Alington Map Tourist Attractions
The lovers died in the twelfth Alington century, so how did they wind up in Pere-Lachaise early in the nineteenth century? Heloise and Abelard were actually part of a …
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Riverside San Bernardino Tourist Map
Heloise and Abelard in Riverside/San Bernardino One of the most visited monuments in Pere-Lachaise is the tomb of Heloise and Abelard, the Romeo and Juliet of France. Whether the …
San Diego Map
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT 330,000 acres. Located in southwestern San Diego along the Mexican border, this National Monument protects an area of the Sonoran Desert. Included are some …
Senegal Map Tourist Attractions
Samuel Hahnemann in Senegal Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was born near Dresden, Germany. As a young man, he mastered a number of languages, eventually making a living as an …
Romania Metro Map
Antoine Guillaume-Lagrange in Romania This tablet-style gravestone erected in 1809 was the first monument in Pere-Lachaise to contain a sculptural element. The front of the monument depicts a medallion-style …
Hialeah Metro Map
Guet Family Tomb in Hialeah One of the most architecturally unusual tombs at Pere-Lachaise houses a number of members of the Guet family, including the architect of the tomb …
Chandler Subway Map
Zenobe Gramme in Chandler Zenobe Theophile Gramme was a Belgian inventor and electrical engineer. He was born in Amay, Belgium, near Liege, to an affluent family. As a youth …
Honduras Subway Map
Jacques Nicolas Gobert in Honduras The Gobert tomb is topped with a statue of Major General Jacques Nicolas Gobert depicting the moment he was shot in the head during …
Russia Map
Theodore Gericault in Russia Theodore Gericault, born Jean-Antoine Louis Theodore Gericault, was one of the pioneers of the romantic school of painting in France. Trained in the classical style, …
Monterey Map
In 1716, William Levingston began raising funds to build the first organized playhouse in Monterey. Monterey Map The first play to be performed there was part of a public …