Obelisk Jardin du Luxembourg - Paris, France
Posted by: tmob
N 48° 50.789 E 002° 20.228
31U E 451368 N 5410601
This Obelisk honoring Auguste Scheurer-Kestner, is located in the "Jardin du Luxembourg"
Waymark Code: WMC5D2
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 07/27/2011
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Auguste Scheurer-Kestner
Was born in Mulhouse, on February 13, 1833, and died in Bagneres-de-Luchon, on September 19, 1899. Scheurer-Kestner was a chemist, an industrial and French politician.
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Jardin du Luxembourg
«The Jardin du Luxembourg, or the Luxembourg Gardens, is the second largest public park in Paris (224,500 m² (22.5 hectares) located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. The park is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace.»
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