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The canopy of a former entrance to the once prestigious Pathé Palace movie theater was home to a homeless person last Monday night.
Many thanks to Philippe Close, Rudi Vervoort and the other self-proclaimed ''progressive'' woke-green rulers of Brussels who have achieved such a wonderful transformation of the capital of Europe... at the expense of an abysmal budget deficit.
#385 in Explore on Feb 2, 2025.
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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Bank_Tower_(Montreal):
The Royal Bank Tower is a skyscraper at 360 Saint-Jacques Street in Montreal, Quebec. The 22-storey 121 m (397 ft) neo-classical tower was designed by the firm of York and Sawyer with the bank's chief architect Sumner Godfrey Davenport of Montreal. Upon completion in 1928, it was the tallest building in the entire British Empire, the tallest structure in all of Canada and the first building in the city that was taller than Montréal's Notre-Dame Basilica built nearly a century before.
The bank's first official head office was at Hollis and George in Halifax in 1879. In 1907 the Royal Bank of Canada moved its head office from Halifax to Montreal. As its original building on Saint-Jacques Street turned out to be too small, in 1926 the board of directors of the biggest bank in Canada hired New York architects York and Sawyer to build a prestigious new building a short distance westward. Between 1920 and 1926 the bank had bought up all the property between Saint-Jacques, Saint-Pierre, Notre-Dame and Dollard Streets to demolish all the buildings there including the old Mechanics' Institute and the ten-storey Bank of Ottawa building in order to make space for the new 22-storey building.
In 1962, the Royal Bank moved its main office to another famous Montreal building, Place Ville-Marie, however kept a branch in the impressive main hall of the old building, situated in Old Montreal. That branch relocated to the nearby Tour de la Bourse in July 2012.
Introducing Fancy Decor's first-ever bathroom collection! This set will be available at Fameshed June 1st.
The Jacques Bathroom Collection features a floated modern concrete basin style sink, outfitted with copper fittings. The faucet and handles can be un-linked and used separately or moved for a custom fit.
-Sink & Faucet: 2 land impact linked
-Sconces (mirrored version included) 1 land impact
-Mirror 1 land impact
-Vase of hosta leaves, 1 land impact
-Decorative stool, 1 land impact
-Marble soap pump, 1 land impact
-Scented Candle, 1 land impact
-Copper Tray, 1 land impact
Items are offered individually, or as a fatpack.
Tournai (en neerlandés Doornik, en alemán Dornick, en latín Tornacum) es una ciudad francófona de Bélgica situada en la Región valona, cabecera de arrondissement en la provincia de Henao y sede del obispado de Tournai.
Tournai es una de las ciudades más antiguas de Bélgica junto con Arlon y Tongeren. Tuvo un papel histórico, económico y cultural importante en el Condado de Flandes durante la Edad Media.
Tanto el campanario cívico de Tournai (Beffroi en francés; Belfort en neerlandés), el más antiguo de Bélgica, como la Catedral de Notre-Dame de Tournai están incluidos en la lista del patrimonio mundial de la UNESCO. La catedral, imponente construcción de arte románico y de arquitectura gótica, es célebre por sus cinco campanarios así como por su tesoro. Junto a la ciudad francesa de Lille y la ciudad flamenca de Cortrique forman la Eurometrópolis Lille-Tournai-Kortrijk.
Cuenta entre sus monumentos más importantes el Belfort o Beffroi, torre desde la que se domina la ciudad y sus alrededores y la catedral de Nuestra Señora, de amplias naves, y en la que se están realizando trabajos arqueológicos (año 2007) y de restauración (año 2014).
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www.cuadernodeviaje.net/destinos/belgica/tournai
Tournai or Tournay is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people.
Tournai is one of the oldest cities in Belgium and has played an important role in the country's cultural history. It was the first capital of the Frankish Empire, with Clovis I being born here.
Tournai lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Administratively, the town and municipality is part of the Province of Hainaut, in the Wallonia region of southwest Belgium. The municipality has an area of 213.75 km2 (82.53 sq mi).
Tournai is considered to be one of the most important cultural sites in Belgium. The mixed Romanesque- and Gothic-style Cathedral of Our Lady and the city's Belfry, considered the oldest in Belgium, have been designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Inside the cathedral, the Châsse de Notre-Dame flamande, a beautifully ornate 12th-century reliquary, gives witness to Tournai's wealth in the Middle Ages.
