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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.
Vendôme Tower (Maltese: Torri Vendôme, colloquially Torri tal-Vandomu) [1] is a tour-reduit in Marsaxlokk, Malta.It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715 as one of a series of fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands.
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.
Ruins Château de Matval: 13-15th century Rebuilt Château de Montoire: 11-14th century Ruins Commune Château de Montrichard: 11-12th century Ruins Originally built by Fulk III, Count of Anjou, dismantled by order of Henri IV of France, 1589. Château du Moulin: 1480-1501 Fragment Château de Vendôme: Ruins
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The medieval Château de la Ferté Vidame, built by the Vendômes The ruins of the Château de la Ferté-Vidame in 2005 François de Vendôme, Vidame de Chartres, drawing with colour, workshop of François Clouet, about 1550. Vidame de Chartres was a title in the French nobility.
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Temples often profited greatly from tourism; visitors were typically required to pay entrance fees—usually in food, money, or objects—to access the temples. These fees served as a source of revenue for temples. [49] Temples of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, were often visited by individuals seeking miraculous cures for their ailments ...