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Pont-barrage de Monsin


The Pont-barrage de Monsin ("bridge-dam or bridge-weir" of Monsin), across the Meuse at Liège, Belgium, was inaugurated for the 1930 Liège International Exposition. The new structure permitted the replacement of several locks and to stabilize the course of the Meuse. It incorporates a hydro-electric plant. Work began on the project in 1928, with metal fabrications made locally by Cockerill. It was partly destroyed on 11 May 1940 during the Battle of Belgium. The dam is topped by a road
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Exposition of 1930 (Liège)


for the Liège exposition was "Exposition internationale de la grande industrie, sciences et applications, art wallon ancien" (International Exposition of Large Industry, Sciences and Applications, Art of Old Wallonia"). The exposition also served as an incentive to complete flood control work around Liège that had been delayed by the First World War. The Pont-barrage de Monsin was built at this time. In addition to exhibits on science and technology, the exposition included a retrospective on Walloon art and an amusement park. The exposition took
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Strasbourg


and four-towered "Ponts Couverts" that, despite their name, are no longer covered. Next to the "Ponts Couverts" is the "Barrage Vauban", a part of Vauban's 17th-century fortifications, that does include a covered bridge. Other bridges are the ornate 19th-century "Pont de la Fonderie" (1893, stone) and "Pont d'Auvergne" (1892, iron), as well as architect Marc Mimram's futuristic "Passerelle" over the Rhine, opened in 2004. The
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2017 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21


west. On reaching Longjumeau, the riders headed north to Montrouge, entered Paris at the Porte d'Orléans and turned west along the southern Boulevards of the Marshals. After crossing the Seine at the Pont du Garigliano, the race headed north along the , crossing back at the Pont des Invalides and quickly crossing for the final time at the Pont Alexandre III. After passing through the Grand Palais, the race then entered the Champs-Élysées. The riders then faced the circuit around the Tuileries Garden, through the Place de la Concorde
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Orléans


forêt d'Orléans") and Orléans-la-Source neighbourhood, and the Sologne region to the south. Five bridges in the city cross the Loire River: Pont de l'Europe, Pont du Maréchal Joffre (also called Pont Neuf), Pont George-V (also called Pont Royal, carrying the commune tramway), Pont René-Thinat and Pont de Vierzon (rail bridge). To the north of the Loire ("rive droite") is to be found a small hill ( at the pont Georges-V
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Pont de l'Archevêché


The Pont de l'Archevêché (Archbishop's Bridge) is a bridge crossing the Seine river in Paris, France. The bridge links the 4th Arrondissement, at the Île de la Cité, to the 5th Arrondissement, between the quai de Montebello and the quai de la Tournelle. The Pont de l'Archevêché is the narrowest road bridge in Paris. It was built in 1828, by the engineer Plouard, for the society Pont des Invalides after the demolition of the suspension bridge at Les Invalides. The bridge is long. It is composed
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Edward Charles Whinyates


troop did not take the field as a unit until 1811. However, Whinyates was present at Busaco in 1810, acting as adjutant to the officer commanding the artillery. He was also at the Battle of Albuera on 16 May 1811 with four guns, the cavalry affair at Usagre on 25 May, and in the actions at Fuentes de Guinaldo and Aldea de Ponte on 25 and 27 Sep In 1812 D troop was with Rowland Hill's corps on the Tagus river. At Ribera, Whinyates made such good use of two guns
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Paris in the 17th century


one from Porte Saint Martin to Porte Saint-Jacques, which crossed the Seine on the Pont Notre-Dame, and a second wide street from Porte Saint-Denis to the Porte Saint-Michel, crossing the Pont au Change and the Pont Saint-Michel. There was a single main east-west axis, beginning at the Bastille in the east and ending at Porte Saint-Honoré in the west, via the rue Saint Antoine, rue des Balais, rue Roi-de-Sicilie, rue de la Verrerie
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Pont Marie


The Pont Marie is a bridge which crosses the Seine in Paris, France. The bridge links the Île Saint-Louis to the quai de l'Hôtel de Ville and is one of three bridges designed to allow traffic flow between the Île Saint-Louis and the Left and Right banks of Paris. The Pont Marie links the Right Bank and is the counterpart of the Pont de la Tournelle which is built along the same line but serves to connect the Île Saint-Louis with the Left Bank. The Pont Marie derives its name
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Pont Vell, Santa Eulària des Riu


Pont Vell is the ancient bridge which crosses the Riu de Santa Eulària (Santa Eulària river), the only river on the Spanish island of Ibiza. The bridge stands next to the modern road bridge on the western approach to the town of Santa Eulària des Riu. Today the bridges is only used as a footbridge with all other traffic restricted to the adjacent modern bridge. "Pont Vell" was an important strategic crossing and was once the only way into Santa Eulària from the west. Its origins are considered to be Roman
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Pont de Brotonne


), from which the bridge gets its name. Only two bridges are located further downstream the Seine from the pont de Brotonne: the Pont de Tancarville and the Pont de Normandie. The bridge is a cable-stayed bridge (specifically of the fan design), whose principal span reaches and is made of prestressed concrete. It is considered an engineering feat and was the first bridge of this type in the world. The bridge was a toll bridge until 2006, at which point crossing it became free. The bridge is
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Île aux Cygnes


lined walkway, named L'Allée des Cygnes (Path of Swans), runs the length of the island. Since 2012, there has been a public workout space with bicycles and a climbing wall underneath the Pont de Grenelle, close to a Statue of Liberty replica. The island is crossed by three bridges: the Pont de Grenelle, the Pont Rouelle and the Pont de Bir-Hakeim. It is served by the Passy and Bir-Hakeim Métro stations. A notable feature is a quarter-scale replica of "Liberty Enlightening
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Pont-de-Chéruy


