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The chief building in Mantes is the church of Notre-Dame which dates in the main from the end of the 12th century. A previous church was burnt down by William the Conqueror together with the rest of the town, at the capture of which he lost his life in 1087. Modern bridges link Mantes with the town of Limay on the other side of the river.
Mantes was half way between the centres of power of the dukes of Normandy at Rouen and the kings of France at Paris. Along with most of northern France, it changed hands frequently in the Hundred Years' War.
Louis XIV instituted the manufacture of musical instruments in Mantes, and it was chosen as the centre of brassBrass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Some types of brass are called bronzes, despite their high zinc content. Brass is a valuable manufacturing material because of its hardness and workability. Alpha brasses, with less than 40% zinc, are malleable and ca and woodwind instrument manufacture. In the 19th century, painters were attracted to the town, particularly CorotNadar) Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot ( July 26, 1796 February 22, 1875) was a French landscape painter. Camille Corot was born in Paris, in a house on the Quai by the rue du Bac, now demolished. His family were well-to-do bourgeois people, and whatever may, whose paintings of the bridge and the cathedral are celebrated. ProkofievSergei Sergeevich Prokofiev ( April 23, 1891 March 5, 1953) was a Ukrainian composer. Biography Early years Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka (now the village of Krasne in Donetsk oblast), Ukraine, as an only child. His mother was a pianist and his father a spent the summer of 1920 there orchestrating the ballet Chout .Mantes was the location of the first allied bridgehead across the Seine on August 9August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. Events 48 BC Roman Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. 378 Battle of 1944Events World War II January January 4 The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munck January 17 British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin;, by General PattonPatton is a 1970 biographical film which tells the story of General George Patton's commands during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden and Michael Bates. There were several attempts to make the movie, starting in 1953. The Patton family w's 3rd Army. Major rebuilding was needed after the war.
Mantes today has light industry, focussed on cementIn the general sense, a cement is any material with adhesive properties. The term cement is also commonly used to refer more specifically to powdered materials which develop strong adhesive qualities when combined with water. These materials are more prop and chemicals, but is inevitably drawn into the economic orbit of nearby Paris.