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Herny Matisee Park, Lille, France

 
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danpop's pictureby danpop Sightseeing travel tip
added on the 30th of June, 2009
Another nice green area is represented by the Herny Matisee Park, close to EuraLille. Henry Matisse was a grat French painter, one of the first initiators of Modern Art. Henry Matisse inherits some of the impressionism and neoimpressionism currents, being one of the most talented painters in the 20th century.

 
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   Prior to the 1960s and the 1970s, the city of Lille was known as an important city for various industries like coal, mining and textiles. But during the 1970s, these industries fell and the city of Lille transformed into a city that supported the service sector.    The city again made news in 1983 when the VAL was opened in the city. This was the world’s first automated mode of transport [...]
 
 
 

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