Paris History - part 2

-Around 250 A.D.: Lutetia is christianized. The first churches are built.
- 4th-9th centuries: Frankish and Norman invasions.
Clovis I pronounces the kingdom of Gaul and renames Lutetia Paris.
-1163: Construction of the Notre Dame Cathedral begins.
It would take almost two centuries to complete the masterpiece of early gothic architecture.
- 12th and 13th century: Other important monuments and sites are built, including the Sorbonne and the Sainte-Chapelle cathedral.
The swamp (Marais) on the right bank of the Seine is drained and the city expands north of the Seine. Around 1200, construction of a fortress that

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falcon - stamps

falcon stamps

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Falco berigora

The Brown Falcon, Falco berigora, is a member of the Brown Falcons
are small to medium-sized raptors
. The female is larger than the male.
The Brown Falcon has a range of plumage colours, from
very dark brown to light brown above and off-white below. Generally, the upperparts are dark brown and the underparts are pale buff or cream.
The sides of the head are brown with a characteristic tear-stripe below the eye.
Birds from the tropical north are very dark, with a paler face and undertail, while those from central Australia are paler all over.
Younger birds resemble dark adults, but have less obvious
barring on the tail, and a buff-yellow colour on the face
throat and nape of the neck.

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