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HistoryThe Marquis de Sade was imprisoned in Vincennes fortress in 1777, where he remained (mainly: he escaped for a little over a month in 1778), until February 1784, when Vincennes fortress was closed and de Sade was transferred to the Bastille. In 1929, the commune of Vincennes lost about half of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a large part of which belonged to the commune of Vincennes.SightsThe city is famous for its castle, the Château de Vincennes, and its park, the Bois de Vincennes hosting one of the biggest zoo in Paris, Zoo de Vincennes (though these two are now within the limits of the City of Paris). It also features a large military fort, now housing various army services.TransportVincennes is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 1: Bérault and Château de Vincennes.Vincennes is also served by Vincennes station on Paris RER line A. PorcelainMain article: Vincennes porcelainIn the old royal château, a porcelain manufactory was established in 1740, specializing in imitations of Meißen porcelain and naturalistic flowers, which were incorporated into bouquets under the direction of Parisian marchands-merciers. The Vincennes porcelain factory continued until 1756, when the production was transferred to new buildings at Sèvres, initiating the career of world-famous Sèvres porcelain. MiscellaneousTwin townsVincennes is twinned with:
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Val-de-Marne Coat of arms of the Val-de-Marne department Location Administration Department number: 94 Region: Île-de-France Prefecture: Créteil Subprefectures: L'Haÿ-les-Roses ..... Click the link for more information. Ville de Paris City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: "Tossed by the waves, she does not sink") The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ..... Click the link for more information. Motto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" Anthem "La Marseillaise" ..... Click the link for more information. This page is currently protected from editing until disputes have been resolved. Protection is not an endorsement of the current [ version] ([ protection log]). ..... Click the link for more information. Kilometre Zero (also written km 0) or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location (often in the nation's capital city), from which distances are traditionally measured. ..... 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Bois de Vincennes is a park in the English landscape manner to the east of Paris. The park is named after the nearby town of Vincennes. The Bois de Vincennes, like the Bois de Boulogne, is often not thought to be part of Paris proper, as it consists only of unpopulated ..... Click the link for more information. Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs. ..... Click the link for more information. FORCES ARMEES FRANCAISES Coat of Arms of the French Republic Branches of service Armée de Terre Marine Nationale Armée de l'Air Gendarmerie Nationale ' Leadership Commander-in-Chief: President Nicolas Sarkozy Minister of Defense: ..... Click the link for more information. Year opened 1900 Last extension 1992 Rolling stock MP 89 Stations served 25 Length 16.6 km Length 10.3 mi Average interstation 692 m Journeys made 165,921,408 (per annum) Paris public transport ..... Click the link for more information. Date opened 1934 Accesses 29, av. de Paris 63, av. de Paris 64, av. de Paris 98, av. de Paris Municipality/ Arrondissement Vincennes Fare zone 2 Next stations Paris Mtro ..... Click the link for more information. Date opened 1934 Accesses 14, av. de Paris 7, av. de Nogent 11, av. de Nogent Château de Vincennes Bus station Municipality/ Arrondissement Vincennes Fare zone 2 Next stations Paris Mtro ..... Click the link for more information. Year opened 1977 Last extension 1994 Rolling stock MS 61, MI 84, MI 2N Stations served 46 Length 108.5 km Length 67.4 mi Average interstation 2,411 m Journeys made 272,800,000 (per annum) ..... Click the link for more information. The Vincennes porcelain manufactory was established in 1740 in the disused royal Château de Vincennes, in Vincennes, east of Paris. The entrepreneur in charge, Claude-Humbert Gérin, established workshops and employed craftsmen from the Chantilly manufactory, whose patron, ..... Click the link for more information. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. You can assist by [ editing it] now. A how-to guide is available, as is general . This article has been tagged since January 2007. ..... Click the link for more information. Meissen Old town of Meissen Coat of arms Location ..... Click the link for more information. Commune of Sèvres Vue de Pont de Sèvres, by Henri Rousseau (1908) Location Paris and inner ring départements Coordinates Administration ..... Click the link for more information. Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is a porcelain factory located in Sèvres, France. 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| The day that the deed of gift had been sent to the king, the cardinal caused himself to be transported to Vincennes. "And then, my lord," continued Rochefort, "you understand that to emerge from the Bastile in order to enter Vincennes is only to change one's prison. This is a work, however, which I have never happened to meet with; and Stewart, the chaplain of the American sloop of war Vincennes, has likewise devoted a portion of his book, entitled 'A Visit to the South Seas', to the same subject. |
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