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The Natural History and Geology Museum of Lille
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| This Museum from the city of Lille welcomes visitors to a surprising journey through time and continents. Its collections contain more than 250,000 objects and are very diverse considering other French museums. From the entrance hall, mammals, local and exotic birds, skulls, insects and spiders attract the visitor’s eyes. A huge sperm whale skull is floating above you, while a room dedicated to endangered or disappeared species displays marvelous stuffed animals. In the Geological gallery, you’ll discover some elements of the Earth’s history. The reconstitution of an Iguanodon at the 1:1 scale is waiting for your first steps in the pathway discussing the geological history of Northern France. |
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Duration: 2 - 3 hours
Means of transport: on foot
Price per person: 6 € TTC
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A geological city walk
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| A city walk in the historical heart of Lille, looking for traces of the geological history of Northern France. Diverse stones have been used to build major monuments and houses. Lille only appears in history during the 11th Century. At that time, it was a quite small walled city on an island of the Deûle River. The city gradually increased in size thanks to swamps drainage and to the channelization of the river. It is therefore its favourable hydrogeological situation that explains the location of the heart of the city. Nevertheless, construction stones had to be brought from places surrounding Lille, sometimes quite far away. Due to its location at the border of many kingdoms, Lille will then encounter a tumultuous destiny under very diverse influences during its history. |
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Duration: 2 - 3 hours
Means of transport: on foot
Price per person: 6 € TTC
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Murals from the ancient Geological Institute
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| The object of the visit consists in a discovery of large-scale murals illustrating the geological structure of Northern France, Ardennes and Boulonnais regions. These murals represent five geologic maps. The Academy of Lille up to 1968 owns 5 Departments: Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Somme, Aisne and Ardennes. The first three departments are displayed on a very large map (10.40 x 4.50 m), while the two others are displayed on specific maps at the first floor. The ground-floor wall is nicely decorated by a map of the Paleozoic Massif from the Ardenne. |
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Duration: 1h30
Means of transport: on foot
Price per person: 6 € TTC
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