Pont-de-Chéruy is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Pont-de-Chéruy is located in the department of Isère and in the region of Auvergne-Rhone-Alps. The Bourbre flows north through the middle of the commune and crosses the town. The population has evolved according to the following table: In 2009 there were 1 medical center and 3 pharmacies. Since 2009 Pont-de-Chéruy has 2 maternal schools and 1 elementary school, 1 high school and 2 lyceums. Regarding the
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Pont Notre-Dame


The Pont Notre-Dame is a bridge that crosses the Seine in Paris, France linking the "quai de Gesvres" on the Rive Droite with the "quai de la Corse" on the Île de la Cité. The bridge is noted for being the "most ancient" in Paris, in the sense that, while the oldest bridge in Paris that is "in its original state" is undoubtedly the Pont Neuf, a bridge in some form has existed at the site of the Pont Notre-Dame since antiquity;
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Gorges de Daluis


(the Pont du Pra d'Astier on 7 July, the Pont de Berthéou the following day) in an attempt to halt German troops advancing toward Guillaumes. South from Guillaumes, the D902/D2202 runs on the west side of the gorge, with the southbound lane going through 17 tunnels. The (now defunct) Alpes-Maritimes railroad line from Pont-de-Gueydan to Guillaumes, inaugurated in 1923, runs east from Guillaumes and crosses the gorge at the Pont de la Mariée, spanning 58 meters. Bungee jumping is
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Bordeaux


often very busy. Another ring road is under consideration. Bordeaux has five road bridges that cross the Garonne, the Pont de pierre built in the 1820s and three modern bridges built after 1960: the Pont Saint Jean, just south of the Pont de pierre (both located downtown), the Pont d'Aquitaine, a suspended bridge downstream from downtown, and the Pont François Mitterrand, located upstream of downtown. These two bridges are part of the ring road around Bordeaux. A fifth bridge, the Pont Jacques-Chaban-Delmas
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Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture


pont de Grenelle', 'de la Bourdonnais' and 'pont de l’Alma' before reaching the 'Invalides' terminus. Not concerning the Ceinture directly, but attached to this extension, was another Ouest project approved on 14 June 1897: the 'Boulanvilliers' line extension that, crossing the river on a 'viaduc de Passy' just below the pont de l'Alma, would allow Ceinture and St-Lazare passengers a much shorter trip between the city centre and the Champ de Mars. It was an extensive project: the
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Pont Royal


The Pont Royal is a bridge crossing the river Seine in Paris. It is the third oldest bridge in Paris, after the Pont Neuf and the Pont Marie. The Pont Royal links the Right Bank by the Pavillon de Flore with the Left Bank of Paris between rue du Bac and the rue de Beaune. The bridge is constructed with five elliptical arches "en plein cintre". A hydrographic ladder, indicating floods' highest level in Paris, is visible on the last pier nearest each bank. In 1632, the entrepreneur
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Petit Pont


The Petit Pont ("Little Bridge") is a bridge crossing the River Seine in Paris, built in 1853, although a structure has crossed the river at this point since antiquity. The present bridge is a single stone arch linking the 4th arrondissement and the Île de la Cité, with the 5th arrondissement, between quai de Montebello and quai Saint-Michel. The Petit Pont is notable for having been destroyed, at least thirteen times since its original inception during Gallo-Roman times to the mid-19th century. It is
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Pont des Arts


The Pont des Arts or Passerelle des Arts is a pedestrian bridge in Paris which crosses the River Seine. It links the Institut de France and the central square ("cour carrée") of the Palais du Louvre, (which had been termed the "Palais des Arts" under the First French Empire). Between 1802 and 1804, under the reign of Napoleon, a nine-arch metallic bridge for pedestrians was constructed at the location of the present day Pont des Arts: this was the first metal bridge in Paris
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Pont de Tolbiac


The pont de Tolbiac is a bridge across the Seine in Paris built between 1879 and 1882 by H.P. Bernard, and J.D.A. Pérouse. It crosses from the 12th to the 13th arrondissement, linking quai de Bercy to rue Neuve Tolbiac. Its nearest Paris Metro station is Cour Saint-Émilion. The pont de Tolbiac was built in a wave of urbanisation of eastern Paris in the second half of the 19th century. The decision to build it was made in 1877 by a vote of the municipal council, in order to create an
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Pont-de-l'Isère


Pont de l'Isère is a French commune, located in the department of Drôme and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. This town really emerged in 1866 when it was separated from La Roche-de-Glun. Its name comes from the bridge which crosses the Isère to the south of the town Built in 1822 after the old wooden bridge burned down in 1814. Pont de l'Isère is a small town in the Drôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is best known for the fact that it is located
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Pont de Saint-Cloud


The pont de Saint-Cloud ("Saint-Cloud Bridge") is a French bridge constructed of metal which crosses the Seine between the communes of Boulogne-Billancourt and Saint-Cloud in the French department of Hauts-de-Seine. The first pont de Saint-Cloud appeared in 841 because of a conflict between Charles the Bald et Lothaire I, and consisted of only a simple wooden footbridge. The Seine has been traversable from this location for twelve centuries, and tradition holds that no king of France has traversed
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Pont de Vieille-Brioude


Pont de Vieille-Brioude (Vieille-Brioude Bridge) is located in France, crossing the Allier River. It is a masonry arch bridge with a span of that was built in 1832. The predecessor of this bridge on the same site was probably built in 1479 and had a span of , making it the longest existing arch span for some three hundred years. The bridge was ordered by local resident Lady de Dombes and built by Grenier and Estone similar to how Pont Grand (Tournon-sur-Rhône) was later
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Pont de Bir-Hakeim


