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A word of advice: you'll need to be on your toes to reserve your seats are you ready to experience this 2025 edition of Air Legend and admire World War II-era aircraft in full flight Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Jean Fouquet’s diptych from the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame in Melun is one of the masterworks of French painting and of fifteenth century art in general featuring a portrait of the donor Étienne Chevalier and a representation of Saint Stephen came into the Gemäldegalerie’s collection in 1896 has belonged to the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp since the early nineteenth century there is the enamel medallion with a self-portrait of the artist which once decorated the frame of the diptych and is now preserved in the Louvre the presentation at Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie will bring all of these fragments together for the first time in 80 years thereby briefly restoring the lost unity of a great work of art Planned several times in the last decades but never realised well-preserved paintings is a sensation and offers viewers an exceptional aesthetic experience Additional selected works delineate the artistic context of the painter and demonstrate his artistic foundations First and foremost is the Portrait of the Ferrara Court Jester Gonella from Vienna whose attribution to Jean Fouquet has been debated for forty years it will be shown next to verified major works by Fouquet there is the life-size portrait drawing of Guillaume Jouvenel des Ursins the only preserved sheet that can be attributed to Fouquet without doubt whose characteristics one may wish to recognise in the Madonna from the diptych as well as drawings by Benozzo Gozzoli and Barthélemy d’Eyck represent the seminal Netherlandish portrait painting of Fouquet’s time as well as his possible Italian inspirations A publication will be released for the exhibition presenting new research on the work and the circumstances of its creation Included are essays from eleven international specialists who pursue the donor Étienne Chevalier and his patron-age and the artistic sources cited by the painter as well as the technical characteristics of his paintings and drawings Jean Fouquet’s ‘Madonna’ extended in Berlin due to popular demand U-Bahn: Potsdamer PlatzS-Bahn: Potsdamer PlatzBus: Potsdamer Brücke Sun 10:00 - 18:00Mon closedTue 10:00 - 18:00Wed 10:00 - 18:00Thu 10:00 - 18:00Fri 10:00 - 18:00Sat 10:00 - 18:00 Special opening hours during public holidays Annual membership Staatliche Museen zu Berlin from just 25,00 EURAnnual Passes for the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Tel 030 - 266 42 42 42 (Mon - Fri, 9 am - 4 pm)Questions | Bookings | Feedback Press release Museum and the City: "Paris 1937: Jean Fouquet zwischen Albert Speer und Guernica" on the blog of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (German only) Medievalists.net The Melun Diptych by the French artist Jean Fouquet is one of the most famous artworks from the fifteenth century new research suggests that the artist created a hidden image The two panels of this diptych were created around 1455 and were first hung in a crypt of the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame in Melun Treasurer to the French kings Charles VII and Louis XI and created by Jean Fouquet (ca.1420–1481) a painter and manuscript illuminator who also worked at the French court The left panel shows the commissioner of the diptych Étienne Chevalier – treasurer of the French kings Charles VII and Louis XI – kneeling next to his patron saint The right panel shows the Madonna breastfeeding the baby Jesus It is believed that this Madonna was based on Agnès Sorel The two halves of the diptych have been separated since the 18th century and now are displayed at museums in Antwerp and Berlin a research assistant at Chemnitz University of Technology explains how she made a remarkable discovery about the piece: When I was intensively thinking about the composition of the entire diptych while looking at the left panel a thought struck me like a bolt of lightning I made a mirror-image sketch of the panel on display in Berlin and superimposed it on the panel with the Madonna – I folded both panels together I discovered a previously unnoticed game of hide-and-seek that does not reveal itself when looking at the open double image Only when one takes into account the folding effect of the panels and which has only recently come increasingly into the focus of work in art history do completely new interpretations of what Jean Fouquet probably also wanted to express open up “Closing the picture completely changed the image’s message without viewers being able to physically see what was happening between the panels lying on top of each other,” Schünemann explains In the resulting “sandwich image,” the donor Étienne Chevalier kneels in the folds of Mary’s wide-open cloak and is mystically nursed by her “The two wings of the diptych thus become a lactatio which in iconography denotes the miracle of nourishment from the Madonna’s breast it also becomes obvious that the Christ sitting on the Madonna’s lap can look into the chest of the breastfed and thus literally into the heart,” Schünemann describes her discovery “This can now also explain technological art studies of the past which have shown that both Étienne Chevalier’s head and that of St Stephen of Fouquet were corrected during painting,” says the Chemnitz historian the painter wanted certain points of the picture to meet exactly when the diptych is closed and at that moment the donor Étienne Chevalier lies against Madonna’s breast and becomes the recipient of her nourishment “The directions of the angels’ gazes on the right panel now also take on a previously unimagined meaning,” says Schünemann Today the right panel of the Melun Diptych belongs to the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp while the left panel to the Gemäldegalerie Berlin The complete diptych was reunited on a couple of occasions You can read more about the discovery in Monja Schünemann’s blog post SILENT DEVOTION: (In)visible folding effects in Jean Fouquet’s diptych of Melun Top Image: Photo by Jacob Mueller / Chemnitz University of Technology We've created a Patreon for Medievalists.net as we want to transition to a more community-funded model We aim to be the leading content provider about all things medieval podcast and Youtube page offers news and resources about the Middle Ages We hope that are our audience wants to support us so that we can further develop our podcast and remove the advertising on our platforms This will also allow our fans to get more involved in what content we do produce Member Login Text description provided by the architects. The building takes its roots within an unstructured urban site made of blank spaces (playgrounds, wide avenues…) and building as objects from the modernist urban development (blocks of council flats, gymnasium and school). The Music Academy building remind of a « music box », solid and sober with its brick walls, precious by its gold copper alloy cladding. © Herve AbbadieIts shape cuts out harmoniously its skyline. The rhythm from its golden openings punctuates the facades depending of their orientations and their needs in natural light. © Herve AbbadieThis public equipment shapes an identity and homogeneity out of the steps of the surroundings and the buildings neighbourhood. © Herve AbbadieThe two mains materials used for the facades of that project, dark bricks and copper, complete one another without neither luxury nor apparent protocol: - The dark brick evokes the institution’s permanence - The copper-aluminium