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The clock Towerwas built during 15th century, on the foundation of a tower from the ancient Gallo-Roman barrack. It was first used as an earl’s prison, and converted to a clock and bell tower in 1483. It was ravaged by flames in 1825, but restored after then, and much of it was reconstructed identically to the original building from 1891 to 1893. The dial of Clock Tower is very special; it tells time with two hands. In fact, it not only has a lunar dial but also a solar dial; they show the movements of the moon and the sun.
A chamber which is contains the mechanism of the clock installed by the citizens of Auxerre in the 15th century. The gear room of the clock was installed by the citizens of Auxerre in 15th century.
The home of Auxerre bailiff Guillaume Roussel was located near the tower, an eccentric character who inspired the song “Cadet Roussel”.
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France is affectionately referred to as "the Hexagon" for its overall shape.French history goes back to the Gauls, a Celtic tribe which inhabited the area circa 300BC until being conquered by Julius Caesar.The Franks were the first tribe to adopt Catholic Christianity after the Roman Empire collapsed. France became an independent location in the Treaty of Verdun in (843 AD), which divided up Charlemagne's Carolingian Empire into several portions.The French monarchy reached its zenith during the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, who stood for seventy-two years as the Monarch of all Monarchs. His palace of Versailles and its Hall of Mirrors are a splendid treasure-trove of Baroque art.The French Revolution ended the rule of the monarchy with the motto "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!" On July 14th, 1789 angry mobs stormed La Bastille prison and began the Revolution in which Louis XVI, his wife Marie-Antoinette and thousands of others met the guillotine.One decade after the revolution, Napolean Bonaparte seized control of the Republic and named himself Emperor. His armies conquered most of Europe and his Napoleonic Code became a lasting legal foundation for concepts of personal status and property.During the period of colonization France controlled the largest empire in the world, second only to Britain.France is one of the founding members of the European Union and the United Nations, as well as one of the nuclear armed nations of the world.Text by Steve Smith.
