| History of Limoges
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| | manufactories were added after the French
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| Limoges is a city and commune in France.
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| | Revolution. These days, the term Limoges
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| St Martial, who came to the city around
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| | porcelain refers to porcelain produced in
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| 250, evangelized the city. The Abbey of
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| | Limoges rather than in any particular
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| St Martial was constructed in the 9th
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| | factory.
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| century, and was the home of a large
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| | The industry prospered in 19th century
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| library. The presence of this library led
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| | and most of the population was employed
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| to Limoges becoming a flourishing
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| | in the porcelain industry, or incidental
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| artistic center during the middle ages.
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| | activities like procuring wood needed for
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| Limoges was also the home of an important
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| | cooking porcelain. Not only did the
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| school of music composition, the St
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| | industry prosper, but Limoges porcelain
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| Martial School.
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| | also became world famous in the 19th
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| During the 13th century, Limoges was at
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| | century.
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| its full splendor, with a new line of
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| | Limoges was also renowned for Limges
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| walls encompassing Vienne river guarding
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| | enamel, medieval enamels on copper, and
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| the town proper, a populated area outside
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| | Limousin oak, oak barrels used in the
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| the walls, and a castle with 12-meter
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| | production of Cognac.
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| high walls controlled by the Abbot (while
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| | An Curious Reconstruction
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| the town was ruled by Bishops).
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| | The 19th century also saw strong
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| During the 14th century, Edward, the
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| | construction activity in Limoges. It was
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| Black Prince, who reportedly massacred
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| | more of a destruction-and-rebuilding
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| some 3000 residents, occupied Limoges.
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| | exercise of much of the city center,
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| During the French Revolution, the
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| | considered unhealthy. Local
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| population destroyed several religious
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| | chicken-eating contests, and a reputation
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| edifices, including the Abbey of St.
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| | as a nest of prostitution, led to this
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| Martial.
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| | alleged bad health of the city center.
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| Industries Develop
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| | Things to See at Limoges
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| In the 18th century, kaolin was
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| | The Crypt of St Martial and the remains
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| discovered near Limoges. Kaolin is a rock
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| | of a Gallo-Roman amphitheater were
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| rich in fine white clay that is used for
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| | discovered in the 1960s. There is the
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| making porcelain.
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| | Gothic cathedral of St Etienne (started
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| At that time, Limoges was an impoverished
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| | in 1273 and finished in 1888) that is
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| region. The administrator of the region
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| | notable for a fine rood loft and a partly
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| at that time was the progressive
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| | octagonal bell-tower. There are also
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| economist Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, who
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| | other churches from the middle ages.
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| decided to develop a new industry,
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| | Then there are the Bridges of St Martial
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| ceramics, using the kaolinite available
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| | dating from Roman times.
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| locally.
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| | The main railway station of Limoges is a
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| Turgot established a manufactory for
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| | modern structure, Limoges-Bénédictins,
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| hard-paste porcelain, similar to Chinese
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| | constructed over ten railway lines
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| porcelain, in 1771. A number of private
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| | instead of to their side.
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