alloy («Tecu Gold »), reveals the sensuality and the plasticity in the teaching arts Exploded AxonometricThe project sheltered atmospheres, scales, practices and various places within a single volume. The identity of the venue will be associated to its creative function with accurate effects and proportions, rhythms and tensions. © Herve AbbadieThe multiple vocation of this cultural equipment is suggested by its fragmentation. This one reveals different kinds of teachings, creates cross sections and interstices allowing the indirect and various lights diffusion depending on days and seasons. Contrasts between different atmospheres contribute to give an identity to each activity (dance studio, music academy, restitution group room) and its spotting within the building: © Herve AbbadieOpenings overlooking outside and lights for the dance studios upstairs, inwardness for the music academy giving a selection of sizes and height to its rooms, all of them wrapped around a patio and its maple (wood used in lute-making). Easy accessibility for the restitution group room, multipurpose tool, situated in front of the principal entrance, enjoying a double height and a relative independence. Master PlanThe mineral flat facades, mat and rough, are carved up by long splays; these ones reveal a gold coppered matter, smooth and reflective, which sparkled the light through tall steel “harp” and perforated panel filters. The diurnal and night-time external atmosphere of the building will set up between the dark brick and the golden copper. © Herve AbbadieThe two façade’s matters complete each other harmoniously: charcoal grey and gold They tune together with exactitude and set to music as the musical practice requires it too You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Design Principal and CEO of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU He studied architecture at the Vienna University of Technology and the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles Most formative among his many international teaching positions was his tenure at the University of Applied Arts Vienna: from 1993 to 2011 he was Professor for Architecture (Studio Prix) and stepped down from his position as vice chancellor of the Institute of Architecture in 2012 He taught as a visiting professor at the Architectural Association in London in 1984 and at Harvard University in Cambridge Prix was active as Adjunct Professor at the SCI-Arc in Los Angeles In 1998 he was a faculty member of Columbia University in New York Perloff Professorship at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) he served as adjunct professor at UCLA and became a Doctor Honoris Causa de la Universidad de Palermo Prix was made Officier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres and was also awarded the gold medal for merits to the federal state of Vienna He received in 2004 the Annie Spink Award for Excellence in Architectural Education for his commitment to teaching and training and was awarded with the Jencks Award: Visions Built prize for his major contribution to the theory and practice of architecture in 2008 Heinz Fischer bestowed the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art on Wolf D Prix for his outstanding creative achievements In 2011 he was honoured with the “Silberne Komturkreuz des Landes Niederösterreich” as well as the Honorary Citizenship of the City of Busan Prix was a member of the architectural committee in the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts as well as of the Advisory Committee for Building Culture Prix belongs to the Architectural Association Austria the Association of German Architects (BDA) in Germany the Architectural Association Santa Clara in Cuba the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) the American Institute of Architects (AIA) the Chamber of Architects Île de France and the Architectural Association Italy Prix has been published in numerous books and his architectural designs have been featured in many museums and collections worldwide he was the commissioner for the Austrian contribution for the 10th International Exhibition of the Venice Biennale Archive Exhibitions Sign In Register Talia Melun and Isaak Ulmer have each taken a large leap forward in their burgeoning bobsled careers by qualifying for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics.  Both are leaving their mark on the Omega Youth Series abroad Melun’s best-ever finish was fourth on Nov while Ulmer has a fourth-place effort of his own from March 15 in Lake Placid “I have been working towards this goal since I first started pretty much … but I never thought I'd actually reach it,” Melun said and I didn't really think that I would be able to qualify really amazing that I got to.”  Ulmer is likewise thrilled about the opportunity “It's probably one of the highlights of my career so far,” he said “I'm really proud to do all this work and have it pay off.”  The teens have the privilege of being coached by Chris Spring a four-time Olympian and eight-time IBSF World Cup medallist Having retired at 39 years of age back in September Spring now gives back to his favourite sport by mentoring new generations “This is the first time I've been a part of it as a coach and it's really special,” said the veteran slider “It's a goal that [Talia and Isaak] both set out to achieve—to qualify for these Games—and to have achieved it in the timeframe that they did I'm really excited to be coaching them at the upcoming Youth Olympic Games as well.”  The 15-year-old and her big brother Noah were exposed to sliding sports from an early age because their dad Phillippe works at the Whistler Sliding Centre (WSC) Both kids found their way into the local bobsled pipeline although Noah recently stepped away from competing.  but it’s had a healthy impact on both.  “I always wanted to be better than Noah,” Melun said “I always wanted to beat him in some way But I think it was definitely pushing the both of us a lot I still talk to him about all the other athletes and what's going on and we are still sliding together in Whistler He just has other opportunities that don't really allow him to slide as much.”  As one of several athletes who benefit from having a world-class track in their backyard Melun has felt the love from all her coaches and the staff who know her personally—and of course her dad It’s a tightly-knit crew up at the WSC and she wouldn’t be the same without it.  She’s also grateful for her travelling support system “Chris is such a good coach,” Melun said I could not ask for a better coach to be coming with us on all of these trips into the Olympics You can ask him any questions about anything and it's been really great competing alongside and travelling with him.”  If you ask a sliding athlete what they love most about their sport chances are they’ll talk about the speed Not to say Ulmer doesn’t enjoy those things but a different element came to mind when he described his love of bobsled.  “I really like the feeling of driving down the track and I like how I have control of what I'm doing,” he explained “It's not full control—you can sometimes go out of control and crash—but you can influence yourself you're kind of competing against yourself You can't influence the other person when they're going down the track.”  He found bobsled through a school program that took him to the Ice House a WinSport facility that gives athletes the opportunity to master launching their sleds who spent time at Calgary’s Olympic sliding track until it closed in 2019.  Ulmer has only driven the WSC a handful of times Initially he found the world’s fastest ice to be difficult and off-putting He also credits Spring with helping him adapt to a variety of venues.  