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Optional. Launched. February 6, 1996; 28 years ago. ( 1996-02-06) Current status. Active. MapQuest (stylized as mapquest) is an American free online web mapping service. It was launched in 1996 as the first commercial web mapping service. [1] MapQuest vies for market share with competitors such as Google Maps and Here.
Road to Paris is a 2001 documentary film showing the preparation of Lance Armstrong, then twice winner of Tour de France, and his team, US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, for the 2001 Tour de France. [1] The film was shot during April, covering races such as Circuit de la Sarthe, Gent–Wevelgem, Paris–Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race, mainly ...
A86 is a part of the five-ring-road system surrounding Paris and Île-de-France : Boulevard Périphérique, completed in 1973, roughly an ellipse 9 km × 11 km (5.6 mi × 6.8 mi) and limits of Paris city. A86, completed in 2011, irregular, 20 km × 25 km (12 mi × 16 mi), similar in size with London's North Circular and South Circular.
The Paris Métro ( French: Métro de Paris [metʁo də paʁi]; short for Métropolitain [metʁɔpɔlitɛ̃] ), operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens ( RATP ), is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ...
Map of French autoroutes in 2012. The autoroute ( French: [otoʁut] ⓘ, highway or motorway) system in France consists largely of toll roads (76% of the total). It is a network of 11,882 km (7,383 mi) of motorways as of 2014. On road signs, autoroute destinations are shown in blue, while destinations reached through a combination of autoroutes ...
The Boulevard Périphérique ( French pronunciation: [bulvaʁ peʁifeʁik] ), often called the Périph, is a limited-access road dual-carriageway ring road in Paris, France. With a few exceptions (see Structure and Layout ), it is situated along Paris's administrative limit. The speed limit along the Périphérique is 70 km/h (43.5 mph).
In the 18th century, Paris was the centre of the intellectual ferment known as the Enlightenment, and the main stage of the French Revolution from 1789, which is remembered every year on the 14th of July with a military parade. In the 19th century, Napoleon embellished the city with monuments to military glory.
Via Francigena. The Via Francigena ( Italian: [ˈviːa franˈtʃiːdʒena]) is an ancient road and pilgrimage route running from the cathedral city of Canterbury in England, through France and Switzerland, to Rome [1] and then to Apulia, Italy, where there were ports of embarkation for the Holy Land. [2] It was known in Italy as the " Via ...