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www.sainte-chapelle.fr /en / The Sainte-Chapelle ( French: [sɛ̃t ʃapɛl] ; English: Holy Chapel ) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité , the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris , France.
Haussmann: His Life and Times and the Making of Modern Paris (2002) Centre des monuments nationaux. Le guide du patrimoine en France (Éditions du patrimoine, 2002), ISBN 978-2-85822-760-0; de Moncan, Patrice. Le Paris d'Haussmann (Les Éditions du Mécène, 2012), ISBN 978-2-907970-983; de Moncan, Patrice.
In 1629 the Discalced Augustinians (so-called because of their embrace of poverty and custom of wearing sandals instead of shoes), colloquially referred to as the "Petits Pères", established a convent, Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, on three hectares of land located at the intersection of the Place des Petits-Pères and Rue de la Banque. 1629–1740.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paray-le-Monial (French: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, pronounced [sakʁe kœʁ]), commonly known as Basilica of Paray-le-Monial, is a Romanesque Catholic church dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Paray-le-Monial, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [1]
It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of northwestern Paris, 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from its centre. Maisons-Laffitte is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte, built by architect François Mansart in the 17th century, and its horse racing track, the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse. Église Saint-Nicolas was built between 1867 and 1872.
Château de Maisons, southeast-facing garden front. The Château de Maisons (now Château de Maisons-Laffitte [ʃato də mɛzɔ̃ lafit]), designed by François Mansart from 1630 to 1651, is a prime example of French Baroque architecture and a reference point in the history of French architecture.
The hamlet lies on a national border, immediately adjacent to Neuville-en-Ferrain and Tourcoing in France, and on a regional border, adjacent to Rekkem in Flanders. Risquons-Tout was once part of the municipality of Rekkem. In 1963, when the Belgian-language border was fixed, it was transferred to the city of Mouscron. [citation needed]