but he's also really knowledgeable,” Ulmer commented “When we went to Lillehammer [in Norway] he can look at the track and decipher what needs to be done.”  And as someone who appreciates the art of driving a perfect line the 17-year-old praised Melun’s demeanour and competence.  “She's probably one of the most calm drivers I've met and she's really skilled,” he said “She doesn’t stress about anything … and if you have questions while driving she knows [the answers] somehow even though it could be our first day on the track.”  With the 2024 Youth Olympics scheduled for Jan. 19 to Feb. 1, Melun and Ulmer are raring to put their best foot forward, but fundraising continues to be an issue. Melun's crowdfunding platform can be found here  and Ulmer's here. Once again this year, the Musée de la Gendarmerie Nationale welcomes us free of charge during the Nuit des Musées 2025 a not-to-be-missed event offering a wide range of cultural evening events parents and children can discover the astonishing collections of this museum dedicated to thehistory of the Gendarmerie Nationale A history put into perspective with the great History of France which can be visited during this 21st edition of the Nuit des Musées from the 18th-century musket of the Maréchaussée des Monnaies to the MR73 and the various vehicles used by the Gendarmerie The "chronothematic" alcoves on the first and second floors look back at pivotal periods for the Gendarmerie Le programme est mis à jour en fonction des annonces officielles An unusual museum for an evening like no other Apply Now Schedule Sign Me Up stone tools known as “Acheulean handaxes” to cut meat and wood these prehistoric oval and pear-shaped tools are flaked on both sides and have a pointed end Handaxes have long been a source of fascination in social and cultural history Prior to the Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries people thought that they were of natural origin and referred to them as “thunderstones shot from the clouds,” according to texts with the earliest records dating back to the mid-1500s From the Paleolithic Age to the Renaissance and beyond handaxes have been—and continue to be—part of human history The Melun Diptych was commissioned by Étienne Chevalier and served as treasurer for King Charles VII of France The diptych comprises two oil paintings on wood panels: “Étienne Chevalier with Saint Stephen” on the left and “Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels,” on the right The researchers found that an Acheulean handaxe appears to have been represented in the left panel Chevalier is depicted wearing a crimson robe with his hands folded together as if he were praying is standing next to him holding the New Testament as a stone object resembling a handaxe rests on top of the book The stone object symbolizes the death by stoning of Saint Stephen Fouquet is considered one of the most important French artists prior to the Renaissance Art historians have always referred to the stone in The Melun Diptych as a “jagged stone” or a “large, sharp stone,” but no one had ever identified it as something human made. However, Steven Kangas, a senior lecturer in the Department of Art History and study co-author “I’ve known about Fouquet’s painting for years and I had always thought that the stone object looked like a prehistoric tool,” says Kangas this was always sort of stuck in the back of my mind as something that I needed to pursue in the future.” That future arrived in 2021, when Kangas attended a seminar at Dartmouth about the Isimila site in Tanzania, which is famous for handaxes. The talk was delivered by Montgomery Fellow Charles Musiba a professor of anthropology at the University of Colorado-Denver and expert on human origins in Tanzania and South Africa After the seminar, Kangas chatted with Musiba and Jeremy DeSilva, a professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology and co-author Upon showing them a picture of the left panel of The Melun Diptych the fellow professors agreed the stone object in the painting resembled a handaxe the researchers collaborated with colleagues at the University of Cambridge who led the analyses of the painted stone object in the diptych They investigated the overall teardrop shape of the stone object in the painting using an approach called Elliptical Fourier Analysis They found that its shape was similar (within 95%) to other Acheulean handaxes from the region where the paintings were made The researchers examined the stone object’s color and compared its color to that of 20 French Acheulean handaxes Although the colors in the painting are possibly distorted by the pigment and varnishes that have been applied the color-variation on the object’s surface of yellow and red hues was consistent with other handaxe artifacts the high level of color-variation on the surface indicates that Fouquet went to great care and detail to paint the stone object An infrared analysis of the painting revealed both an underdrawing and an underpainting for which the stone object had clearly been reworked Although an artist always has artistic license when creating their work it’s possible that Fouquet may have been replicating an actual handaxe or recreating one from memory “Fouquet seems to have taken a special interest in the stone object probably because he had seen one that struck his attention and imagination,” says Kangas The researchers counted the flake scars on the surface of the painted stone object which was consistent with the average identified on 30 handaxes that were randomly selected from their French handaxe assemblages and flake scar analyses of the stone object in the painting were remarkably consistent with that of other Acheulean handaxes from where Fouquet lived,” said co-author James Clark a graduate student in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge Prior research has provided evidence of pre-Homo sapiens species in Europe using Acheulean handaxes making them one of the longest-used tools and most investigated Paleolithic artifacts “I love this idea of connecting a handaxe—a utilitarian object that helped hominins survive half a million years ago—with a medieval French painting which is so well-known that it’s taught in introductory art history classes,” says DeSilva “From the Paleolithic Age to the Renaissance and beyond handaxes have been—and continue to be—part of human history.” Amy Olson can be reached at amy.d.olson@dartmouth.edu The framers were acutely aware of competing interests and they had great distrust of concentrated authority We inspire students to practice good global citizenship while strengthening their own communities Act Now The special presentation ‘Jean Fouquet: The Melun Diptych’ is on view at the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin only until this Sunday having been seen already by around 65,000 excited viewers the Gemäldegalerie of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the lending museum have agreed on an extended stay in Berlin for the diptych’s right wing depicting the Madonna surrounded by angels This continues the first showing in one place in over 80 years of a core work of French painting and of the art of the fifteenth century in general The special display with additional international loans will end on the original date and the Melun Diptych will then occupy its temporary new home in Hall V of the Gemäldegalerie starting on 10 January 2018 There both wings will be on display until early October 2018 director-general of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and director of the Gemäldegalerie and Skulpturensammlung announced: ‘The Staatliche Museen zu Berlin is overwhelmed by the generosity of our colleagues in Antwerp in continuing to entrust us with their