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Zoo LilleZoo Lille or Parc Zoologique de Lille is a zoo in the North - French city of Lille. The 3.5- hectare park opened in 1950 and is home to more than 300 different animals, spread over more than 80 species. What is special is that for many years access to the park was free, which has made it one of the greatest tourist attractions in the entire region. The park has 6 different parts including a tropical building, an African and an American part, and a monkey building.
Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille CathedralA beautiful and majestic Gothic cathedral which was built in the 19th century was located in the Vieux-Lille district, on the site of a former castle mound. The church was built in honor of the Virgin Mary and takes its name from a 12th-century statue of the saint that has miraculous properties ascribed to it. It was one of the architectural wonders in this area and also it is one of the main pilgrimage centres in this area.
Hospice Comtesse MuseumMusée de l'Hospice Comtesse is an institution founded in 1237 by Johanna of Constantinople in Lille. The hospice was subsequently used as a home for the elderly, a function it retained until 1939. After serving as a depot, it was set up as a museum from 1962, with an emphasis on the history of the city and the hospital itself. The hospice is home to a museum and also a venue for exhibitions and concerts.
Place RihourThe Rihour Place is an urban public space of the city of Lille in the French department of Nord. This is all that remains of a palace built in the xv th century by the Dukes of Valois-Burgundy, rulers because of the state bourguignon. The building's guard room houses the town's tourist office. It was classified as a historical monument in 1875.
La Vieille BourseLa Vieille Bourse is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious monuments in the city. Located between the Grand'Place and the Place du Théâtre, it is one of the witnesses of the intense economic activity that took place in Lille during the Grand Siècle. It was classified as a historical monument in 1921 and 1923. The quadrangular building is in fact an interlocking of 24 identical residences that contain what is called the inner courtyard, a place where booksellers, florists, chess players, stroll
Rue de BéthuneThe Rue de Bethune is a street of the town of Lille in northern France, located in the city center , regulated pedestrian area. It is the main shopping street in the city. It connects the rue du Sec-Arembault, which it extends, to the place de Béthune.
Saint Maurice Catholic Church at LilleThe striking Église Saint-Maurice, situated in the historic center of Lille, has been subject to a number of makeovers from its genesis in the Middle Ages to the last extension of the city in 1868. The interior houses a number of 17th and 18th-century paintings by artists from the city. The central chapel is dedicated to Sainte-Barbe, patroness of the Lille artillerymen whose story visitors can discover in the museum nearby. The construction of the actual church took more than 400 years.
Palais des Beaux ArtsOne of the beautiful and richest french museums having collections of European paintings, drawings, a sculpture gallery, 17th-century ceramics and so more. The museum opened in 1809 and was initially housed in a church confiscated from the Récollets before being transferred to the city's town hall. It has collections of famous artists and also this place gives you a way to have a look at the ancient history of the french art.
Beffroi de LilleThe City Hall Lille is located place Roger Salengro in the neighborhood Saint-Sauveur. It was classified as a historic monument in May 2002 and its belfry, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. This site is served by the Mairie de Lille metro station. Its belfry should not be confused with that of the Chamber of Commerce, also emblematic of the city of Lille. It is the tallest belfry in Europe.
Musée d'histoire naturelle de LilleThe Lille Natural History Museum is a French natural history museum located rue de Bruxelles, in the historic university district of Lille. Inaugurated in 1822 in the former Hôtel de Ville in Lille, it has been located in rue de Bruxelles since 1896. First built around a first zoological collection, he joined in the early xx th century a double set of geological collections, and in 1990 two new funds thus consist aujourd 'hui four main themes: naturalist, geological, ethnographic, and industrial
Deûle parkThe Deûle park is a park suburban of 400 hectares of northern France structured around Upper Deûle, which was established to protect the good fields south of the irreplaceable Lille conurbation. It is an important element of the regional green network and an important recreation area in a particularly densely urbanized region poor in green spaces. It is a rich mosaic of more or less natural or anthropogenic environments developed over a vast area of former marshes, largely drained and above
Lille Métropole Museum of Modern, Contemporary and Outsider ArtA beautiful museum which was dedicated to modern art in the Hauts-de-France region. The museum was renowned for its iconic building and also the collections of 20th and 21st century in4000 sq m exhibition space. It also has a library, workshops, education rooms, a cafe, and a remarkable sculpture park too. It gives an overview in modern and contemporary art, including drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, illustrated books and so more.
Villa CavroisA beautiful castle which was located in Croix, in the Nord department. It was commissioned by Paul Cavrois, a Roubaix textile industrialist, to the Parisian architect Robert Mallet-Stevens. Its beautiful shape and sand-colored brick cladding made it a unique and modern villa. . The villa was used as a barracks by the German occupiers during World War II. It is listed as a historical monument since 1990.
Parc BarbieuxThe Barbieux park is located in the town of Roubaix , part of Lille Métropole . It is a remarkable park for the presence of more than 60 species of trees. It stretches over 1.5 kilometers with an area of 34 hectares. This park divides the town of Croix into two parts . The surroundings of the park of Barbieux constitute the richest zone of the city of Roubaix, with many luxurious houses.
La Piscine MuseumLa Piscine Museum is a museum of Roubaix that this composite collection of applied arts and fine arts made from the xix th century including fabrics, parts decorative arts, sculptures, paintings, and drawings. It is housed in an old Art Deco- style swimming pool, built between 1927 and 1932 1 by the Lille architect Albert Baert, hence its nickname "La Piscine". It also offers numerous conferences, activities to discover the five senses, courses at the École du Louvre; there is also a dedicated
Parking Les Prés du HemThe Parc des Prés du Hem is a peri-urban park located in Armentières , in the Lille metropolis , in the north of France. With a total area of 120 hectares, it was created around an artificial lake of 44 hectares intended to be a water reserve. Water sports are practiced there and there are activities for families.
Mont NoirThe Mont Noir is a hill rising to 152 m altitudes in the mountains of Flanders a few hundred meters from the Franco-Belgian border and a few kilometers from Bailleul. It takes its name from the presence of a high concentration of black pine in the wood that covers this relief. The mountain is on the border between Belgium and France and depends on the municipality of Saint-Jans-Cappel. One of the nice location for a trek and also it gives a pamo=noramic view of this beautiful area.
Louvre-Lens MuseumThe Louvre-Lens is an art museum located in Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Northern France, about 200 kilometers north of Paris. It shows objects from the collections of the Musée du Louvre on loan to the gallery on a medium or long term. The Louvre-Lens annex is part of an effort to provide access to French cultural institutions for people living outside of Paris. Although the museum maintains close institutional ties with the Louvre, it is mainly funded by the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
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Citadelle de LilleThe Lille Citadel is a military structure built in the xvii th century for the defense of Lille and in the backyard. Baptized by Vauban himself the “queen of the citadels” , the military structure is remarkable for its size, the quality of its architecture, and its current state of conservation. The citadel was classified as a historic monument.