Where to travel, travel and route planner » wax museum http://www.dankuna.com/blog Best travel, maps, GPS, weather, images, cheap hotels Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Les Halles, Paris http://www.dankuna.com/blog/les-halles-paris.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=les-halles-paris http://www.dankuna.com/blog/les-halles-paris.html#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:17:12 +0000 gps http://www.dankuna.com/blog/?p=2514 [...]]]> Les Halles is an area of Paris, France, located in the 1er arrondissement, just south of the fashionable . It is named for the large central wholesale marketplace, which was demolished in 1971, to be replaced with an underground modern shopping precinct, the .
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It is notable in that the open air center area is below street level, like a pit, and contains sculpture, fountains, and mosaics, as well as museums including the Musée Grévin – Forum des Halles (a ). Beneath this lies the underground station Châtelet-Les-Halles, a central hub of Paris’s express commuter rail system, the RER. Les Halles was the traditional central market of Paris. In 1183, King Philippe II Auguste enlarged the marketplace in Paris and built a shelter for the merchants, who came from all over to sell their wares. In the 1850s, the massive glass and iron buildings (Victor Baltard Architect) Les Halles became known for were constructed. Les Halles was known as the “stomach of Paris”.

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Feb 13, 12:00am at Hôtel Pullman Paris Tour Eiffel,, 18 Avenue de Suffren, paris,
TradeTech France is a boutique conference exclusively for the electronic trading community of the Francophone nations bringing speakers from across Europe to Paris. At a time wh...

Feb 15, 8:00pm at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, Paris, PARIS
European Sandwich and Snack Show 2012 is one of important and interesting event of sandwich and snack products industry. European Sandwich and Snack Show 2012 exhibition will sh...

Feb 15, 8:00pm at Grande Halle de la Villette, Parc de la Villette, Paris, PARIS
Pharmapack France 2012 is an International conference and exhibition dedicated to innovation in pharmaceutical packaging and drug delivery system. It's the place to meet manufac...

Feb 23, 6:00pm at Le Gibus, 18 rue du Faubourg du Temple, Paris,
Le Gibus Stéphane Taïeb & Ersatz Agency present Les Espoirs Rock du Gibus 23 -24 - 25 février @ Le Gibus Incontestablement l’événement Rock de cette rentrée 2012 ! ht...

Feb 25, 7:00pm at la bellevilloise, 19 rue Boyer Paris 20ème, M° Ménilmontant, Paris, PARIS
Samedi 25 Février , Première Nouba d’Ici de l’année 2011 ! De 19h à 23h, au Forum de la Bellevilloise, une expérience unique de melting pot culturel, visuel et auditif...
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It links the streets Damrak and Rokin, which run along the original course of the from Centraal Station to Muntplein (Mint Square) and Munttoren. The Dam also marks the endpoint of other well-, Nieuwendijk, Kalverstraat and Damstraat. A short distance beyond the northeast corner lies the main red-light district, de Wallen. On the west end of the square is the neoclassical Royal Palace, which served as the city hall from 1655 until its conversion to a royal residence in 1808. Beside it are the 15th-century Gothic Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) and the ’s . The National Monument, a white stone pillar erected in 1956 to memorialize the victims of World War II, dominates the opposite side of the square. Also overlooking the plaza are the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky and the upscale department store De Bijenkorf. These various attractions have turned the Dam into a . The square abounds with city pigeons, popular for birdfeeding. Amsterdam is great , visit canals, coffee shops or Dam Square, Amsterdam
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