painting for several months after the occasion of the special exhibition It makes possible the prolongation of the art-historical and aesthetic sensation of showing the two panels Jean Fouquet’s diptych from the Collegiate Church in Melun is comprised of two wings portraying the patron Étienne Chevalier with Saint Stephen has been held by the Gemäldegalerie since 1896 has belonged to the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp since the early nineteenth century lawyer and treasurer of King Charles VII of France There he had a burial chapel built for himself and his wife Catherine Budé In the following years Chevalier commissioned a large and immensely costly diptych by Jean Fouquet presumably intended for the altar of his chapel It remained in the church until around the year 1773 when it was dismantled and the panels scattered to various locations Museum and the City: "Paris 1937: Jean Fouquet zwischen Albert Speer und Guernica" on the blog of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (German only) The road to the 2024 Youth Olympic Winter Games has officially begun for three Sea to Sky sliding athletes based out of the Whistler Sliding Centre (WSC) has joined monobob pilots Noah and Talia Melun on a weeks-long business trip to Pyeongchang Youth Olympics hopefuls need to compete in eight races to have a chance at qualifying for next year's Games in Gangwon The first two will be happening in Pyeongchang The remaining events are scheduled for next season Spence celebrates her 16th birthday on Feb. 23 and already owns a pair of 11th-place results on the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) North American Cup circuit. The Squamish native is now a consistently fast finisher on her home track at the WSC and aims to translate her skills abroad.  and my hope is to learn this track for the 2024 Youth Olympic Games and to get the most out of this experience," said Spence "This will be my first ever time travelling internationally representing Team Canada so I'm most excited to experience a new track and meet new people." but she feels like she has grown leaps and bounds over the last year "I’ve definitely gotten stronger physically and mentally and I’ve become a much better pilot as well," said the Whistlerite. "I am constantly learning new things and in the last year I’ve had so many amazing experiences and become a better athlete."  He believes that the WSC community has helped equip him for the next step in his burgeoning career.  "My coaches and teammates help me with the things I can't do or think of by myself or learning new lines down the track from their experience," he said "I've become a better athlete off of their knowledge."  The young athletes departed for Korea last Saturday IBSF coaches will be assisting those who cannot bring their own coaching staff like Spence in Pyeongchang and all four contestants in Lake Placid.  the youth circuit has a great support program organized by the IBSF which gives all athletes access to coaching communications manager for Whistler Sport Legacies (WSL).  The next Omega Youth Series skeleton and monobob races will take place on March 1 in Korea. Results will be available on the IBSF website. You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Here are 12 historical locations from France that make an appearance in The Siege of Paris Melun is the first area we arrive at in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla it was originally a Gaulish town which Caesar recorded as “a town of the Senones Melun was sacked by Norse raiders in the 800s before the events of the game. A longhouse stands in for Melun’s castle and its burial mounds look upon the Seine The city’s stables coincide with Roman Medenunum’s reputation for retaining fresh horses for official Roman couriers Yellow fields dotted with Roman columns lead to the city of Amiens in AC Valhalla Excavations have revealed evidence of the city’s forum This explains the amphitheatre in the game The real version was built for a population greater than that of Roman Paris (Lutetia) or London (Londinium) The virtual city of Amiens is cut through by the Somme river It also retains a gatehouse with flat Roman bricks and the city walls which had protected the real prosperous city from repeated invasion What is presumably a reference to the present city of Meaux makes an appearance in Valhalla as Meledus While large public buildings are in evidence in the city of Meaux in the game it’s simply a walled fortress on a waterfall The Gallo-Roman ruins of Champlieu in the commune of Orrouy include a temple These ruins are reduced to a brooding amphitheatre in Valhalla It’s one of the sites noted on an in-game document which records how Frankish soldiers are searching for something at the sites of Champlieu Cut to the chase by breaking through a trapdoor from the stage The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox patroness saint of Paris, Genevieve is alleged to have led a prayer that saved the city by diverting Attila’s conquering army in the 5th century. She was entombed at an abbey founded by Clovis I Your antagonist Bishop Engelwin resides beneath what’s labelled the Sainte-Geneviève Church in the game you’ll see the stone tomb of Saint Genevieve While the real Divodurum Mediomatricorum was a Celtic oppidum turned Merovingian capital of Austrasia and seat of the Carolingians Ubisoft’s virtual interpretation depicts it as a sadly diminished temple The Diodurum Ruins are located in the Melunois area of Francia in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla but there is an underwater tunnel leading to some treasure Surrounded by a low curtain wall and host to an enthusiastic priestess known as Little Mother the attractive church in Evreux may take inspiration from the 10th century cathedral built in the city A fire in 1119 destroyed the earlier cathedral but it’s uncertain if any particular research informed this virtual edition as its model closely resembles the Sainte-Geneviève Church Well represented in Assassin’s Creed Unity, the Palais de la Cité emerges again in Valhalla’s viking world as a governing citadel on the Île de la Cité. The island in the centre of Paris was the site of a fortress during Roman occupation and in the Middle Ages The palace in Valhalla resembles the Roman and Merovingian Palace in an embellished form but has little in common with the floor plan of the palace in the later medieval period The recognisable Sainte-Chapelle wasn’t built until a few hundred years later The Île de la Cité and the banks on either side of the Seine are wrapped by imposing walls in Valhalla. This may resemble the first medieval walls of the city though an earlier Gallo-Roman wall existed on the island Charles the Bald rebuilt the walls of the city after a series of Viking invasions Wide vineyards and a barn allude to Epernay’s reputation as a trading post for champagne There’s some treasure to be found in the barn The city was historically burnt down by Norse raiders in 858 There are three worshippers in Chartres’ miniature chapel in the game They have lost their faith in Christianity and have erected a statue of Odin A quarried stone wall surrounds the church at Liseux which was an important medieval town and a former Gallo-Roman city History Hit brings you the stories that shaped the world through our award winning podcast network and an online history channel as well as exclusive offers from our shop and carefully selected partners Sign Me Up Home → Science → News or just some random stuff that Jean Fouquet added to his work to grab your attention A famous 15th-century painting has been hiding a prehistoric secret in plain sight as researchers from Dartmouth University and the University of Cambridge have recently discovered Their study revealed that what was previously assumed to be a symbol of St Stephen’s martyrdom in Jean Fouquet’s Melun Diptych is The painting we are talking about here is the Melun Diptych an artwork created by renowned French court painter Jean Fouquet in the year 1455 A diptych is an artwork that has two hinged panels that can be folded like a book.  