The pont de Bir-Hakeim, formerly the pont de Passy, is a bridge that crosses the Seine River in Paris, France. It connects the city's 15th and 16th arrondissements, and passes through the île aux Cygnes. The bridge, made of steel, is the second to have stood at the site. It was constructed between 1903 and 1905, replacing an earlier bridge that had been erected in 1878. An arch bridge, it is 237 metres (777 ft) long and 24.7 metres (81 ft)
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Penfeld


of the Quaternary Era. This explains its depth, allowing deep-draught ships to go quite a way upstream, with tides running up it up to deep. At Brest, the Penfeld is crossed by the Pont de l’Harteloire then, some way downstream, by the Pont de Recouvrance, the largest vertical-lift bridge in Europe until it was de-throned by the Pont Gustave-Flaubert in 2007. In its last stretch, within embankments high, the Penfeld runs through the Brest naval base, and at its mouth
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History of Paris


followed the route of the modern day Rue Saint-Jacques. It crossed the Seine and traversed the Île de la Cité on two wooden bridges: the "Petit Pont" and the "Grand Pont" (today's Pont Notre-Dame). The port of the city, where the boats docked, was located on the island where the parvis of Notre Dame is today. On the right bank, it followed the modern Rue Saint-Martin. On the left bank, the "cardo" was crossed by a
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Ponte de Mem Gutierres


Ponte de Mem Gutierres is a Romanesque bridge in Portugal, located in the civil parish of Esperança e Brunhais, in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso. Crossing the river Ave in the district of Braga, the bridge connects either margin lined with picturesque houses. Limited by the Serra do Carvalho, Serra da Cabreira and Serra do Gerês, the bridge is situated in a cross-roads territory that links Braga with Chaves, across the Serra do Gerês, and between Braga and Guimarães. Its central location was important in groups that
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Arques, Aveyron


the southern border before continuing west to the Barrage of Pont-de-Salars then continuing west to eventually join the Aveyron river at Saint-Martin-Laguépie. The word "Arques" derives from the Latin "arx" meaning "fortress". The lordship of Arques extended over the Palanges mountains and included the current commune of the same name plus two enclaves currently in the communes of Segur and Vézins-de-Lévézou. Arques is mentioned in a donation to the Abbey of Conques in 1079. It was later attached
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Pont des Invalides


The Pont des Invalides is the lowest bridge traversing the Seine in Paris. The story of this bridge started in 1821, when engineer Claude Navier conceived a technologically revolutionary bridge that crossed the Seine in one single reach without any point of support in between. The proposed suspension bridge, the construction of which started in 1824, was meant to be erected opposite to the Hotel des Invalides on the site of the current Pont Alexandre III. Navier failed to leave a safety margin on top of his calculations, and the contract to build
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Ponte Romana do Rio Brenhas


The Ponte Romana do Rio Brenhas ("Roman bridge of Rio Brenhas"), sometimes known simply as the "Ponta Romana de Moura" or "Ponte de Moura", is bridge built during the Roman occupation of the Iberian peninsula, that crosses the River Brenhas in the civil parish of Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador in the municipality of Moura in the Portuguese district of Beja. It was constructed during the Roman occupation, and integrated with the "Via de Ebora", that began
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Rafał Sonik


Cup. 1st start in the "12 hours of Pont de Vaux" 2005 (Honda TRX 450R). Polish Champion title in the Enduro Rally class 2K Silesian Cross-Country Quad Champion class Open (Mistrz Śląska w Country Crossie Quadów, klasa Open). Polish Champion title in the Enduro Rally class 2K Silesian Cross-Country Quad Champion class 2K. 2nd place in the Polish Motor Association Cup in Quad Cross Country class Open. start w "12 hours of Pont de Vaux" 2003 (Yamaha Banshee).
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Pont de Rei


The Pont de Rei (, , ) is a bridge and border crossing over the Garonne River that connects the Aran Valley of Spain with the Haute-Garonne department of France. The road on the French side is N125, ending in the commune of Fos; on the Spanish side the road is N-230, ending in the municipality of Bausen. In 1515, the "Plan d'Arem" agreement was signed at the crossing between Spanish and French nobles and representatives to guarantee free passage and exchange of goods between the valleys on both
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Pont de Wandre


The Pont de Wandre is a single-pier cable-stayed bridge carrying the N667 road across the Albert Canal and River Meuse between Liège (on the east side) and Herstal (on the west side), both in Belgium. From the 15th to 19th century the Meuse at Wandre was crossed by a ferry. In 1884 the first bridge crossing between Herstal and Wandre was built; it consisted of a metal bowstring bridge across the canal, a seven-arched brick-and-stone viaduct across the land between the
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Pont de Normandie


The Pont de Normandie () is a cable-stayed road bridge that spans the river Seine linking Le Havre to Honfleur in Normandy, northern France. Its total length is – between the two piers. It is also the last bridge to cross the Seine before it empties into the ocean. Despite being a motorway toll bridge, there is a footpath as well as a narrow cycle lane in each direction allowing pedestrians and cyclists to cross the bridge free of charge. The bridge was designed by Michel Virlogeux, the general studies
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Strasbourg tramway


Wacken" and "Droits de l’Homme - Robertsau Boecklin" (line E); "Gare centrale - Pont de Saverne" (line C) and "Pont de Saverne - Homme de Fer" (line A) - around 14.4 km in total. The "Homme de Fer" station did not exist on the old network: there was a station nearby in the Rue de la Haute Montée, currently crossed by lines B, C and F, while the Place Kléber was the main hub. "Place de la
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Ottavio Orsini


