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One of the main players in the traffic was an explorer and cartographer Guillaume Le Testu (1509–1573): a dock in Le Havre still bears his name. On 20 April 1564 Le Havre became the port of departure for the French expedition of René Goulaine de Laudonnière to the New World where he created the first French colony at Fort Caroline near present-day Jacksonville, Florida .
1694 – Le Havre besieged by Anglo-Dutch forces during the Nine Years' War. 1. 1750 – Journal du Havre newspaper begins publication. 2 3. 1752 – Almanach de la Marine au Havre published. 4. 1772 – City directory published. 5. 1790 – Le Havre becomes part of the Seine Inférieure souveraineté. 6.
The 1600s. The Protestant Reformation experiences more success in Northern France, and by 1600, they build a Protestant church in Le Havre. The church will last for 85 years until Louis XIV takes the throne, and the Catholics fight back. It will be 100 years until Le Havre has another Protestant place of worship.
Then came the school of Fauvism in which many artists did their training at Le Havre: Othon Friesz (1879–1949), Henri de Saint-Delis (1876–1958), Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), Georges Braque (1882–1963), Raymond Lecourt (1882–1946), Albert Copieux (1885–1956), who followed the course of the School of Fine Arts of Le Havre in the time of Charles Lhuillier. They left a number of paintings ...
May 29, 2018 · Pop. (1999) 193,259. Le Havre [1] (lə ä´vrə), city (1990 pop. 195,932), Seine-Maritime dept., N France, in Normandy, at the mouth of the Seine River on the English Channel [2]. It was founded in 1517 as Le Havre [3]-de-Grâce by Francis I. Le Havre became a major seaport in the 19th cent.
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret. The city of Le Havre, on the English Channel in Normandy, was severely bombed during the Second World War. The destroyed area was rebuilt according to the plan of a team headed by Auguste Perret, from 1945 to 1964. The site forms the administrative, commercial and cultural centre of Le Havre.
This pivotal moment heralded a new chapter for Le Havre, as the king sanctioned the creation of its harbor on October 8, 1517, aiming to supplant the silted-up ports of Honfleur and Harfleur. Throughout the late 18th century, Le Havre burgeoned into a bustling port and city, propelled by the burgeoning trade, including unfortunately, the ...
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