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Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine. Population: 200,000. It was the port-of-call for French ocean liners making the Transatlantic crossing (cf Cruise ship).1 Administration
Le Havre is a sous-préfecture of the département of Seine-Maritime.
2 History
The city was founded in 1517, when it was named Franciscopolis after Francis I of France, and subsequently named Le Havre-de-Grâce (hence Havre de Grace, Maryland). Le Havre simply means the harbour or the port. Its construction was ordered to replace the ancient harbours of Honfleur and Harfleur whose utility had decreased due to silting.
The city was devastated during the Battle of Normandy and rebuilt in modernistThis article focuses on the cultural movement labeled 'modernism' or 'the modern movement'. See also: Modernism (Roman Catholicism) or Modernist Christianity; Modernismo for specific art movement(s) in Spain and Catalonia. Just as the ancients drew the in style by Auguste PerretAuguste Perret ( 1874 1954) was a French architect and a leader and specialist in concrete construction. He was born in Ixelles, Belgium. He was the brother of the architect Gustave Perret. He worked on a new interpretation of the neo-classical style..
3 Miscellaneous
Sister cities/ Twin towns inlude:
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