Ottavio Orsini (1585–1640) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Segni (1632–1640) and Bishop of Venafro (1621–1632). Ottavio Orsini was born in 1585 and ordained a priest in 1618. On 13 Sep 1621, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XV as Bishop of Venafro. On 21 Sep 1621, he was consecrated bishop by Roberto Ubaldini, Bishop of Montepulciano, with Pietro Antonio Da Ponte, Bishop of Troia, and Fabrizio Landriani, Bishop of Pavia, serving as co-consecrators
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Ricky Ponting with the Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09


in Nagpur was at odds with team sport is all about. May it never be allowed to happen again." The barrage of Ponting's decision continued, with then Australian leading Test run-scorer (since overtaken by Ponting) saying on Fox Sports, "I don't know what to make of this. They go into the tea break on a high and come out worrying about over-rates. I am glad Ricky can't read my mind right now because he is not going to like it." Ponting
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Pont-de-Crau


of Crau. The project was sanctioned by Robert de Montcalm, councillor of king Henry III of France and president of his court at the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence. De Montcalm used his own money to purchase a two-ninths share of the Arles-Canal de Craponne project, which was confirmed by an act of August 29, 1583. In 1584, the associates built the Pont-de-Crau, a bridge and aqueduct to cross a fetid foul water swamp south east of Arles. This was significant
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José Antonio Álvarez Condarco


with Supreme Director Juan Martín de Pueyrredón. Together, they were able to establish what types and quantities of war materiel would be necessary for the Andean campaign. At the end of 1816, San Martín sent him to Chile, with the apparent mission of delivering letters to Casimiro Marcó del Pont, the Spanish governor. In reality, San Martín wanted to employ his skills as a cartographer to discover the best path for the army to cross the cordillera. He originally crossed through the Paso de Los Patos. Marcó del Pont sent
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Pont de Brotonne


The Brotonne Bridge ("pont de Brotonne") is a bridge in the region of Upper Normandy in France, situated between the cities of Le Havre and Rouen. It has crossed the Seine since 1977, to the east of the commune of Caudebec-en-Caux. Its construction was financed by the General council of Seine-Maritime for the purpose of opening up the Pays de Caux and assuring a connection between the commune of Yvetot and the A13 autoroute by way of the forêt de Brotonne ("Brotonne forest"
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Landmarks in Paris


and the Musée de la Légion d'honneur. The Ukrainian Embassy and the World Heritage Centre lie in the 7th arrondissement, and several bridges crossing the Seine include Pont de la Concorde and Pont Royal. The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a 17th-century avenue connecting the Place de la Concorde and the Napoleonic Arc de Triomphe, which straddles the 8th, 16th and 17th arrondissements. It is a major tourist attraction and shopping street, one of the most famous routes of the World, hosting labels such as Sephora, Lancel,
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Penarth


The traditional summer daily service to Weston-super-mare ceased in 1994 when Weston's Birnbeck Pier was damaged in a storm, declared unsafe and closed to visitors. The Cardiff Waterbus operates a passenger water taxi service daily between 10.30 am and 5.00 pm, sailing from the Penarth end of the Bay Barrage and the Mermaid Quay on Cardiff's waterfront with seven crossings at hourly intervals. The first boat leaves Penarth at 10.30 am and the last boat back departs Cardiff at 5.00 pm. The Pont y Werin pedestrian and cycle bridge
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Menilmontant brook


, the rue Roquépine, the rue de Penthièvre, the rue du Colisée and the rue Marbeuf and finally the Seine river where it ended, between the pont de l'Alma and the Place du Trocadéro. In the 1760s, Jean-Joseph de Laborde covered the Great Sewer for reasons of public health. It is notably the Rue de Provence with an East-West route that covers the Great Sewer and makes disappear the small "pont d'Arcans" (=Arcans bridge). This bridge allowed to cross the Grand Sewer at approximate
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Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor


The passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, formerly known as passerelle Solférino (or pont de Solférino), is a footbridge over the River Seine in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. It is served by the Metro station Assemblée Nationale. For a century, a cast iron bridge inaugurated by Napoleon III in 1861 allowed vehicles to cross between quai Anatole-France and quai des Tuileries. Built by the engineers of the Pont des Invalides, Paul-Martin Gallocher de Lagalisserie and Jules Savarin, it was named after the June 1859 French
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Pont de Neuilly


The Pont de Neuilly is a road and rail bridge carrying Route nationale 13 and Paris Métro Line 1 which crosses the River Seine between the right bank of Neuilly-sur-Seine and Courbevoie and Puteaux on the left bank in the French department of Hauts-de-Seine. It faces the headquarters of La Défense and is aligned on the Axe historique of Paris. The first bridge on the site was in wood, built after the fall of Henry IV and Marie de Médicis's carriage in June 1606. The second was
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Route nationale 10


André-de-Cubzac and crosses the Dordogne. The old road passes through Ambarès-et-Lagrave as "avenue de l'Aquitaine" (as the RD 911). It becomes the "avenue Carnet" and "avenue Thiers" in the centre of Bordeaux. It then crosses the Garonne at the "Pont de pierre". The road leaves Bordeaux to the south as the "cours Gambetta" and crosses the A 630/E 70 at Réjouit and then into heavily wooded countryside of the "Landes de Gascogne"
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Sully – Morland (Paris Métro)


Sully - Morland is a station of the Paris Métro, France, named after the Pont de Sully and the "Boulevard Morland". The Pont de Sully commemorates Maximilien de Béthune, Baron of Rosny, Duke of Sully (1560–1641), friend and Minister to King Henri IV. It crosses the Seine to the Île Saint-Louis and the Boulevard Saint-Germain. The "Boulevard Morland" was named after Colonel François-Louis Morlan (called "Morland", 1771–1805) who was killed at Austerlitz, with his
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Ponte da Ribeira de Meimoa


The Ponte da Ribeira de Meimoa is a medieval bridge that crosses the "Ribeira de Meimoa", in the civil parish of Meimoa, municipality of Penamacor in Portuguese district of Castelo Branco. The bridge was constructed between 14th and 16th century, over a pre-existing structure that was constructed during the Roman epoch. The structure was totally reconstructed during the Reconquista, and integrated into the secondary military line that connected Salgueiro to Meimoa, winding through the "Via Lata". Legend suggests that a Roman bridge existed on the site
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2015 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21


into Boulogne-Billancourt and followed the Rive Droite to the Longchamp Racecourse, where the riders passed around the northern side, before crossing the Bois de Boulogne to the Palais des congrès. The race headed up the Avenue de la Grande Armée, to reach the Arc de Triomphe, and then headed down "Avenue Marceau", back towards the Seine. The peloton turned right onto the "Avenue de New York", then turned left and crossed the Seine at the Pont d'Iéna. After crossing the bridge, the riders turned
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Île de la Cité


position to fend off Viking attacks at the Siege of Paris in 885-86, and in the 10th century, a cathedral (the predecessor of Notre-Dame) was built on the island. From early times wooden bridges linked the island to the riverbanks on either side, the Grand Pont (the Pont au Change) spanning the wider reach to the Right Bank, and the Petit Pont spanning the narrower crossing to the Left Bank. The first bridge rebuilt in stone (in 1378) was at the site of the
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Pont d'Austerlitz


