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Meudon is a suburb of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine département in northern France. Population (1999): 43,663. Jump to: navigation, search The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ...
The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ...
Although a choice residential district, access to the railway (RER) and the Seine River have made Meudon a manufacturing center since the 1840s. Metal products and military explosives have been continuously produced here since then. An RER train at Gare de lEst. ...
This article is about the river in France. ...
Geography
Located about 8 kilometers to the south-west of Paris, the village of Meudon is built on the hills and valleys of the Seine. The wood of Meudon lies for the most part to the west of the town. The northwest part of Meudon, overlooking the Seine, is known as Bellevue ("beautiful view"). This article is about the river in France. ...
History Archaeological sites show that Meudon has been populated since neolithic times. Jump to: navigation, search The Neolithic, (Greek neos=new, lithos=stone, or New Stone Age) was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age. ...
The Celts called the area Mol-Dum (sand dune) — and the Romans latinized the name as Moldunum. A Celtic cross. ...
The handsome Galliera Institutions, on the hill of Fleury, were founded by the duchess of Galliera for the care of aged persons and orphans. The buildings were completed in 1885. 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
In the 16th century the cardinal, Charles of Lorraine, built at Meudon a magnificent chateau, which was destroyed in 1803. The present remains belong to a building erected by the Dauphin, son of Louis XIV. 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Scientific facilities What is today ONERA, a national research institute on aerospace topics, has been a presence since the military opened its aerostatic (lighter-than-air) field in the Chalais park in 1877. From 1921 to 1981 the Air Museum was located here until it moved to Le Bourget Airport. The Office National dÉtudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (National Office of Aerospatial Studies and Research, ONERA) is a French national research institution dedicated to the study of aerospace problems (flow mechanics, materials and structures, information processing, physics). ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Le Bourget airport (Aéroport du Bourget) is an airport, located in Le Bourget, close to Paris, France, nowadays only used for general aviation (business jets) as well as air shows. ...
There is a branch of the Paris Observatory founded in 1877 on the ruins of the Chateau-Neuf, burned by the Germans in the siege of Paris 1871. The Paris Observatory (in French, Observatoire de Paris or Observatoire de Paris-Meudon) is the foremost astronomical observatory of France, and one of the largest astronomical centers in the world. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
CNRS has a campus in Bellevue. The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) is one of the most prominent scientific research institutions in France. ...
People Rodin's villa des Brillants, now a museum of his art, is located here, as is his grave. Rodins The Burghers of Calais in Calais, France. ...
Richard Wagner was a resident (No. 27 Av. du Château), and here composed 'The Flying Dutchman'. Jump to: navigation, search Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 in Leipzig – February 13, 1883 in Venice) was an influential German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his groundbreaking symphonic-operas (or music dramas). His compositions are notable for their continuous contrapuntal texture, rich harmonies...
Louis-Ferdinand Céline lived here until his death, and is buried in Bas Meudon. Céline Céline redirects here. ...
Painter May Alcott lived here until her death. Abigail May Alcott Nieriker American artist, July 16, 1840- December 29, 1879, known as the original for Amy in her sister Louisa May Alcotts book Little Women. ...
Artist Jean Arp was a resident 1929-1940. Hans (Jean) Arp (September 16, 1886 – June 7, 1966) was a sculptor, painter, and poet. ...
The town has a monument to Rabelais who died here as canon of Meudon, where he held the benefice from 1551-1552. François Rabelais (ca. ...
Jump to: navigation, search A canon (from the Latin canonicus and Greek κανωνικωσ relating to a rule) is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to a rule (canon). ...
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