Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in L'Haÿ-les-Roses, France
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4.3 km
83 m
Explore L'Haÿ-les-Roses in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Sight 1: Aqueduc Médicis
The Medici aqueduct, or Rungis water aqueduct, was built by order of Marie de Medici, in order to bring to Paris the waters of the springs collected in Rungis, in the current department of Val-de-Marne. Commissioned in 1623, the Medici Aqueduct is still in operation. It is owned by the City of Paris and managed by Eau de Paris.
Sight 2: Borne du Serment de Koufra
The Capture of Kufra was part of the Allied Western Desert Campaign during the Second World War. Kufra is a group of oases in the Kufra District of south-eastern Cyrenaica in the Libyan Desert. In 1940, it was part of the colony of Italian Libya Libia Italiana, which was part of Africa Settentrionale Italiana (ASI), which had been established in 1934.
Sight 3: Villa Hennebique
Villa Hennebique, also known as Hennebique Tour or Hennebique house, is a building located at 1, avenue du Lycée-Lakanal and at 22, avenue Victor-Hugo in Bourg-la-Reine.
Sight 4: Château de Sceaux
The Parc de Sceaux, part of the Domaine de Sceaux, is the property of the Hauts-de-Seine department and its park extends over the territories of the communes of Sceaux and Antony.
Sight 5: Musée du Domaine Départemental de Sceaux
The museum of the Departmental Domain of Sceaux, owned by the Hauts-de-Seine department, is located in the heart of the Parc de Sceaux and includes several buildings. Its permanent collections evoke the art of living in Île-de-France, from Louis XIV to Napoleon III, and more precisely, from the creation of the Domaine de Sceaux, at the initiative of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to its rebirth, by the will of the Duke and Duchess of Treviso. The collections are presented in the current Château de Sceaux, built between 1856 and 1860 for the Treviso family.
Sight 6: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is a French Roman Catholic church in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Located at the corner of rue Houdan and rue du Docteur-Berger, it has been listed as a historical monument since 1929.
Wikipedia: Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Sceaux (FR), Website
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