Other places of interest are the 13th-century Scheldt bridge (Pont des Trous) and the main square (Grand-Place), as well as several old city gates, historic warehouses, and a variety of museums. As in many Belgian cities, there are a number of cafés and pubs on the Grand-Place. In the middle of the square, there are a series of water fountains, while a circular staircase to the top of the Belfry can be climbed.
On the Rue Barre-St-Brice are two of the oldest private houses in Europe, dating from between 1175 and 1200 and built in the Romanesque style, while the Rue des Jésuites includes a Gothic house from the 13th century. There are also several buildings in the Art Nouveau style across the city.
Some of the great Flemish Primitives are from Tournai: Robert Campin, Rogier van der Weyden, and Jacques Daret.
Montreal, CANADÀ 2024.
The Jacques Cartier Bridge is one of the most famous and emblematic bridges in Montreal, a key feature of the city's skyline and a vital link in Greater Montreal's transportation network.
History and Name: It was inaugurated in 1930, originally named the "Harbor Bridge" (Pont du Havre). It was renamed in 1934 to honor Jacques Cartier, the French explorer who charted the St. Lawrence River.
Structure: It is an iconic steel cantilever bridge. It features five traffic lanes that are managed using a reversible center lane to handle rush-hour traffic, as well as a sidewalk and a multipurpose path for pedestrians and cyclists. Its total length, including approaches, is over 3.4 kilometers.
Key Features: The bridge includes four large structural features on its main span, often colloquially referred to as the "Eiffel Towers." It also provides access to Saint Helen's Island (Île Sainte-Hélène) and Parc Jean-Drapeau.
Iconic Illumination: The bridge is renowned for its interactive lighting system, known as "Living Connections" (Connexions Vives), installed in 2017. This system changes color and tempo based on the city's seasons and energy, transforming the bridge into a nightly visual beacon.
one of the major public areas in Paris. Here they were preparing for the Bastille Day celebrations
The fountain in the Place de la Concorde in Paris by Jacques Ignace Hittorff from 1836. Hittorff was entrusted with redesigning the Place in 1833.
This fountain to the north is the Fontaine des Fleuves.
The Fountain of the Rivers, to the north, closer to the Madeleine church, has large figures supporting the vasque who represent the Rhône River and the Rhine River. The other major figures represent the main harvests of France; Wheat and Grapes, Flowers and Fruit.
The figures above the vasque who support the cap represent the spirits of River Navigation, Agriculture and Industry.
www.flickr.com/photos/70004227@N00/2592173474/ - his wonderful photos.
Thank you for your friendship!!!!!!
Explore # 464 June 19, 2006
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Fête de l'Humanité 2010
Le set entier / entire set : [http://nhadda.free.fr/index.php?/category/2138]
Jacques approaches a geothermal vent within the Nereid Chimney Field, Europa - Depth 71.3km
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It has been a long journey to reach this place.
A graduate of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Jacques spent decades studying deep-sea ecosystems, eventually becoming the system’s pre-eminent expert in aquatic xenobiology theory—the study of how alien marine life might evolve in oceans beyond Earth.
So when the opportunity arose to join the first mission to explore the hidden seas of Europa, Jacques did not hesitate.
As a standard humanoid bot frame, he could easily have joined the human and synth research team operating from Nicklen Station, located beneath Europa’s ice sheet and accessed through the Mitty Borehole. From there he would have conducted his research through remotely piloted submersibles like the rest of the crew.
But Jacques wanted something more direct.
He wanted to be there.
Rather than study Europa’s ocean through cameras and telemetry, Jacques elected to have his consciousness transferred into a Tardigrade-class submersible exploration frame. The platform was upgraded with a Level XII processing unit, allowing his data core to operate the vehicle as a fully autonomous field researcher.
Now Jacques roams the Europan abyss himself.
For the next several decades he will patiently explore the dark ocean beneath the ice—surveying hydrothermal vents, cataloguing mineral formations, and searching the depths for any sign that life has taken hold in this distant alien sea.
For Jacques, there could be no better place to be.
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inspired by the amazing art of Herve Groussin and Dongshen Li
Happy Christmas to everyone from us all.
The Nativity of the living Crèche at L'église St. Jacques, Perros-Guirec.
Thank you for your favourites. :O)
I visited MosaiCanada again and this time the colors were quite different! Carpets of purple blooms everywhere. Just beautiful.
This is just one of the impressive horticulture art sculptures complete with a waterfall, at Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau. There are around 40 different arrangements along a one kilometre path, reflecting 150 years of history, values, culture and arts in Canada.
It is hard to take a bad photo in this park. Every angle is impressive!