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Arcueil
Arcueil () is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Name The name Arcueil was recorded for the first time in 1119 as ''Arcoloï'', and later in the 12th century as ''Arcoïalum'', meaning "place of the arches" (Latin radical ''arcus'', "arch", and Celtic suffix ''-ialo'', "clearing, glade", "place of"), in reference to the Roman aqueduct carrying water to the Roman city of ''Lutetia'' (modern Paris). Still standing, the arches of the Roman aqueduct are still visible since the Middle Ages, crossing the Bièvre valley near Arcueil. History Between 1613 and 1624 a bridge-aqueduct over 1300 ft. long was constructed to convey water from the spring of Rungis, south of Arcueil, across the river Bièvre to the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Between 1868 and 1872 another aqueduct, still longer, was superimposed above that of the 17th century, forming part of the system conveying water from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Arcueil () is a Communes of France, commune in the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Name The name Arcueil was recorded for the first time in 1119 as ''Arcoloï'', and later in the 12th century as ''Arcoïalum'', meaning "place of the arches" (Latin radical ''arcus'', "arch", and Celtic languages, Celtic suffix ''-ialo'', "clearing, glade", "place of"), in reference to the Roman aqueduct carrying water to the Roman city of ''Lutetia'' (modern Paris). Still standing, the arches of the Roman aqueduct are still visible since the Middle Ages, crossing the Bièvre (river), Bièvre valley near Arcueil. History Between 1613 and 1624 a bridge-aqueduct over 1300 ft. long was constructed to convey water from the spring of Rungis, south of Arcueil, across the river Bièvre (river), Bièvre to the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Between 1868 and 1872 another aqueduct, still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cachan
Cachan () is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. The prestigious École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay and École Spéciale des Travaux Publics are located there. Name During the Middle Ages, Cachan was referred to in Medieval Latin texts as ''Caticantum'', later corrupted into ''Cachentum'', ''Cachant'', and then Cachan. Some understand ''Caticantum'' as meaning "singing of the cat", "mewing of the cat", but this is not certain. Some others see a connection with the verb "to hunt" (''captiare'' in Vulgar Latin, ''chacier'' in Old French). History Cachan was originally a hamlet within the commune of Arcueil, later renamed ''Arcueil-Cachan''. The commune of Cachan was created on 26 December 1922 when it seceded from the commune of ''Arcueil-Cachan'', which was renamed back to Arcueil. Population Neighboring communes * Arcueil - north * Villejuif - east * L'Haÿ-les-Roses - southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lycée Intercommunal Darius-Milhaud
Lycée intercommunal Darius Milhaud is a senior high school in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It serves residents of the communes of Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Arcueil, Gentilly, and Villejuif, in Val-de-Marne. It is named after the French composer Darius Milhaud. Lycée Général Darius Milhaud and Lycée Professionnel Erik Satie were a part of a school complex in September 1976. The unified school was established in 1991 from the merger of Milhaud and Satie. Archive . Lycée intercommunal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Bolland
Adrienne Bolland, born Boland, (25 November 1895 Р18 March 1975) was a French test pilot. She was the first woman to fly over the Andes between Chile and Argentina. She was later described as "France's most accomplished female aviator", setting a woman's record for loops done in an hour. The French government eventually recognized her with the Legion of Honor and other awards. Since her death, she has been commemorated with a postage stamp of Argentina. Born into a large family outside Paris, she became a pilot in her twenties to pay off gambling debts. An early crossing of the English Channel led Ren̩ Caudron, her employer, to send her to South America to demonstrate his planes, where she made her Andes crossing, assisted, she later said, by a tip relayed to her from a medium. Later in her life she became involved in leftist political causes, and eventually became part of the French Resistance. Early life She was born in 1895 in Arcueil, outside Paris, the youngest of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RER B
RER B is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its Île-de-France suburbs. The RER B line crosses the region from north to south, with all trains serving a group of stations in central Paris, before branching out towards the ends of the line. The line opened in stages starting in December 1977 by connecting two existing suburban commuter rail lines with a new tunnel under Paris: the Chemin de Fer du Nord to the north (which formerly terminated at Gare du Nord) and the Ligne de Sceaux to the south (which formerly terminated at Luxembourg station). The RER B, along with the rest of the RER network, has had a significant social impact on Paris and the surrounding region by speeding up trips across central Paris, by making far fewer stops than the Paris Métro and by bringing far-flung suburbs within easy reach of the city centre. The line has far exceeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Supérieure D'ingénieurs Des Travaux De La Construction De Paris
École supérieure d'ingénieurs des travaux de la construction de Paris (ESITC Paris) a French engineering College created in 1992. Through a 5-year course and subjects related to construction, ESITC Paris trains future works engineers who can work both in the field and in management offices. Located in Arcueil, the ESITC Paris is a private higher education institution of general interest recognised by the State. The school is a member of the Union of Independent Grandes Écoles The Union of Independent Grandes Écoles (french: Union des grandes écoles indépendantes, UGEI) is an association of French private ''grandes écoles'' formed in 1993. Its goal, according to its founders, is to bring together engineering ''gran ... (UGEI). References External links ESITC Paris {{DEFAULTSORT:ESITC Paris Engineering universities and colleges in France ESITC Paris Val-de-Marne Educational institutions established in 1992 1992 establishments in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Bulteau
