The Villa Valmer is a historic mansion in the 7th arrondissement of Marseille, France. [1]
It is located near several other villas such as the La villa de Gaby Deslys. The building is in the Renaissance style with three floors. There is a garden open to the public.
The villa was built for Charles Gounelle, an oil manufacturer, in 1865. [1] It was designed by architect Henry Condamin. [1] It is home to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. [1]
Originally named "Wave to the Sea", it was later called Villa Valmer.
The arrondissement of Marseille is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 21 communes. Its population is 1,069,909 (2016), and its area is 683.2 km2 (263.8 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Draguignan is an arrondissement of France in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 54 communes. Its population is 306,320 (2016), and its area is 2,220.8 km2 (857.5 sq mi).
The Opéra de Marseille, known today as the Opéra Municipal, is an opera company located in Marseille, France. In 1685, the city was the second in France after Bordeaux to have an opera house which was erected on a tennis court.
The École Centrale de Marseille is a leading graduate school of engineering located in Marseille, the second largest city in France. The École Centrale de Marseille was created in 2006 by the merging of different previous institutions and has its origins from the École d'ingénieurs de Marseille founded in 1890. It is one of the Centrale Graduate Schools and a member of the TIME network.
Marseille Borely Racecourse is a horse racing facility for thoroughbred flat racing and standardbred harness racing located at 16, avenue de Bonneveine in Marseille, France.
Baie de Briande, France, is a tourist attraction in La Croix-Valmer, on the French Riviera. However, during World War II, it was a bay whose shores were used for invasion purposes by Allied naval forces.
2797 Teucer is a large Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 110 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 June 1981, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States. The dark D-type asteroid belongs to the 20 largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 10.15 hours. It was named after the Greek hero and great archer, Teucer.
The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. It is held for one week in February. The number 13 is the INSEE code of the Bouches-du-Rhône département of which Marseille is the capital.
Le Dôme de Marseille is an indoor amphitheatre, located in Marseille, France. The capacity of the arena is 8,500 people.
The Palais de la Bourse is a building on the Canebière in Marseille, France. It houses the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Marseille-Provence, as well as the Musée de la Marine et de l'Économie de Marseille.
François Charles-Roux was a French businessman, historian and diplomat. He was born in Marseille.
Morgan Sanson is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.
The 2013 Open 13 was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Open 13, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Palais des Sports in Marseille, France, from February 18 through February 24, 2013.
The Castle of Nice was a citadel used for military purposes. Built at the top of a hill, it stood overlooking the bay of Nice from the 11th century to the 18th century. It was besieged several times, especially in 1543 and in 1691, before it was taken by French troops in 1705 and finally destroyed in 1706 by command of Louis XIV.
The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence. It is located in the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vaucluse departments, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole and five communautés d'agglomération. Its population was 1,886,842 in 2014, of which 866,644 in Marseille proper and 145,763 in Aix-en-Provence.
Villa La Palestine is a historic mansion in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. It was built from 1902 to 1905 for Pierre Leclerc. It has been listed as an official historical monument since November 16, 1993.
The cantons of Marseille are administrative divisions of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, in southeastern France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the city of Marseille is subdivided into 12 cantons. Their seat is in Marseille.
The canton of Sainte-Maxime is an administrative division of the Var department, southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Sainte-Maxime.
The Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques (CIRM) is a mathematics research institute associated with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Société Mathématique de France (SMF). It is located in Luminy, Marseille, France and is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University. CIRM hosts weekly workshops on diverse topics where mathematicians and scientists from all over the world come to do collaborative research. Modeled as a "villa Medici of mathematics", it receives around 3,500 visitors per year.
The ledge of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is a Marseille boulevard that runs along the Mediterranean Sea from the beach at Catalans to the beaches of Prado. It is named after President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the United States president assassinated in 1963.
Coordinates: 43°16′47″N5°21′18″E / 43.2797°N 5.3550°E
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