The right panel is a painting of the Virgin Mary and Christ the Child St. Stephen was stoned to death around 36 CE so the rock in Melun Diptych was always thought to be a symbol of his martyrdom. However, the new study suggests that the rock is an Acheulean hand axe, a stone tool that was used as early as 1.7 million years ago and is often considered one of the oldest tools made by humans.  These bifacial stone tools were prevalent about 300,000 years ago during the mid-paleolithic age Being some of the oldest and most frequently used tools from prehistoric times they hold significant archaeological interest “Acheulean handaxes are one of the most heavily investigated Palaeolithic artifacts. They also represent one of the few stone artifact types to have made their way into popular culture,” the study authors note Archaeological debates abound concerning the handaxes’ intended use While many experts deem them cutting tools others speculate they might have been thrown as weapons Some propose their use as symbols of social status people have used them to show off their skills like “whose handaxe is the best or who is the best stone tool maker.”  Most scholars believe that their unique shape was deliberate yet a few contend that repeated sharpening of a crude tool might naturally result in the handaxe form these axes weren’t recognized as man-made tools They were termed “thunderstones,” believed to fall from the heavens during thunderstorms But did this diptych show an Acheulean handaxe or are scientists misinterpreting something more mundane the researchers closely examined the shape and possible flake scars on the stone depicted in the Melun Diptych.  The analysis revealed that the stone strongly resembled real Acheulean hand axes. Additionally, the location where the painting originated, close to chalk bedrock, hinted at easy access to the flint used to make such Stone Age tools Fouquet’s attention to detail in rendering the artifact and its similarity to real Stone Age hand axes in the region offer solid support to the researchers’ theory their analysis proposes a compelling case that the object in the painting is indeed a genuine prehistoric hand axe “We cannot state with absolute certainty that an Acheulean handaxe was painted by Jean Fouquet c. 1455. What we have done is demonstrate, as far as it is possible, that the stone object in the image is likely to be one,” the study authors said.  They also acknowledge that they have no idea if Fouquet was aware that he was painting a Stone Age handaxe.  “It is difficult to provide any firm resolution on why a handaxe was used by Fouquet within the painting It could have been due to this object’s ubiquity within society in which case it would have been depicted due to a shared understanding of such objects,” they added.  It is also possible that the handaxe was seen as a sacred object in religious This uniqueness might have been why it was included in the painting as it wasn’t something most people were familiar with the world of art and archaeology intertwines and future research may further illuminate the mysteries surrounding the Acheulean rock in the Melun Diptych Note: The left panel of the diptych (which depicts St. Peter and the stone) is currently kept in the Staatliche Museen in Berlin while the right panel is in the possession of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp The study is published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal © 2007-2025 ZME Science - Not exactly rocket science © 2007-2025 ZME Science - Not exactly rocket science tested the Tesla as a rapid medical intervention vehicle in various conditions head of emergency medicine at the South Ile-de-France Hospital Group (GHSIF) and medical head of Smur Melun shared his enthusiasm: “It’s a first in France The results are very positive.” The white SUV branded with Smur Melun’s insignia and equipped with emergency warning systems effectively transported medical teams and equipment swiftly Plans are underway to start electrifying the Smur Melun fleet by late 2024 or early 2025 beginning with liaison vehicles and then intervention cars “We will start by purchasing liaison vehicles then gradually intervention cars… Charging stations will be installed in our garage,” Dr The initiative has garnered interest from other Smur units in Île-de-France “The interest is to enter a dynamic; it needs to be integrated into the renewal of the fleet.” The Ministry of the Interior has also reached out to Dr The Tesla Model Y impressed the medical teams with its safety was particularly noted for accommodating bulky medical bags was particularly appreciated for carrying bulky medical bags The vehicle offers a total storage volume of 971 liters eliminating the need for additional modifications “We can chain three or four interventions in a row; it has a range of nearly 300 km,” Dr highlighting the vehicle’s efficiency Emphasizing the cost-effectiveness of electric vehicles, Dr. Dolveck remarked “Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly accessible… And especially the maintenance costs on the electric motor are reduced as is the wear on the brakes.” The Tesla’s rapid acceleration was also praised for its utility in emergencies This move aligns with societal goals of reducing carbon emissions and adheres to the European Parliament’s regulation to end the sale of new gas engine vehicles by 2035 The successful trial in Melun signifies a significant shift towards integrating electric vehicles in emergency medical services The 2024 Winter Youth Olympics are fast approaching and a number of Whistler-area athletes will soon don the Maple Leaf on an international stage Amalia Pelchat is in the mix for snowboard slopestyle and big air while Hannah Turkington and Anthony Shelly will drop in for boardercross.  Over on the ski cross side, Anne-Marie Joncas made the cut after earning silver and bronze at a December qualifying event in Nakiska Talia Melun is one of two Canadian bobsledders headed to Gangwon Four lugers based out of the Whistler Sliding Centre (WSC) are also taking part in this month's festivities Maya Yuen and Bastian van Wouw are poised to represent Canada as Kaia Hatton looks forward to her major international debut for Great Britain.  Hatton isn't the only British athlete based in the corridor either Sea to Sky Nordics members Graham Benson and Josie Clifford also made it onto Team GB for biathlon.  The action kicks off this Friday, Jan. 19 in South Korea and will conclude on Feb. 1. Learn more at the Gangwon 2024 website. