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Cite Island
French words:
L'île de la Cité
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La Cité
alternative words: Ile de la Cite
keywords:
castle
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human heritage
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locality
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paris
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tourist resort
related topics:
Notre-Dame cathedral
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Saint Chapel
related web sites:
http://www.insecula.com/musee/M0073.html
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http://www.pariserve.tm.fr/quartier/00ilecite.htm
explanation: Initially, it was merely an islet lost inside Seine river but offering a secured place against invaders, a town had developed slowly. During Roman period, the town was called Lutece. It resisted against Attlia in 451, encouraged by Sainte Genevieve. Clovis of Merovingian dynasty made Paris its capital. In 885, the resistance organised under the command of Eude against Vikings. Rich in medieval monuments such as Notre-Dame, Sainte Chapelle and Conciergerie, the island belongs to UNESCO's human heritage.
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Japanese version
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