The Pont d'Austerlitz is a bridge which crosses the Seine River in Paris, France. It owes its name to the battle of Austerlitz (1805). The bridge links the 12th arrondissement at the rue Ledru-Rollin, to the 5th and 13th arrondissements, at the Jardin des Plantes. The construction of the bridge came from a necessity to link the Faubourg Saint-Antoine on the right bank to the Jardin des Plantes on the left bank. At the beginning of the 19th century the first bridge was constructed. In 1801
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Seine (Van Gogh series)


was in July 1886 that his brother Theo began to notice changes in Vincent's paintings and noted Parisian artists began swapping paintings with him. "Pont du Carrousel with Louvre" depicts the bridge that crosses the Seine named Pont du Carrousel and behind it the Louvre. Pont de Carrousel is a bridge that leads to the Louvre which is accessed through "guichets" du Carrousel and guichets du Louvre. Guichets are gates and commonly used for the passages into the Louvre. The Louvre was built about 1200 as a fortress. In the
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2014 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21


-Forges" at and headed north through Orsay and Vauhallan. The race then headed east through Massy, north to Châtenay-Malabry, and on through Clamart and Meudon to Issy-les-Moulineaux, before crossing the River Seine and the Île Saint-Germain. The race turned north-east and travelled along the Right Bank of the Seine to Pont Alexandre III, where the riders crossed the Seine, again, and turned left, passing Les Invalides. The race followed the river along to the Pont du Carrousel and
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Barrage Vauban


The Barrage Vauban, or Vauban Dam, is a bridge, weir and defensive work erected in the 17th century on the River Ill in the city of Strasbourg in France. At that time, it was known as the Great Lock ("grande écluse"), although it does not function as a navigation lock in the modern sense of the word. Today it serves to display sculptures and has a viewing terrace on its roof, with views of the earlier "Ponts Couverts" bridges and Petite France quarter. It has
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Sai Van Bridge


Sai Van Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Macau, China, inaugurated on December 19, 2004. The bridge measures long and is the third one to cross the Praia Grande Bay connecting Taipa Island and Macau Peninsula. It features a double-deck design, with an enclosed lower deck to be used in the event of strong typhoons when the other two bridges connecting Taipa and Macau Peninsula, namely Ponte Governador Nobre de Carvalho and Ponte de Amizade, are closed. Space is also reserved in the lower deck for a
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The Portuguese Way


the region in 136 BC. For the inland route, Ponte de Lima's bridge is used. The later bridge possibly dates to the 1st century and was rebuilt in 1125. One of the most tiring parts of the Portuguese inland Way is in the Labruja hills in Ponte de Lima, which are hard to cross. The Camino winds its way inland until it reaches the Portugal-Spain border at the Minho river through Valença, where international bridges exist, heading for a 108 km walk to Santiago, passing through Tui.
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Paris in the Belle Époque


Grand Palais and Petit Palais; the Passerelle Debilly, a foot bridge that linked two sections of the Exposition; and a railroad bridge between Grenelle and Passy. Two more bridges were dedicated in 1905: the Pont de Passy (now the Pont de Bir-Hakeim), and the Viaduc d'Austerlitz, crossed by the metro. The work of creating parks, squares and promenades during the "Belle Époque" continued in the Second Empire style. The projects were managed at first by Jean-Charles Alphand, who had been the
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Ponte da Ribeira de Cobres


The Ponte da Ribeira de Cobres (Bridge of "Ribeira dos Cobres") is a bridge in the civil parish, in the municipality of Almodôvar in the Portuguese district of Beja. The bridge has been dated to between the 12th and 13th century, using shale rock. By 1758 it was the only bridge crossing the "Ribeira dos Cobres". The bridge greatly damaged following seasonal storms in 1970, and repaired in the proceeding months. Situated in a transition zone between agricultural lands and urbanized areas, with modern buildings within
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Ponte metálica de Fão


The Ponte metálica de Fão is a bridge in Portugal at Fão. It is located in Braga District, crossing the Cávado River, on the EN 13 (National Road 13 - Porto-Valença). It connects Fão to Esposende. The bridge was designed by Abel Maria da Mota, built by Empresa Industrial Portuguesa of Lisbon, between 1889 and 1892. The field works were supervised by M. Reynaud. The inauguration took place in August 7, 1892, and was named Luis Filipe Bridge in honor of the then Prince Royal
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Pont de la Concorde (Paris)


The Pont de la Concorde is an arch bridge across the River Seine in Paris connecting the Quai des Tuileries at the Place de la Concorde (on the Right Bank) and the Quai d'Orsay (on the Left Bank). It has formerly been known as the "Pont Louis XVI", "Pont de la Révolution", "Pont de la Concorde", "Pont Louis XVI" again during the Bourbon Restoration (1814), and again in 1830, Pont de la Concorde, the name it has retained to
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Route nationale 10


-de-Tyrosse, then heads towards the Atlantic coast entering Bayonne where it crosses to the south side of the river Adour on the "Pont H. Grenet", and continues southwest past the airport and Biarritz. RN 10 reaches the "Côte basque" by Bidart, Guéthary, alongside the "Plage de Parlementia" before entering the town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and crossing the river on the "Charles de Gaulle" bridge into the town of Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle. It then passes
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Lake Seppings


built along the western side of the lake. A car park for access to the path is located along Golf Links Road. Lake Seppings is approximately in length (from north to south) and the north end is approximately in width. The lake narrows toward the southern end and the path crosses the lake approximately before the southern tip. The lake is situated in the Lake Seppings nature reserve that has a total area of . Lake Seppings is regarded as an excellent place for bird watching, particularly for water-birds. Over
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2015 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21


left again, in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, along "Quai Branly" and turned onto "Avenue Bosquet". This was followed by the "Avenue de Tourville" and the "Boulevard des Invalides". The race then crossed through the gardens of Les Invalides reaching the "Quai d'Orsay" and turning right. On reaching the Pont du Carrousel, the race crossed the Seine for the final time. The race passed the Louvre and turned left to travel along the Rue de Rivoli, through the Place de la
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Pont de Pierre (Aosta)