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page NextChem will execute front-end engineering design (FEED) for the Grandpuits biorefinery which is scheduled to begin producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2024 While the service provider disclosed neither a value nor timeframe for delivery of its work under the agreement TotalEnergies’ senior vice-president renewable fuels said signing of the June 3 FEED contract forms an important milestone in the operator’s reinforcement of its commitment to accelerating its growth on the renewable fuels market TotalEnergies plans to produce close to 5 million tonnes/year of renewable fuels the Grandpuits biorefinery will process 400,000 tpy of mostly animal fats from Europe and used cooking oil—supplemented with other vegetable oils like rapeseed but excluding palm oil—primarily from local suppliers to produce 170,000 tpy of SAF; 120,000 tpy of renewable diesel; and 50,000 tpy of renewable naphtha for production of bioplastics Production of biofuels—which reduce carbon emissions by at least 50% compared to their fossil equivalents—plays an important role in TotalEnergies’ broader net-zero strategy to meet carbon neutrality as well as in France’s roadmap for incorporating 2% of sustainable aviation fuel by 2025 TotalEnergies said upon announcing the project in September 2020 TotalEnergies’ more than €500-million conversion of Grandpuits into a zero-crude industrial platform—which also includes operations at nearby Gargenville depot at Yvelines—will include construction of Europe’s first polylactic acid as well as construction of two photovoltaic solar plants The Grandpuits Project Galaxie conversion follows Total €275-million conversion of its former 153,000-b/d at La Mède refinery on the French Riviera into France’s first biorefinery, which the operator commissioned in mid-2019 (OGJ Online, Apr. 16, 2015) Robert Brelsford joined Oil & Gas Journal in October 2013 as downstream technology editor after 8 years as a crude oil price and news reporter on spot crude transactions at the US Gulf Coast He holds a BA (2000) in English from Rice University and an MS (2003) in education and social policy from Northwestern University Libertines frontman urges supporters to show him love and respect Pete Doherty has asked fans to avoid approaching him at his home in France following a number of recent incidents in which people have been spotted near the house in which he lives Libertines frontman Doherty splits his time between the UK and the Paris suburb of Melun A statement released via Doherty’s official website this week explains that a journalist recently disclosed the exact address of the Melun property and that fans have been spotted near the home ever since “Peter recently discussed living in Melun in an interview for a French publication and during a French TV show Le Grand Journal mentioned the small village where he resides,” the statement begins “For clarity; Peter does spend time there with his girlfriend but also has a registered address in the UK obviously his time spent in either location works around commitments throughout Europe and the rest of the world much to our dismay a journalist from another French publication has detailled the exact location of the property in a very innapropriate and bizarre recent online article Whilst Peter is a public figure he also reserves the right to a private life and if you love and respect him please do not visit.” The Libertines recently announced details of a UK arena tour for January 2016. The dates follow the release of the band’s new album ‘Anthems For Doomed Youth’ earlier this month. The band’s third full-length was released on September 11 and charted at Number Three on the Official UK Album Chart. The tour will see the band play arena gigs in Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham, Cardiff, Birmingham and Bournemouth before a huge London date at The O2 on January 30. The world’s defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking what’s new and what’s next since 1952. You don't have permission to access the page you requested. What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Melun is a dull commuter town to the south-east of the French capital I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Libertine, égalité, fraternité… Pete Doherty, the reformed bad boy of British Indie, has shocked the French. It’s not anything to do with bad language, drunkenness or incorrect use of the word tu. No. Doherty, 36, has abandoned the bright lights of Paris and the French Riviera to set up home in Melun, a dull commuter town south-east of the French capital. One French news site suggested that this was equivalent to Serge Gainsbourg, the enfant terrible of French popular music in the 1960s and 1970s, choosing to live in Croydon. The singer made the revelation in a conversation with a writer from the newspaper Le Parisien during the “Rock en Seine” music festival near Paris. He also startled the interviewer by standing up and urinating in the corner of his dressing room. “Things were getting out of hand for me in Paris,” he said, in French. “I’ve got more space in Melun. The love of my life and her family are French. I like buying old stuff in the antique markets and playing pétanque [boules] in my garden.” Melun, population 37, 835, is a sleepy commuter town with a struggling shopping street, a couple of malls and troublesome council estates. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Apr 28, 2024 | , The French Air & Space Force A400M Tactical Display have released their 2024 Schedule via their social media feeds. Another 57 injured after the night express from Nice to Paris smashed into a goods train at Melun At least 16 people were killed and 57 injured when the night express from Nice to Paris smashed into a goods train at Melun The accident occurred at Melun station with the express having just passed the platform when it hurtled into the locomotive of the 25mph goods train the two trains were at an angle of 20 degrees The first carriage of the express mounted the wreckage of the two locomotives that were left mangled together beneath The driver of the freight train was killed Most of the dead and injured were in the first carriage 1912 Turkey declares war on Bulgaria and Serbia 1918 The Republic of Yugoslavia is formally established 1933 Albert Einstein arrives in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany 1945 Colonel Juan Peron stages a coup in Buenos Aires and becomes absolute dictator of Argentina 1953 France agrees to withdraw all its occupation forces from Austria 1957 French author Albert Camus is awarded the Nobel Prize in literature 1966 Central Peru is shaken by an earthquake 1979 Mother Teresa wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the destitute in Calcutta 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake strikes San Francisco 1994 Jordan and Israel sign a historic peace treaty in Amman 1995 Algerian terrorists bomb a subway train in Paris 1997 Former Rwandan Prime Minister Jean Kambanda is charged by the UN International Criminal Tribunal with genocide and crimes against humanity in 1994 1998 A pipeline explodes in Nigeria when villagers try to siphon off oil 1998 Former governor of the Sindh province Hakim Mohammad Saeed is assassinated in Karachi 1999 Mika Hakkinen of Maclaren wins Formula One World Championship 2000 Dubai Marina gets first taste of water 2000 A high-speed passenger train travelling from London to Leeds derails in the commuter belt north of the British capital 2001 Israel’s tourism minister Rehavam Zeevi is shot dead in the first-ever assassination of a serving cabinet minister 2003 Carlos Mesa becomes President of Bolivia 2005 China celebrates the successful landing of the country’s second manned space flight as a boost to its status as a space power 2006 Bahrain’s Latifa Al Gaood becomes the first woman in the Gulf to win a parliamentary general election 2008 Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulukar becomes the highest run scorer in Test cricket with 12,027 runs 2009 The first Chile Embassy is opened in Abu Dhabi 2010 Farah Saeed has becomes the first female Emirati to join Etihad as a cabin crew member 2012 Etihad Airways signs a codeshare agreement with Garuda Indonesia 2014 India successfully test-fires its first domestically built nuclear-capable long-range cruise missile Nirbhay Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox Protecting journalists is safeguarding the truth Is India’s caste census a change of heart or strategy Grenade attacks