The French TGV is inspired by the Japanese Shinkansen. Contrary to what some patriotic minds might believe, France did not invent the first high-speed train. The project to build a high-speed train to connect the main cities of France emerged in the 1960s, taking Japan as a model. Japan embarked o ...
rected on the chapel of the Fourvière hill was to be inaugurated on September 8, but a flood of the Saône prevented the ceremony from taking place. The inauguration was postponed to the date of December 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. It was on this occasion that the people of Lyon, i ...
e planets Mars and Venus, as well as Mercury and the Moon, not to mention the cryovolcanoes of Enceladus, one of Saturn's icy moons. In addition to the inauguration of this new attraction, the park has signed a partnership with CNES (the French National Centre for Space Studies). So many novelties ...
to observe local fauna and flora! - An altitude conference on the Grande Motte glacier and its evolution in the face of climate change with a glaciologist. - The inauguration of an outdoor exhibition called "Tignes and the Vanoise National Park: a shared history" with free access throughout the su ...
artment store on Rue de Rivoli in the 1st arrondissement was postponed to Wednesday, June 23, 2021, due to the health crisis. Its highly anticipated inauguration was celebrated on Monday, June 21, by Bernard Arnault (CEO of the LVMH group), in the presence of Emmanuel Macron and the mayor of Paris, ...
through the interior of the country rather than just along the coast. The story of abandonment and rebirth. But, in 1931, just a few years after its inauguration, the Canfranc station fell victim to a serious fire that hindered its development. The Spanish Civil War and then World War II prevented ...
y authorizations. The Las Vegas Sphere will be officially inaugurated in September 2023 with a series of concerts by the band U2. But even before its inauguration, this building has left a lasting impression and made a spectacular impact on the city's skyline. ...
