselle, Sambre, Escaut and Lys). Cross-border canals change their name at the border. The canals are listed in order of the Sort name column. Locations given in red ...
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National parks are created by decree with the signature of the Prime Minister of France and publication in the Journal Officiel de la République Française. French national parks protect a total area of 26,168 square kilometres (10,104 sq mi) in core area and 30,651 square kilometres (11,834 sq mi) in buffer zones.
The Gironde estuary (/ ʒ ɪ ˈ r ɒ n d / zhi-ROND, [1] US usually / dʒ ɪ ˈ-/ ji-; [2] [3] French: estuaire de la Gironde, [ɛstɥɛʁ də la ʒiʁɔ̃d]; Occitan: estuari de [la] Gironda, [estyˈaɾi ˈde lo dʒiˈɾundo]) is a navigable estuary (though often referred to as a river) in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Garonne just downstream of ...
Paris, the capital of France, has an annual 30 million foreign visitors, and so is one of the most visited cities in the world. [1] Paris ' sights include monuments and architecture, such as its Arc de Triomphe , Eiffel Tower and neo-classic Haussmannian boulevards and buildings as well as museums, operas and concert halls.
Other attractions include the Museum of Impressionism Giverny, dedicated to the history of impressionism and the Giverny art colony, and the Hôtel Baudy, which was the center of artistic life in Giverny's heyday. It is now a café and restaurant, with period decoration.