Museums and Monuments

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Promenades cathédrale, accès à la ville souterraine de Montréal

In Montreal, the challenge of building the Promenades Cathédrale

Les Promenades Cathédrale is a shopping center built in 1987 in downtown Montreal. The complex takes its name from the fact that it was built underneath Christ Church Anglican Cathedral. It was a real challenge for the architects and engineers of the time.

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Peintures sur la place Navone

Piazza Navona, one of the most beautiful squares in the world

Considered to be one of the most beautiful squares in the world, the Piazza Navona gives you an insight into 2,000 years of Roman history. This open-air lounge is the perfect place to relax over a drink, lulled by the sound of the fountains and the comings and goings of strollers.

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La basilique Saint-Jean-de-Latran

St. John Lateran Basilica, Rome’s cathedral

St. John Lateran has witnessed many historic events in its long history: Charlemagne was baptized here in 774, several great councils were held here, all the popes were enthroned here until the 19th century, and Mussolini signed the so-called Lateran Accords here in 1929.

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Construction des thermes de Caracalla

The Baths of Caracalla, a complex for relaxation and commerce

Begun in 206 and inaugurated in 217 by Caracalla, the Baths of the Severus sought to perpetuate Trajan’s preoccupation with improving hygiene while satisfying the needs and pleasures of a class of rentiers. These grandiose baths could accommodate up to 1,600 people.

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The Vatican Museums, 1,400 rooms of secular art

The origins of the Vatican Museums can be traced back to Julius II, who in 1503 had ancient works deposited in the courtyard of the Belvedere Palace. Popes Clement XIV and Pius VI contributed to their development and glory. The 1,400 rooms of the museum have been constantly enriched to this day.

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La basilique Saint-Pierre et l'obélisque

St Peter’s Basilica, Catholicism’s largest religious monument

St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, which we’ve been admiring for almost five hundred years, is the successor to a first religious monument, erected in 319 at the request of Emperor Constantine, on the site where St. Peter was to be buried. It was consecrated in 326 by Pope Sylvester I.

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