put the spotlight back on Punjab After Pahalgam attack options for peace are diminishing Outdoor Home Collection has issued a recall for their 3-Piece and 5-Piece Tan Bistro Sets The recall was announced after concerns arose that the frame of the chair could break when a consumer is seated The affected products are part of the Outdoor Home Collection and include the 3-Piece and 5-Piece Tan Bistro Sets Each set comprises one small wooden table and either two or four folding chairs These chairs are designed with wood frames and are adorned with black there have been no reported incidents or injuries in Canada related to this product the potential for the chair frame to break poses a significant fall hazard to consumers Customers are urged to immediately stop using the recalled products consumers can reach out to TJX Canada toll-free at 1-800-646-9466 between 9:00 a.m Additional details are also available on the Winners Please enter a search term to begin your search skip to > City Tours skip to > Attractions skip to > Around Paris LES CARS ROUGES (sightseeing by bus) - Hop on hop off Stops: Tour Eiffel - Champs de Mars - Musee du Louvre - Notre Dame - Musee d'Orsay - Opera - Champs Elysees-Etoile - Grand Palais - Trocadero OPENTOUR (sightseeing by bus) - Hop on hop off (22 EUR/adult/1 day in the case of online booking) Combined tickets (OpenTour bus + Batobus boat): 39 EUR/adult/2 days BATOBUS (sightseeing by boat) - Hop on hop off Schedule: 8 February-13 March and 12 November-18 14 March-May and September-11 November 10:00-19:00 Stops: Tour Eiffel - Musee d'Orsay - Opera - St-Germain-des-Prés - Notre Dame - Jardin des Plantes - Champs Elysees-Etoile - Musee du Louvre - Hotel de Ville SEINE RIVER CRUISE (sightseeing by boat) Cruise + dinner: 97 EUR (20:30-23:00) Schedule: April-September 10:00-22:30 Sights enroute: Tour Eiffel - Musée d'Orsay - Institut de France - Notre Dame - Bibliothéque Nationale de France - Hotel de Ville - La conciergerie - Musee du Louvre - Place de la Concorde - Grand Palais - Trocadéro - Statue de la Liberté CITYTOUR BY BIKE Schedule: January-March and November-December 11:00 RENT A BIKE IN PARIS CITYTOUR BY WALK CITYTOUR BY SEGWAY ^ back to top TOUR EIFFEL Opening hours: December-13 June, lift: 9:30-23:45 stairs: 9:30-18:30, 13 June-August, lift: 9:00-00:45 The Eiffel Tower is a 19th century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world which is the tallest building in Paris is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS Getting there: Metro 1 - Saint-Michel Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris) is a Gothic Roman Catholic Cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris It is the cathedral of the Catholic archdiocese of Paris: that is it is the church that contains the "cathedra" Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in the world The name Notre Dame means "Our Lady" in French and is frequently used in the names of Catholic church buildings in Francophone countries LES CATACOMBES DE PARIS Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00-17:00 The Catacombs of Paris (the “municipal Ossuary”) have been created at the end of the 18th century The cemetery of Innocent (close to Saint-Eustace in the district of the "Halles") had been used during nearly ten centuries and had become the origin of infection for all the inhabitants of the district MOULIN ROUGES Show time and tickets:  99 EUR/person (21:00) Dinner (19:00) + show (21:00): 145-175 EUR/person (depending on menu) Moulin Rouge summary: a troupe of 100 artists including 60 Doriss Girls recruited world-wide; 1000 costumes of feathers made in the most famous Parisian workshops; sumptuous sets in shimmering colours uniquely designed by Italian artists; outstanding international acts and the awaited return of the giant aquarium; all this performed to original music recorded by 80 musicians and 60 chorus singers MUSEE DU VIN (do not use perfume before visit!) Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00 were used in the 16th and 17th centuries by the Friars of Passy Monastery for storing their wine The information panels in the corridor leading to the Museum recall the history of this Monastery which was built by the mendicant Friars in the Minimes Order founded in 1472 by François Martorille (1436-1507) who was canonised as Saint François de Paule Lenotre Getting there: Metro 1 - Franklin D Metro 9 - Champs-Elysées-Clémenceau La Cuisine de Marie-Blanche (since 1975) Getting there: Metro 8 - La Tour-Maubourg MEET THE FRENCH (gourmet walking tours) MUSEE DU LOUVRE Tickets: 9 EUR/person, 6 EUR/person (Wednesday and Friday 18:00-22:00) Online tickets: +1,1 EUR/person (booking fee) Temporary exhibition (Hall Napoleon): 9,5 EUR Combined tickets (permanent + temporary exhibitions): 14 EUR/person 12 EUR/person (Wednesday and Friday 18:00-22:00) Getting there: Metro 1 - Palais-Royal-Musée du Louvre “Open to all since 1793”: From the outset the Louvre has embodied the concept of a truly "universal" institution it is also universal in its appeal to some 6 million visitors every year: a 21st-century museum rooted in 200 years of innovation The Musée du Louvre houses 35,000 works of art drawn from eight departments displayed in over 60,000 square meters of exhibition space dedicated to the permanent collections taking a thematic or cross-departmental approach MUSÉE D'ORSAY (collection of impressionist masterpieces) 7 EUR/person after 16:15 (on Thursday after 18:00) Combined tickets (Musée d'Orsay + Musée Rodin on the same day): 12 EUR/person Getting there: Metro 12 - Solférino or Assemblée Nationale In the centre of Paris on the banks of the Seine the museum was installed in the former Orsay railway station built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900 So the building itself could be seen as the first "work of art" in the Musee d'Orsay which displays collections of art from the period 1848 to 1914 MUSÉE RODIN Opening hours: April-September 10:00-17:45 Combined tickets (Musée Rodin + garden + temporary exhibitions): 10 EUR/person Getting there: Metro 13 - Varenne or Invalides The Musée Rodin is a museum that was opened in 1919 in the Hôtel Biron and surrounding grounds It displays works by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin Rodin used the Hôtel Biron as his residence from 1908 and subsequently donated his entire collection of sculptures (along with paintings by Vincent van Gogh and Pierre-Auguste Renoir that he had acquired) to the French State on the condition that they turn the building into a museum dedicated to his works MORE MUSEUMS IN PARIS - ONLINE TICKETS MONTPARNASSE 56 (panorama view of Paris) Opening hours: April-September 9:30-23:30 Friday-Saturday and the days before public holidays 9:30-23:00 Getting there: Metro 12 - Montparnasse Montparnasse 56 offers spectacular 360 degree views This Paris landmark is a must-see experience for every Parisian and visitor PARC DE LA VILLETTE (entertainment and museum centre) Getting there: Metro 7 - Porte de la Villette or Porte de Pantin Cité des Sciences Opening hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00-18:00 Explora + Planetarium: 11 EUR/adult, 8 EUR/child Explora + Géode cinema: 17,5 EUR/adult, 14 EUR/child The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science museum in Europe It is a public establishment of an industrial and commercial character specializing in the fostering of scientific and technical culture Created on the initiative of President Giscard d'Estaing its goal is to spread scientific and technical knowledge among the public and for creating public interest in science La Géode (3D cimena) Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-20:30, Monday closed Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:50-17:50 