The Pont de Pierre (French; ), meaning "Stone Bridge", is a Roman segmental arch bridge in the Italian city of Aosta in the Aosta Valley. The bridge crossed the Buthier about 600 m from the eastern exit of the Roman colony Augusta Praetoria; in later times the "torrente" changed its course, leaving the ancient bridge today without water. The single-arch bridge has a span of 17.1 m and a width of 5.9 m. The arch vault consists of large voussoirs and shows a comparatively flat profile
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Landmarks in Paris


Hôtel de Sully, Hôtel de Sens, Hôtel de Ville, Hôtel Lambert, and Hôtel Saint-Pol, and a significant number of bridges, including Pont au Change, Pont au Double, Pont de Sully, Pont Louis-Philippe, Pont Marie, Pont Notre-Dame, Pont Saint-Louis, and Pont Saint-Michel. Quartier Latin (5th and 6th arrondissements, "Left Bank") is a 12th Century scholastic centre formerly stretching between the "Left Bank's" Place Maubert and the Sorbonne campus of
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Rafał Sonik


4th place in the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge 3rd place in the Dakar Rally During the 1st qualifiers to the World Cup - Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge - Sonik has broken his hand making it impossible for him to continue in the next WC rounds. 21st place in the "12 hours of Pont de Vaux" Polish Champion title in the Enduro Rally class 2K 3rd place in the w Quad Cross Country Polish Championship class 2K 30th place in the "12 hours of Pont de Vaux" Polish Champion title in the Enduro Rally
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Doris de Pont


. It was through this connection that de Pont acquired the lease for her first boutique situated at 13 O'Connell Street, Auckland. The shop opened in June 1985 and sold her designs under the label 'Design: Doris de Pont'. In 1994 she joined up with textile designer Adrienne Foote to establish the fashion label DNA which was sold in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and Denmark. In 2002 de Pont and Foote parted ways and the DNA label became 'Doris de Pont'. de Pont was known particularly for
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Les Ponts-de-Cé


Les Ponts-de-Cé is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Les Ponts-de-Cé is in the suburbs of Angers. In September 1432, during the Hundred Years' War, the routiers of Rodrigo de Villandrando, in the pay of Georges de la Trémoille, held Les Ponts-de-Cé against the assaults of Jean de Bueil. In August 1620, a battle in Les Ponts-de-Cé definitely ended a civil war, waged by Marie de Médicis
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Route nationale 4


other branch the Avenue de Gravelle. The road follows the southern edge of the park. It crosses the A4 autoroute and continues east as the Avenue des Canadiens and then crossing the River Marne. It passes through the suburbs of Joinville-le-Pont and Champigny-sur-Marne. It then passes through Chennevières-sur-Marne and an industrial area before reaching open countryside and the Northern edge of the "Forêt de Notre-Dame". The road has a junction with the RN 104 and becomes a dual-
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Bridges of Lyon


Lyon resident, born in the Ainay district of Lyon) on the site of an old bridge that was formerly known as the "Pont Cotton" (attested in the 17th century). It is the oldest surviving bridge structure in Lyon ; its construction was followed by that of the "Pont de Couzon" (1840) and the "Passerelle Saint-Georges" footbridge (1853; later renamed "Passerelle Paul Couturier"), the pillars of which are shaped like silk weavers' shuttles. A new crossing of the
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Camino de Santiago (route descriptions)


and centuries later King Manuel I did the same in 1502. Currently, the crossing which replaces the barges in both the Coastal and the Coastal derivation of the central way is made through Ponte de Fão, built in 1892, heading to the , currently lost, the Neiva was a Castro culture hillfort and early medieval castle. For pilgrims preferring the inland route, the crossing is made through the Medieval Bridge of Barcelos, constructed between 1325 and 1328. The crossing of the Lima River is made through the Eiffel bridge (1878
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List of Jeeves characters


the weather and Seppings's lumbago. On one occasion, Bertie calls him "Pop Seppings" in a familiar manner. He is employed alongside the supreme chef Anatole. Like many others, Seppings highly esteems Anatole's cooking. In "Right Ho, Jeeves", Bertie describes Seppings when recalling Tuppy pushing away Anatole's cooking at dinner, stating that "Seppings, Aunt Dahlia's butler, a cold, unemotional man, had gasped and practically reeled when Tuppy waved aside those "nonnettes de poulet Agnès Sorel"".
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Paris Métro Line 4


line is now being retrofitted for full automation, with completion expected in the early 2020s. Line 4, opened in 1908, was the last line of the original concession of the Compagnie du chemin de fer métropolitain de Paris and the first to cross the Seine underground (Line 5—now Line 6 at this point—crossed the river on the Passy bridge, later renamed the Pont de Bir-Hakeim in 1906). The route was the subject of lengthy discussions that delayed the start of construction of the tunnel. It was originally
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Pont de Neuilly (Paris Métro)


Pont de Neuilly is a station on Paris Métro Line 1, situated in the prosperous suburban commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine. Between 1940 and 1950 it was known as "Pont de Neuilly, Avenue de Madrid". It is named after the Pont de Neuilly, a nearby bridge. The bridge - which carries parallel road and rail links between Neuilly and La Défense, over the river Seine - is in fact nearer to the Esplanade de la Défense station than to the Pont de Neuilly station. It was the western
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Sandy Bay, Tasmania


