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The Message Biblique Marc Chagall in Cimiez, the international d'Art Naif Anatole Jakovsky, as well as pictures 17. and 18. Century among other things of Manet, Degas in the of the Beaux kind and the d'Art modern trend et d'Art Contemporain with its exhibitions to Pop kind and classical authors of small, Tinguely, Christo, de Saint Phalle, Warhol and Lichtenstein cements the status of Nice as art metropolis.
In a genuesischen residence 17. Century on the mountain Cimiez (see buildings) is the Matisse with the private collection of Henri Matisse, which spent most time of its life from 1917 to its dying here 1954.
In the well received old part of town numerous baroque everyday and Sakralbauten are, like the cathedral Sainte from that to 17. Century, whose front originates however from the year 1825, the notice church (Sainte Rita), the you , the church Saint Martin Saint Augustin, the la or the prefecture, once seat of the dukes of Savoyen. The palace communal represents the former city hall. It was built 1580 and in 17. Century of Marc'Antonio Grigho around a monumental portal extends. Above the old part of town the lock hill (Colline you with ruins of the 1706 is appropriate geschleiften for citadel.
The Place Garibaldi and the Place , both uniformly arranged place plants after Turiner models, form the transition to the new city. It is characterized by numerous luxury hotels, and mansions from barks Epoque. The most famous is the Negresco. In the new city is also the Russian-orthodox Alexander Nevskij cathedral, which was built between 1903 and 1912 in traditionally Russian style with some art nouveau elements. At the south side of the new city the promenade of the Anglais, one is between 1822 and 1824 splendour road put on.
At the mountain Cimiez are to be visited the excavations of the Roman city. There is in addition a Franziskanerkloster with paintings of Jacques
In February become Blumenkorso with festively decorated motive cars and innumerable bloom arrangements finds annual instead of on the occasion of the Karnevals on of Nice renowning race of the promenade of the Anglais also in the rest of Europe admits.
The economy is dominated by the tourism and the high technology. The technology center Sophia Antipolis is here.
In Nice partly a okzitanischer dialect, the Nissart in such a way specified, is spoken.
With Nice the airport Nice lies. Also with the railway the city is well attainable. The public bus traffic in the region Nice is organized among other things by the Ligne D' Azur. At present (2006) one works in Nice on a streetcar net.
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