The godness of Lille (Grand Place). (scrapbook 7).

Here is the "Great Square" of Lille or Grand Place. The official name of this place is Place du Général de Gaulle. But the non-official name of the square is the Place de la Déesse (in english the Place of the Godness). The old people of Lille and of the Métropole of Lille give it that name.You can see the Godness here on the top of the column. It's the reason why the people gave this second name to the place. Perhaps it's is its really old name.

In the back of the photo you have the second Beffroi, the Beffroi of the Nouvelle Bourse. I like this one better than the big Beffroi which is on the list of the french Beffrois of the World Heritage of the Unesco. All this Beffrois or town-towers, are in the Regions North-Pas-de-Calais and Picardie. They came 2005 to the list of the World Heritage. Dunkerque has its two town towers in the World Heritage, but Lille only one.

The big black columns where part of the decoration for Lille 2004, and now they are no more there.

I published this part of my scrap-book also in La Page de Dominique et Paul in November 2005, but without explanations.

Clara, Amalia, Dominique-Dominika.

Lille 2004, entrance of Euralille and Lille 2004, the sculpture for the railway station Lille-Flandres (Scrapbook 6).

This is another page of my scrapbook, I didn't explain what it is in La Page de Dominique et Paul, so I'm doing it here. On the left you can see a sculpture (a modern one)... It was in front of the railway station Lille-Flandres. It is the old railway station where are the departure of the regional trains and a few national and international trains, the most of this last ones to Belgium.
The great international trains have their departure in Lille Europe (no need to take a taxi. It is not fare). There are there the Eurostar to London and Brussels, ans the other TGVs (Train à Grande Vitesse). So coming again to speak of the sculpture, it was in the fountain in front of the railway station. On the right picture is the entrance of Euralille at the time of Lille 2004. Lille was at a time in the competition to organize the olympic games of 2000. But it lost the competition and became instead of this the right to be european main town of Culture for the year 2OO4.
Clara/Amalia/dominique/dominique/dominika.

Anoher time, the bunch of flowers of Lille 2004 (Scrapbook 5)

A photo of the bunch of flower which I didn't already published. Another page of my scrapbook.
Clara/dominique

Bunch of flowers at Euralille (Lille 2004)- (Scrapbook 4)

Here again the same bunch of flowers of Lille 2004. It is held as a artistic work and stay until to-day. Lille 2004 was the official name of all was what organized in Lille as Lille was "European town of Culture" or in french "Capitale Européenne de la Culture". It was in the year 2004. Each year is an other european town "Main European Town of Culture". Graz, Weimar, Cork were already on the european programm. In the programm of Lille were many things which I didn't approve. For example they made much street decoration, like they make each year also by the Inattendus or the Folies in Maubeuge. But there were also a big cultural programm. And a giant parade. Unfortunately I was not at the giant parade. Here the giant of my town : Jeanjean. (Cliquez sur son nom).

I published already this page of my scrapbook in La Page de Dominique et Paul on November 2005.

Clara/Amalia/Perle de Rosée/dominique.

The towers and its flowers (Scrapbook 3).

Here is the third scrapbook page about Lille. I published already this picture here. It's always the tower with its flower, but one year before the other picture. The photos of my scrapbook were taken in July 2004 as I accompanied young french, german, and tschechish people to Lille in my Europe-comitee of Anor.
Amalia/Clara/dominique

Lille 2004 near Euralille. (Scrapbook 2)

A view of my scrapbook. I have taken that photo of the bridge that you see on the first photo of the blog. During Lille 2004 they had laid this pieces of wood on the ground on which the people used to sit. It was a good idea. But this wooden pieces are no more there.
clara/dominique

The towers of Euralille.(Scrapbook 1)

This is of the scrapbook of dominique/dominika. This Photo was taken in July 2004 during Lille 2004.
dominique/perle de rosée/clara

Bunch of Flowers at Euralille

An other view of the bunch of flowers of Lille 2004.
First published in Lille Métropole Photo Blog (this blog) between the 8th and the 10th March 2006 on my other profile perle de rosée.
I toke this photo after a day TER-MER in August 2005.
perle de rosée/dominique/clara

Towers of Euralille and a bunch of flowers.

First published this photo between the 8th and the 11 march 2006 on this blog by perle de rosée.
You can see the flowers of Euralille 2004. I have taken this photo after a day TER-MER in August 2005. This flowers of Lille 2004 as Lille was European Main Town of the Culture, are staying always there now.
The A is this of the great shop (supermarket) chain Auchan, which was founded in Lille. Eurolille is a commercial center.
perle de rosée/clara/dominique

Le chemin de Lille-Europe à Lille Flandres et au reste de Lille.

First posted by perle de rosée to Lille Métropole Photo Blog at 3/08/2006 04:58:00 PM.
Photo taken after a day TER-MER in August 2005.
Here is the street which leads to the railway station Lille-Europe where is the departure of the high speed railway (TGV) to the other old railway station of Lille-Flandres and in the midtown. You can sea the towers of the church St Maurice in a gotic style, it is not far from the railway station of Lille Flandres.
Clara/Perle de Rosée/dominique