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Already in Celtic time, so 5th c.. Ch. Was a settlement here.. <9> The Roman Emperor Aurelian founded the city.. This was secured in the 4th century by a city wall.. The city experienced a varied history and was greatly expanded in the 14th - 16th century.. Numerous splendid town houses were built in the 19th century, and in 1825 the Rue Jeanne d´Arc boulevard was built between the Place du Général de Gaulle and the cathedral.. <9> Today the city has about 115,000 inhabitants and is part of the department of Loiret in the Center region.. <9> <9> <9> <9> <9> Attractions: <9> <9> The Ste-Croix Cathedral, Pl. Ste-Croix <9> <9> <994/1638621> <9> Was departed built in the 13th century and destroyed by the Protestants in 1586.. Henry IV had them rebuilt in the Gothic style.. <9> <9> The Orleans Museum of Fine Arts, Pl. Ste-Croix <9> houses one of the largest collections in France, paintings and sculptures from the 16th to the 20th century. <9> <9> The Parc Floral de la Source , Av.. Du Parc-Floral <9> In the 30-hectare park, various plants are sometimes artfully arranged.. Also a zoo is one of them.. <9> <9> Maison de Joan of Arc, Pl. Charles-de-Gaulle <9> In the house where Jeanne d´Arc was housed in 1429, the story of the Virgin is remembered today.. The building was reconstructed in detail after being destroyed in 1940.. <9> <9> Musée historique et archéologique, Pl. De l´Abbé-Desmoyers <9> The biggest treasure is the statue of Neuvy-en-Sullias, consisting of wild boar statues with a horse statue.. <9> <9> The Hotel Toutin, r.. N. -D.. -de-Recouvrance <9> In the courtyard of the building, built in 1540, stands a statue of Emperor Francis I. <9> <9> The Groslot, Pl. De l´Étape <9> Jacques Groslot had this Renaissance redbrick built in 1550 ,. He has a beautiful interior.. <9> <9> The Rue d´Escurer Garden, R. d´Escures <9> The eye-catcher is the façade of the Saint-Jacques Chapel, 15th century. <9> <9> The Place Ste- Croix <9> Worth seeing are the facades of houses around and the bronze statue representing the Loire.. <9> <9> Place du Martroi <9> The square is adorned with the statue of the Jungfau of Orláns.. The name of the place suggests that there was a graveyard here in years to come.. <9> <9> The Pavillon de la Chancellerie, R. Royale <9> The 1759 building housed the archives of the Duke of Orléans.. <9> <9> Rue Royale <9> Large arcades line the street and at its end is Pont George V. <9> <9> Colas des Francs Pavillon, Sq.. Boucher <9> The Renaissance building houses an archive hall on the ground floor.. The silverware is kept in a room on the first floor.. <9> <9> Quai Fort des Tourelles <9> The inscription in a wall is reminiscent of the former Fort des Tourelles.. On the square in front of it stands a statue of the Virgin of Orleans and a commemorative cross.. <9> <9> Rue de Bourgogne <9> The East-West axis dates back to Gallo-Roman times and is partially pedestrianized and commercial.. <9> <9> The Church of St. Aignan, P. St-Pierre-Le-Puellier <9> Only the choir and the transept are preserved from the 1509 consecrated church.. <9> <9> The Campo Santo, R. Dupanloup <9> This cemetery was built in the 12th century outside the city walls near the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.. <9> <9> The Center Charles-Péguy, R. du Tabour <9> The library is dedicated to the life and works of Charles Péguy (1873-1914).. <9> <9> The Jeanne-d´Arc Center, Pl. Charles-de-Gaulle <9> Here you will find a library, photo library and video library dedicated to the life and work of Joan of Arc.. <9> <9> St-Pierre-le-Puellier Collegiate Church, Pl. St-Pierre-le-Puellier <9> The church dates back to the 12th century and today serves as an exhibition center.. <9> <9> Quai du Châtelet <9> A beautiful promenade along the river <9> <9> The Natural History Museum, 6 R. Marcel-Proust <9> The focal point is the habitat of the sea and the wetlands.. There are also exhibits of mineralogy, geology and paleontology.. <9> <9> The Promenade des Moulins, Prom Des Moulins <9> A nature walk along the Loiret.. <9> <9>