It contains the remains of the ancient city of Shechem which dates back to the second millennium BC. Excavation work has been done during the early and middle 20th century. New excavation has been made in 2011. Then the site has been open to the public and a visitor cen...

(FR)Construit entre 1809 et 1811 par l'architecte lillois Benjamin Deswarlez, le premier pont Napoléon enjambe le canal de la Moyenne-Deûle, reliant la promenade de l'Esplanade au Champ de Mars. Fragilisé au fil des ans, il fut partiellement reconstruit en 1850 par l'ar...

The two photos show the evolution and the continuity of the skyline of the old town.

Several Roman cemeteries have been found in Nablus city. These romanian ruins still exist until now.The first one was established in the eastern part of the city (in the first century AD ) and re-used in the second and third centuries AD. It contains ten graves inside ....

Nablus Clock Tower: A Historic Ottoman Monument. Erected in 1901 to commemorate Sultan Abdul Hamid II's reign.

Jacob's Well or Samaritan well is located in the eastern part of the city. It is believed that Christ drank from this well as he passed Samaria on his way from Jerusalem to Jalil. A tradition says that the church over the well was built by order of Queen Helena, mother ...

Established in 1888 during the Ottoman era, the National Hospital in Nablus. Its architecture retains Ottoman elements, symbolizing Nablus's enduring healthcare commitment.

La gare de Lille-Europe est une gare ferroviaire de la ligne TGV qui relie les capitales de Londres, Paris, Bruxelles... Elle se situe dans le quartier d'affaires Euralille, au coeur de la métropole, à proximité du centre ville. Réalisée par Jean-Marie Duthilleul, elle...

The Lille Citadel was built by Vauban, the King's engineer, between 1667 and 1670, on the orders of Louis XIV. This "Queen of Citadels", established on the Flanders border, was part of a double line of fortified towns between Gravelines, Dunkirk and Maubeuge, forming th...

Dès le Moyen Âge, Le Quai du Wault ou Petit Rivage était un lieu majeur du développement économique de la cité : La rupture de pente entre la Haute et la Basse-Deûle contraignait les bateaux naviguant entre les villes marchandes de l'Artois et des Anciens Pays-Bas à des...