Vict No.8.), proposed on the 24 Nov 1860, and held its first meeting on 22 Jan 1861. Its purpose was to construct, maintain and regulate cross and bye roads in the Queenborough Road District. The Browns River Road District was proclaimed on 8 Nov 1852, under the Cross and Bye Roads Act 1852 (15 Vict No.8.) and abolished on 4 Sep 1871. The Browns River and Sandy Bay Rivulet Road District was proclaimed on 4 Sep 1871, under the Cross and Bye Roads Act 1870 (33
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Ponte do Prado


completed by António de Crasto from the town of Viana (in 1676). On the left margin is a rectangular space to facilitate passage over the bridge. Also part of this project was the erection of a cross, dedicated to the "Senhor da Ponte" ("Our Lord of the Bridge") on the northern margin, but that did not survive to this day. The pavement is constituted from rectangular blocks, delimited by a paved walkway resting on corbels which allow the passage of pedestrians and by wrought iron guards
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Pont-y-Cafnau


and leats were built to convey water into the works. The leat from the Taff Fawr was conveyed in a cast iron elevated aqueduct which ran along the north bank and crossed the Taff Fechan before crossing the Taff at Pont-y-Cafnau and entering the works to power a 50-foot cast iron water wheel known as Aeolus. The leat from Taff Fechan was at ground level and again crossed the Taff at Pont-y-Cafnau. This supplied water to the Cyfarthfa brick works. The three levels of Pont-y-
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Place Saint-Michel


The Place Saint-Michel is a public square in the Latin Quarter, on the borderline between the fifth and sixth arrondissements of Paris, France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine facing the Île de la Cité, to which it is linked by the Pont Saint-Michel. The northern end of the Place Saint-Michel, the end closer to the river, is on the left-bank side of the Pont Saint-Michel, which crosses sixty-two metres of water to reach the island
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2017 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11


the first . The route then used part of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps before heading through Stavelot, Trois-Ponts and Vielsalm. The riders then crossed into Luxembourg and travelled through Troisvierges. An intermediate sprint took place at Wincrange, and the race then continued over the category 4 "Côte de Wiltz" and the category 3 "Côte d'Eschdorf". After descending through Grosbous, the race passed through Saeul, Kehlen, Dippach and Esch-sur-Alzette, before crossing into France at Audun-le-Tiche.
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Victor Marie du Pont


Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours (October 1, 1767 – January 30, 1827) was a French American diplomat, politician and businessman. He was a member of the Delaware General Assembly, the founder of the Du Pont, Bauduy & Co., wool manufacturers, and brother of Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Company. Victor du Pont was born October 1, 1767 in Paris, France, son of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and Nicole Charlotte Marie Louise le Dée.
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Paris under Napoleon


cross. Further east he built the Pont d'Austerlitz (1801-1807) connecting the Jardin des Plantes and workshops of the left bank with the working-class neighborhoods of Faubourg Saint-Antoine. It was replaced by his nephew, Napoleon III, in 1854. To the west he constructed the Pont d'Iéna, (1808–14) which linked the large parade ground of the École Militaire on the left bank with the hill of Chaillot, where he intended to build a palace for his son, the King of Rome. The new
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Pont Louis-Philippe


Louis Philippe. Built by Marc Seguin and his brothers, it crossed the Seine to the Île Saint-Louis. It was opened to traffic one year later, on 26 July 1834. After the French Revolution of 1848 (during which the bridge and its tollhouses were burnt down), it was restored and renamed "Pont de la Réforme", a name it held until 1852. In the face of increased traffic (the tollhouses had not been restored), it was demolished to be replaced by the present structure in
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Rue du Bac, Paris


owes its name to a ferry ("bac") established toward 1550 on what is now the quai Voltaire, to transport stone blocks for the construction of the Palais des Tuileries. It crossed the Seine at the site of today's Pont Royal, bridge constructed under the reign of Louis XIV to replace the "pont rouge" built in 1632 by the financier Barbier. Originally, the street was named "grand chemin du Bac", then "ruelle du Bac" and "grande rue du Bac". This article
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Pont Grandchamp


The Pont Grandchamp is a covered bridge that crosses the Rivière Bayonne at Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Quebec, Canada. The wooden trusses are of the type "Town québécois", a variant on the lattice truss patented by Ithiel Town in 1820. About 500 similar bridges were built in Quebec in the first half of the 1900s. Built in 1918, it is named after local farmer and industrialist, Arthur Cornellier dit Grandchamp, who in 1885 had supervised the construction of an earlier bridge at the site. By
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Ponte das Caínheiras


Ponte das Caínheiras is a masonry bridge in the civil parish of Castro Laboreiro e Lamas de Mouro, municipality of Melgaço, in the district of Viana do Castelo, on the narrow traffic area over the Rio das Caínheiras. Locals often refer to the bridge as ""O Diabo"" ("The Devil") owing to the frequent traffic tie-ups attempting to cross it. The first reference to the bridge occurred on 11 May 1758 by Father Inácio Ribeiro Marques, in the "Memórias Paroquiais" of the parish
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6th Airborne Division advance to the River Seine


by an artillery barrage. During this time the 12th Parachute Battalion captured Putot-en-Auge, taking 160 prisoners and several heavy weapons. The next day, 21 August, the 3rd Parachute Brigade advanced towards the River Touques at Pont-l'Évêque, fighting through a German infantry and armour position at Annebault. The village was eventually captured by the 8th Parachute Battalion after some heavy fighting. Here the brigade held firm while the 5th Parachute Brigade moved through them, and reached Pont-l'Évêque on 22 August. The 13th Parachute
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Francisco Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda


was born in Maceió and studied in Recife, receiving his diploma in Law in 1911. He got married twice; in 1914, to Maria Beatriz Cavalcanti Pontes de Miranda; and in 1952, to Cardilli Pontes de Miranda; five children would result from these two marriages. After beginning his career as a lawyer, Pontes de Miranda become a judge in 1924. In 1939, he left the Court of Appeal in which he presided, to become the Brazilian ambassador in Colombia. Pontes de Miranda was also a professor. He
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Pont De Rennes bridge