Michel Bulteau is a French poet, essayist, occasional musician and experimental filmmaker, born on 8 October 1949 in Arcueil. Biography When he was twenty-two, he contributed with seventeen other young poets, including Matthieu Messagier, Jean-Jacques Faussot, Jacques Ferry, Patrick Geoffrois and Thierry Lamarre to a poetry bundle entitled 'Manifeste Électrique aux paupières de jupes' (Electrical Manifesto with Eyelids of Skirts), which was published in 1971 by Le Soleil Noir. The poetry bundle entitled 'Manifeste Électrique aux paupières de jupes' was a literary manifest that caused a stir in the literary world. Encouraged by the Belgian-French poet and writer, Henri Michaux, he continued his quest as a rebellious poet. In 1976, he moved to New York where he became friends with beat writers, painters and pop punk musicians. Bulteau is, in the words of William S. Burroughs, an "explorer of untouched psychic areas." Work Michel Bulteau was only twenty-one years when '7, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Louis Berthollet
Claude Louis Berthollet (, 9 December 1748 – 6 November 1822) was a Savoyard-French chemist who became vice president of the French Senate in 1804. He is known for his scientific contributions to theory of chemical equilibria via the mechanism of reverse chemical reactions, and for his contribution to modern chemical nomenclature. On a practical basis, Berthollet was the first to demonstrate the bleaching action of chlorine gas, and was first to develop a solution of sodium hypochlorite as a modern bleaching agent. Biography Claude Louis Berthollet was born in Talloires, near Annecy, then part of the Duchy of Savoy, in 1749. He started his studies at Chambéry and then in Turin where he graduated in medicine. Berthollet's great new developments in works regarding chemistry made him, in a short period of time, an active participant of the Academy of Science in 1780. Berthollet, along with Antoine Lavoisier and others, devised a chemical nomenclature, or a system of name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutetia
The Gallo-Roman town of ''Lutetia'' (''Lutetia Parisiorum'' in Latin, in French ''Lutèce'') was the predecessor of the modern-day city of Paris. It was founded in about the middle of the 3rd century BCE by the Parisii, a Gallic tribe. Traces of an earlier Neolithic settlement have also been found at the former site of the city. Lutetia was an important crossing point of the Seine, and was located at the intersection of land and water trade routes. In the 1st century BCE, it was conquered by Romans and was gradually rebuilt into a Roman city. Ruins including a forum, amphitheater, and Roman baths still remain. In the 5th century it became the capital of the Merovingian dynasty of French kings, and thereafter was known simply as Paris. Etymology The settlement is attested in Ancient Greek as ''LoukotokÃa'' (Λoυκoτοκία) by Strabo and ''LeukotekÃa'' (Λευκοτεκία) by Ptolemy. Likely origins are Celtic root "Lut" meaning "a swamp or marsh", or the Latin term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laplace (Paris RER)
Laplace is a station on the line B of the Réseau Express Régional, a hybrid suburban commuter and rapid transit line. It is located in the city of Arcueil. History Originally a Sceaux line station, it was rebuilt in the "Art Deco" style by the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris (CMP) as part of the line's modernization work in the 1930s. The name comes from the eponymous avenue passing below the station. Railway situation The station, built in embankment, has 3 tracks (Track 1, 2 and Z) with a lateral platform, on the east side, for trains going south, and a central island platform for the other two tracks. There is a platform, still visible, but unused, at the southern end of the current station, alongside the passenger building which allowed trains from the south to be overtaken. The switch has been removed and the track serves as a garage track. This configuration allows the Local train to be overtaken by the semi direct train in a disturbed situation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Paris
The Métropole du Grand Paris (; "Metropolis of Greater Paris"),There is no official or widely-used English translation yet. also known as Grand Paris or Greater Paris, is a ''métropole'' covering the City of Paris and its nearest surrounding suburbs. The ''métropole'' came into existence on 1 January 2016; it comprises 131 communes, including Paris and all 123 communes in the surrounding inner-suburban departments of the ''Petite Couronne'' (Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne), plus seven communes in two of the outer-suburban departments, including the communes of Argenteuil in Val-d'Oise, Savigny-sur-Orge, Juvisy-sur-Orge, Viry-Châtillon and Paray-Vieille-Poste in Essonne, the last of which covers part of Orly Airport. Part of the ''métropole'' comprises the Seine department, which existed from 1929 to 1968. Grand Paris covers 814 square kilometers (314 square miles), about the size of Singapore, and has a population of over 7 million. The ''métropol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bièvre (river)
The Bièvre () is a long river of the Île-de-France région that flows into the Seine (left bank) in Paris. Name The name is often thought to derive from the archaic French word ' meaning "beaver". However, there is no evidence of beavers having inhabited the area. Other suggested origins are a Celtic word for "mud," Latin ''bibere'' "to drink," and French ', a word describing the man-made canals that carried water to mill wheels. Course The source of the Bièvre is in Guyancourt, département Yvelines. From there, it flows through the following départements and towns: * Yvelines: Jouy-en-Josas * Essonne: Bièvres, Massy * Hauts-de-Seine: Antony * Val de Marne: Fresnes, L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Cachan, Arcueil, Gentilly The river enters Paris near Stade Charléty (close to the border between the 13th and 14th arrondissements), and reaches the Seine River in the Latin Quarter ( 5th arrondissement) close to Île de la Cité. The Bièvre was diverted from its original course i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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