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Arsenal De Brest
The Brest Arsenal (French - ''arsenal de Brest'') is a collection of naval and military buildings located on the banks of the river Penfeld, in Brest, France. It is located at . Timeline *1631-1635 Beginning of the foundations of the port infrastructure. *1674 Appearance of the Powder Magazines, Cordellerie and Military Hospital. *1683 Creation of the Troulan dock. *1746 Creation of the three Pontaniou docks near the anchor forges and naval constructions. *1752 Construction of the Bagne demolished in 1947. *1807 Construction of the Bâtiment aux Lions to house the arsenal's magazines. *1822-1827 Construction of Bassin 6 at the Salou. *1858 Appropriation of the Tourville and Jean Bart quays by the navy. *1864-1865 Construction of Bassin 7 at the Salou. *1865 Closure of the Penfeld port to commercial boats, turning it into a military port. *1889-1896 Construction of the South Jetty (1 500 m). *1895-1900 Construction of the West Jetty (200 m). *1899-1902 Transformation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne D'Arc (porte-hélicoptères)
Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Stating that she was acting under divine guidance, she became a military leader who transcended gender roles and gained recognition as a savior of France. Joan was born to a propertied peasant family at Domrémy in northeast France. In 1428, she requested to be taken to Charles, later testifying that she was guided by visions from the archangel Michael, Saint Margaret, and Saint Catherine to help him save France from English domination. Convinced of her devotion and purity, Charles sent Joan, who was about seventeen years old, to the siege of Orléans as part of a relief army. She arrived at the city in April 1429, wielding her banner and bringing hope to the demoralized French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Direction Des Travaux Maritimes De Brest
{{Expand French, Direction des Travaux Maritimes de Brest, date=December 2009, topic = gov The Brest Maritime Works Directorate (''direction des travaux maritimes de Brest'', now ''Direction régionale du service d'infrastructure de la Défense de Brest'') was the name of one of the decentralised directorates within France's SID ( Service d'infrastructure de la défense). It is based at Brest and it oversees the expansion and maintenance of the French Navy's military infrastructure in Brest's military port and its annexes, in the operational base on Île Longue, the Lorient military port and the signal-stations chain along the west Brittany coast. Heads Fortifications engineers *1682-1691 : Siméon Garangeau *1691-1713 : Mollart *1713-1728 : Isaac Robelin *1728-1739 : Angères du Mains *1739-1743 : Amédée François Frézier Port engineers *1743-1746 : Blaise Ollivier *1746-1782 : Antoine Choquet de Lindu *1782-1793 : Étienne Nicolas Blondeau *1793-1797 : Camus *1797-1800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forme De Radoub
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Forme may refer to the following: *Forme (printing), a chase with type locked up ready for printing * Forme, Škofja Loka, a settlement in Slovenia * Forme Tour, a professional golf tour See also * FORM (other) * Form (other) Form is the shape, visual appearance, or configuration of an object. In a wider sense, the form is the way something happens. Form also refers to: *Form (document), a document (printed or electronic) with spaces in which to write or enter data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1742
Events January–March * January 9 – Robert Walpole is made Earl of Orford, and resigns as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, effectively ending his period as Prime Minister of Great Britain. On his formally relinquishing office five days later, he will have served 20 years and 314 days as Prime Minister, the longest single term ever, and also longer than the accumulated terms of any other British Prime Minister. * January 14 – Edmond Halley dies; James Bradley succeeds him as Astronomer Royal of Great Britain. * January 24 – Charles VII becomes Holy Roman Emperor. * January 28? – The House of Commons of Great Britain votes on the alleged rigging of the Chippenham by-election. It becomes a motion of no confidence, which leads to the resignation of Robert Walpole. * February 12 – John Carteret, 2nd Lord Carteret becomes Secretary of State for the Northern Department in Great Britain. * February 15— First Siles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rue Saint-Malo
Rue Saint-Malo is a paved street in Brest, France. It is located in the Carpon valley, against the plateau des Capucins in the Recouvrance quarter. Only its lower half survives, as the oldest street in the city. It runs along the wall of the terrain de la Madeleine, where once stood the convent which took in 'sinful women' and (after the revocation of the edict of Nantes) Huguenots. It is lined with 17th- and 18th-century houses and overlooked by terraced gardens. After its fountain, the road runs into the levée de Pontaniou and ends in the staircase of the Madeleine which leads to the plateau des Capucins. History See also * Rue de Siam * Arsenal de Brest External links *Official site for the association ''Vivre la rue''created in 1989 for the preservation of rue Saint-Malo {{coord, 48, 23, 20.34, N, 4, 30, 2.49, W, type:landmark_region:FR_scale:5000_source:frwiki, display=title Geography of Brest, France History of Brest, France Streets in Brest, France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemenceau (porte-avions)
Clemenceau may refer to: * Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929), French statesman; leader in First World War * Martine Clémenceau (born 1949), French singer * ''Clemenceau''-class aircraft carrier, a class of aircraft carriers of the French Navy ** ''Clemenceau'' (R 98), the lead ship of the class * Clemenceau metro station, a Brussels metro station * Mount Clemenceau, a mountain in the Canadian Rockies * Rue Clémenceau, a commercial and residential street in Beirut, Lebanon * Clemenceau, Arizona Clemenceau is a neighborhood of the city of Cottonwood in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It was built as a company town in 1917 to serve the new smelter for James Douglas, Jr.'s United Verde Extension Mine (UVX) in Jerome. The town ..., a former smelter town * Clemenceau, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monge (BEM)
Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse (9 May 1746 – 28 July 1818) was a French mathematician, commonly presented as the inventor of descriptive geometry, (the mathematical basis of) technical drawing, and the father of differential geometry. During the French Revolution he served as the Minister of the Marine, and was involved in the reform of the French educational system, helping to found the École Polytechnique. Biography Early life Monge was born at Beaune, Côte-d'Or, the son of a merchant. He was educated at the college of the Oratorians at Beaune. In 1762 he went to the Collège de la Trinité at Lyon, where, one year after he had begun studying, he was made a teacher of physics at the age of just seventeen. After finishing his education in 1764 he returned to Beaune, where he made a large-scale plan of the town, inventing the methods of observation and constructing the necessary instruments; the plan was presented to the town, and is still preserved in their library. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