The Pont De Rennes bridge is located in the Brown's Race Historic District of Rochester New York at the base of the High Falls where it spans the Genesee River. The Pont De Rennes bridge formerly carried Platt Street over the river but was converted to pedestrian use in 1982 as part of a redevelopment of the High Falls area as an entertainment area. The bridge was renamed the Pont De Rennes for Rochester's sister city Rennes in France as part of the conversion. The Pont De Rennes bridge provides unobstructed views of the High
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Route nationale 17


"Forêt d'Halatte" crossing the River Oise at Pont-Sainte-Maxence crosses marsh and woodland before open countryside. There is a junction with the RN31 (E46) between Beauvais and Compiègne. The road then passes the villages of Estrées-Saint-Denis and Cuvilly passing the grounds of the Chateau de Tilloloy. The road crosses the autoroute and heads round the village of Roye. The bypass runs next to war-graves on the bank of the River Avre. The RN17 then crosses the A29 (E44) and then
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The Portuguese Way


later King Manuel I did the same in 1502. Currently, the crossing which replaces the barges in both the Coastal and the Coastal derivation of the central way is made through Ponte de Fão, built in 1892. A pilgrims' barge in Barco do Lago was recovered for recreational pilgrimages, with a replica of the "Barca de Carga" (Cargo's Barge) being launched in 2017. For pilgrims preferring the inland route, the crossing is made throw the Medieval Bridge of Barcelos, constructed between 1325 and 1328. From
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École des Ponts Business School


École des Ponts Business School is the business school of École des Ponts ParisTech, the oldest and one of the most prestigious French Grandes Écoles, founded by royal decree of King Louis XV in 1747 and formerly known as École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. École des Ponts Business School is an international business school and research institution based in Paris, France that offers a Global Executive MBA (EMBA), a Full-Time Masters in Business Administration (MBA), an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration and many specialized certificates and programs
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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Pont-Aven


The Musée des Beaux Arts de Pont-Aven also known as Museum of Pont-Aven was created in 1985 with the support of the French Museum Department and the Finistère Conseil Général. The modern wing built in 1985 is reserved for exhibitions and the old wing, which was renovated in 1987, houses a historical reconstruction of Pont-Aven at the end of the 19th century as well as the permanent collection dedicated to the Pont-Aven School. Some key dates marking the genesis of the museum The objectives of the Museum Artists
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Route nationale 165


The Route nationale 165 is a highway in western France. It connects the towns of Brest and Nantes. It is also numbered European Route 60. The majority of the route is autoroute standard. The road commences at Brest docks passing the visitor attractions "Oceanopolis" and Botanical Gardens. Thereafter the road turns south crossing the River Elom on a modern bridge the Pont de l'Iroise. The older Pont A. Louppe now closed to vehicular traffic lies on the seaward side. The road passes the town of Plougastel Daoulas and alongside the coast
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Le Pont-de-Montvert


Le Pont-de-Montvert is a former commune in the Lozère département in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Pont-de-Montvert-Sud-Mont-Lozère. It is located in the heart of the Parc National des Cévennes. The inhabitants of Le Pont-de-Montvert are called "Pontoises" or "Montvertipontains". Late Neolithic standing stones called the menhirs of the Cham des Bondons, the largest concentration of menhirs in the south of France, bear
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École des Ponts Business School


MBA listed in the ranking. In 2011, the SMBG Eduniversal ranking listed École des Ponts Business School as an Excellent Business School Since 2015, CEO Magazine has ranked École des Ponts Business School's Full-Time MBA program as #1 in the world and in the 1st Tier of schools internationally. In 2017, École des Ponts Business School's Global Executive MBA program was ranked #2 worldwide and ranked #20 by QS. École des Ponts Business School offers an internationally accredited MBA Full-Time program in Innovation Management based
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FC Bagnols Pont


Football Club Bagnols-sur-Cèze – Pont-Saint-Esprit (Occitan "Banhòus de Céser – Lo Pònt Sant Esperit"; commonly referred to as FC Bagnols Pont or simply Bagnols Pont) is a French football club based in Bagnols-sur-Cèze in the Occitanie region. The club was founded on 21 July 2000 following the merger of two local clubs; "Union Club Bagnols Jeunesse" and "Indépendante de Pont-Saint-Esprit". Bagnols Pont currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur 2,
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Willis Bradley Haviland


palms and one star, a Belgian Croix de guerre with palm, an Italian Croce di Guerra ("Cross of War"), and an Italian Medal of Military Valor. Pilots under his command at Porto Corsini, Italy won sixteen Navy Crosses and one Congressional Medal of Honor, the latter being Ensign Charles Hammann. Willis Bradley Haviland's father was Dr. Willis Henry Haviland, M.D., born 10 Sep 1864 in Haviland Hollow, Putnam County, NY, died 15 Jan 1939 in Butte, Silver Bow County, MT.
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Severn crossing


carried trains across the Severn from Sharpness to Lydney. A proposed Severn Barrage could constitute a third crossing if one is ever built. It has been suggested that such a barrage could carry a road crossing. Until recently, a rail link over a barrage had been ruled out because it would contain a huge set of shipping locks that the rails would need to traverse. It has since been suggested that a rail bridge could carry smaller, modern trains over the locks, making a rail link possible. However, a report by
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Pont de Sèvres (Paris Métro)


Pont de Sèvres is a station of the Paris Métro Line 9, located near the pont de Sèvres, which is a bridge on the Seine connecting to Sèvres. The station serves as the western terminus of Paris Métro Line 9 and opened on 3 February 1934 with the extension from Porte de Saint-Cloud station. The "Musée de Sèvres" station of Tramway Line 2, the Sèvres - Cité de la céramique (national ceramics museum) and the Parc de Saint-Cloud lie at the other end of the "Pont
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