{"id":34588,"date":"2022-02-25T19:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=34588"},"modified":"2022-02-25T19:00:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T18:00:04","slug":"la-place-de-lhorloge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/la-place-de-lhorloge\/","title":{"rendered":"La Place de l’Horloge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bonjour!<\/em><\/p>\n

Some reading practice for you…<\/p>\n

Une place est un espace public ouvert qui se trouve le plus souvent au centre d’une ville. Ainsi, la place centrale se trouve non seulement au centre g\u00e9ographique de la ville, mais se r\u00e9v\u00e8le tr\u00e8s souvent \u00eatre le centre administratif, culturel et social. Normalement sur la place d’une ville fran\u00e7aise, on trouve une \u00e9glise\u00a0(pour des raisons historiques et religieuses), la mairie\u00a0(o\u00f9 travaille le maire et ses conseillers), un bureau de poste, des commerces et un espace ouvert qui peut \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 pour les \u00e9v\u00e9nements culturels, politiques, religieux, et aussi pour des manifestations.<\/em><\/p>\n

Un bon exemple de place en France se trouve \u00e0 Avignon<\/a>, l’ancienne cit\u00e9 papale. Cette place s’appelle la place de l’Horloge. Construite au XIXe si\u00e8cle et inaugur\u00e9e par le futur empereur Napol\u00e9on III, cette place est le lieu o\u00f9 se trouvent l’H\u00f4tel de Ville, le th\u00e9\u00e2tre municipal, de nombreux restaurants, des caf\u00e9s et un beffroi\u00a0(une grande tour qui porte l’horloge dont la place tire son nom). \u00c0 quelques pas du Palais des Papes et du Pont d’Avignon, la place de l’Horloge est un bel exemple du c\u0153ur de cette ville m\u00e9di\u00e9vale.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo from Pixabay, CCO<\/p><\/div>\n

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What is “un beffroi<\/em>“?<\/p>\n

A beffroi<\/em> (belfy) is technically the enclosure for large bells, usually found at the top of a tower or steeple. The beffroi in Avignon also has an horloge<\/em> (a clock) on it. Anothe example of a beffroi<\/em> with an horloge<\/em> is the Big Ben in London.<\/p>\n

What is “un H\u00f4tel de Ville<\/em>“?<\/p>\n

An “H\u00f4tel de Ville<\/em>“” is a type of government building, and is a synonym for la mairie<\/em> or town hall.<\/p>\n

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Vocabulaire<\/em><\/p>\n

medieval – m\u00e9di\u00e9val<\/em><\/p>\n

not far from… – \u00e0 quelques pas de…<\/em><\/p>\n

stores – les commerces<\/em><\/p>\n

a medieval city – une ville m\u00e9di\u00e9vale<\/em><\/p>\n

a public space – un espace public<\/em><\/p>\n

cultural – culturel<\/em><\/p>\n

an open space – un espace ouvert<\/em><\/p>\n

administrative center – le centre administratif<\/em><\/p>\n

to be located – se trouver<\/em><\/p>\n

city hall – la mairie<\/em><\/p>\n

an event – un \u00e9v\u00e9nement<\/em><\/p>\n

in the heart of the city – au c\u0153ur de la ville<\/em><\/p>\n

at the geographical center – au centre g\u00e9ographique<\/em><\/p>\n

place – le lieu<\/em><\/p>\n

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Bonjour! Some reading practice for you… Une place est un espace public ouvert qui se trouve le plus souvent au centre d’une ville. Ainsi, la place centrale se trouve non seulement au centre g\u00e9ographique de la ville, mais se r\u00e9v\u00e8le tr\u00e8s souvent \u00eatre le centre administratif, culturel et social. Normalement sur la place d’une ville…<\/p>\n

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