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La Tour d'Argent. It was here in 1867 that Dugléré served a famous meal that became known as the Dîner des trois empereurs, ('Dinner of the Three Emperors') for Tsar Alexander II of Russia, his son the tsarevitch (who later became Tsar Alexander III) and King William I of Prussia, as well as Prince Otto von Bismarck who were in Paris for L'Exposition Universelle.
The Rue Saint-Malo and the "Vivre la Rue" Association Rue Saint-Malo, the terrain de la Madeleine and the prison de Pontaniou. Rue Saint-Malo is a paved street in Brest, France. It is located in the Carpon valley, against the plateau des Capucins in the Recouvrance quarter. Only its lower half survives, as the oldest street in the city.
Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines (French: [sɛ̃ malo de tʁwɑ fɔ̃tɛn]; Breton: Sant-Maloù-an-Teir-Feunteun; "Saint-Malo of the Three Fountains") is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. [3] Inhabitants of Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines are called in French Malouins.
Saint-Malo was rebuilt over a 12-year period from 1948 to 1960. It is a subprefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged with Paramé, and became the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Saint-Malo was the site of an Anglo-French summit in 1998 that led to a significant agreement regarding European defence policy.
The sculpture of Notre-Dame de la Grand'Porte in Saint Malo's Saint Vincent cathedral. This 15th-century marble statue is greatly venerated by the people of Saint-Malo and is also known as the "Miraculeuse Protectrice de la Cité Malouine", as it was associated over the years with various legends and miracles.
Saint-Malo ((French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ malo] ⓘ)) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Saint-Malo has the highest elevation of any municipality in Quebec. At 640 metres (2,100 ft), local residents live in an environment of forests, farms, and waterways that supply their livelihood.
Fort National, Saint-Malo, at high tide Fort National, Saint-Malo, not at high tide Fort National, seen from Saint-Malo. Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo. The great military architect Vauban had it built in 1689 to protect Saint-Malo's port. The fort was originally called Fort Royal.
When an Anglo-Dutch force attacked Saint-Malo again in 1695, the fort helped repel the attack. The fort consists of a horseshoe-shaped battery on the seaward side that has 19 embrasures for guns. In 1695 it held nine guns; two years later it was armed with 15 guns, including four 48-pounders and six 36-pounders, as well as two mortars.