Marseille, France
Château Borély
A merchant hired Europe's most celebrated architect, then rejected his design as too fancy for a summer house.
From the CommunityA merchant hired Europe's most celebrated architect, then rejected his design as too fancy for a summer house.
From the CommunityA Protestant designed Marseille's holiest site, and the drawbridge from its medieval fort still rises nightly.
From the CommunityA diplomatic giraffe walked 550 miles across France in 1827, sparking 'giraffomania' that drew 600,000 visitors.
From the CommunityFrance's only 19th-century cathedral took 40 years to build and matches St. Peter's Basilica in scale: all to impress sailors.
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