Discover Fontaine-Chaalis in France
Fontaine-Chaalis in the region of Picardie with its 386 habitants is a town located in France - some 26 mi or ( 43 km ) North-East of Paris , the country's capital .
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Parc Asterix Roller Coaster
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L'Oxygenarium - Parc Asterix
Giant inner tube ride at Parc Asterix ..
Train du Colorado POV Video
Point of view video of the "Train du Colorado" at La Mer de Sable in France. The video was taken with permission. Onride Video von dem "Train du Colorado" im La Mer de Sable in Frankreich. Das Video w ..
Stuck in Buzz Lightyear Laserblast Disneyland Paris
We were stuck in Buzz Lightyear Laser-blast in Disneyland Paris for 4 minutes and we have found the targets who give you 10.000 points for each hit and so I got a 1.000.000. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Chaalis Abbey
Chaalis Abbey was a French Cistercian abbey north of Paris, at Fontaine-Chaalis, near Ermenonville, now in Oise. It was founded in 1136 by Louis VI of France. There had previously been a Benedictine monastery in the same place. Among the ruins, a chapel with important frescos by Primaticcio survives intact. The former abbey is now the location of an art museum, the Musée Jacquemart-André.
Located at 49.15 2.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tiger Express (roller coaster)
Tiger Express is a steel wild mouse roller coaster at La Mer de Sable in France. From 2000 until the end of 2010 the coaster was located in Walibi World in the Netherlands under the name Flying Dutchman Gold Mine.
Located at 49.15 2.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ermenonville Forest
The Ermenonville Forest is a state-owned forest in Oise, France. On 3 March 1974 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in the forest and in the commune of Fontaine-Chaalis. Today, A monument on this forest has standing. The memorial is to the victims of THY flight 981.
Located at 49.15 2.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Turkish Airlines Flight 981
Turkish Airlines Flight 981 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 that crashed outside Paris, France on 3 March 1974, killing all 346 people on board. The accident, also known as the "Ermenonville air disaster" from the forest where the aircraft crashed, is the deadliest accident involving a DC-10, has the fourth highest aviation death count ever, the second highest death count of a single-plane crash, and was the highest death toll of any crash until the Tenerife airport disaster three years later.
Located at 49.14 2.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Parc Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Parc Jean-Jacques-Rousseau is a French landscape garden at Ermenonville, in the Département of Oise. It is named for the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who stayed there the last six weeks of his life. He died there in 1778 and was buried in an island in the park. The western part, called "le Désert" is managed by the Institut de France, and the northern part by a hotel/restaurant at the château in Ermenonville. The other parts are not open to the public, for various reasons.
Located at 49.12 2.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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