Saturday-Sunday and school holidays 10:00-19:00, Monday closed Getting there: RER "C" from Paris centre to Gare de Versailles Rive Gauche train station - 20 km CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES Marie-Antoinette's Estate + Grand Trianon:  November-March 12:00-17:30, April-October 9:00-19:00 Garden: November-March 8:00-18:00, April-October 7:00-20:30 King’s State Apartments - Queen’s State Apartments - King’s chamber - Chapel - 17th-century galleries - History of France Galleries - Dauphin’s Apartments - Mesdames’ Apartments (April-October weekends) - Grand Trianon - Marie-Antoinette Estate (April-October) - Grandes Eaux Musicales fountain-show (April-September weekends and public holidays) King’s State Apartments - Queen’s State Apartments - King’s chamber - Chapel - 17th-century galleries - History of France Galleries - Dauphin’s Apartments - Mesdames’ Apartments (April-October weekends) Maria-Antoinette's Estate Ticket: November-March 6 EUR/person Grand Trianon - Chapel - Queen’s Hamlet - Queen’s Theatre - Belvedere - Temple of Love - Grotto - Landscaped Garden - Refreshments Dairy - French Pavilion - Farm Thursday and Saturday (except school holidays) Getting there: 5-8 minutes walk from the train station which has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for 30 years is one of the most beautiful achievements of 18th-century French art The site began as Louis XIII’s hunting lodge before his son Louis XIV transformed and expanded it moving the court and government of France to Versailles in 1682 Each of the three French kings who lived there until the French Revolution added improvements to make it more beautiful Getting there: Train from Gare de Lyon station to Gare de Laroche Migennes - 55 km CHATEAU DE FONTAINEBLEAU Opening hours: June-September 9:30-18:00 Tuesday closed (last admission 45 minutes before closing) Getting there: 15 minutes by shuttle bus from the train station located 55 kilometres from the centre of Paris is one of the largest French royal châteaux The palace as it is today is the work of many French monarchs building on an early 16th century structure of Francis I The building is arranged around a series of courtyards The city of Fontainebleau has grown up around the remainder of the Forest of Fontainebleau Getting there: RER "D" from Le Chatelet station to Melun - 55 km CHATEAU DE VAUX LE VICOMTE Opening hours: 27 March-7 November 10:00-18:00 (last admission 15 minutes before closing) schedule May-October Saturday 20:00-23:00): 17 EUR/adult second and last Saturday of every month 15:00-18:00 Getting there: taxi from Melun train station 15-19 EUR/car oneway or Chateaubus (3,5 EUR/person oneway) The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy It was built from 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV The castle is entirerly furnished including the stately apartments and private cabinets and the kitchens and cellars in the basement the bedrooms and private apartments on first floor The frame of the roof with an acess to the top of the dome gives you a panoramic view of the estate. Vaux le Vicomte open its estate for all the visitors looking for the beauty of nature As evening falls on Saturdays between May and October over 2,000 candles are lit throughout the château and gardens Getting there: RER "A" from Paris centre to Marne la Valllée - 25 km DISNEYLAND Paris (Disneyland Park Opening hours: day by day schedule Disneyland Park: September-June weekdays 10:00-19:00/20:00 Walt Disney Studios: weekdays 10:00-18:00/19:00 Getting there: 2 minutes walk from train station Disney's Hotel New York**** - style: Cosmopolitan Disney's Hotel Newport Bay Club*** - style: Tropical beach Disney's Sequoia Lodge*** - style: Highland Disney's Hotel Cheyenne** - style: Western Disney's Hotel Santa Fe** - style: Spanish colonial Disney's Davy Crockett Ranch** - style: American ranch everything is wonderously new and magically real That is why Disneyland Paris has hatched the perfect plan to make your trip fun and easy for little ones Watching their young faces light up will be magical for you but the magic of Disney keeps hearts forever young.. Getting there: Shuttle bus from Paris (Louvre) to Parc Asterix 8:45 (return 18:30) PARC ASTERIX Opening hours: April-October 10:00 - 18:00 Parc Astérix is a theme amusement park in France based on the stories of Asterix (by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny) Situated approximately 35 km north of Paris It is especially well known for its large variety of roller coasters and has begun incorporating rides and themes from historic cultures such as the Romans and the ancient Greeks © 2008–2020 by WTMedia Ltd and its partners – All rights reserved | Privacy policy | Sitemap | Useful links Please report broken links, typos or suggest corrections | Advertisers, PR and Marketing Agencies: Please send your proposal Mégane Lourenco l'escape game inspiré de Harry Potter revient à Lille pour sa 5ème édition il ne s'agira que d'un escape game éphémère Après une plusieurs éditions qui ont connu un véritable succès 221B Animations (l'entreprise organisatrice) revient dans la région avec un nouveau scénario Le 24 octobre 2021 dès 13H30. « Mystères & Sortilèges : L’alliance des Cinq écoles » sur l’univers Harry Potter débarque dans les rues du centre-ville de Melun N'oubliez pas votre Eclaire de Feu pour aller plus vite !  Voici le nouveau scénario : "Le monde des sorciers vous tend les bras en bas de chez vous ! Cette année l’école de magie accueille le prestigieux Salon des Inventions Magiques Tous les sorciers sont impatients de découvrir les résultats du Grand Concours des Inventeurs Le jury s’est retiré pour délibérer mais rien ne va se passer comme prévu. Choisissez votre maison et parcourez les rues de votre ville pour mener l’enquête.  L’issue du concours et la victoire de votre maison dépendent de vous. Agilité seuls les meilleurs sorciers pourront tout accomplir !" Vous pourrez choisir votre maison directement à l'inscription. Il faudra compter 16,50€ pour les adultes et 12,50€ pour les enfants. Les inscriptions étant obligatoires, on vous glisse la page de l'événement avec les différentes dates et liens pour les inscriptions ! le combo artistique gagnant pour les 16-28 ans à La Seine Musicale Cette rando au bord de la Seine vous entraîne dans les pas des Impressionnistes Southeast Asian Games-bound Maxine Esteban made a good account of herself in France’s most prestigious fencing tournament helping her team win the silver medal over the weekend Melun VDS 2 was seeded seventh in the 15-team field because Esteban could not take part in the individual event whose results served as the basis of the rankings Melun VDS 2 won three matches to get into the final where it lost to its A-team Melun VDS 2 hurdled its opening match against 10th seed Entente 45-14; and rallied from 30-20 down to hold off No Melun VDS 2 ousted third ranked Limoges CE1 Each team is allowed to field three fencers who each get to face the opposing players once The first team to score 45 points or the team that is ahead after nine matches win “I fenced well because in almost all my bouts I was the first to reach 5 points and in some bouts I contributed more when our team was trailing behind so we were able to catch up,” said Esteban who will see action in the women’s individual foil in the SEA Games It was Esteban’s first international medal this year and 30th overall she collected 10 medals competing in various events in Asia She is set to rejoin her teammates on June 5 for a tournament in Hong Kong and a month’s training in South Korea © 2025 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme © 2025 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.