A world venue of dance and drama already before, the Théâtre du Châteletof naturally played centre stage in Paris' year as European Capital of Culture in 1988. Read more.
The natural focal point of the Avignon Capital of Culture festivities in 2001, as the stage for the Avignon theatre festival - and of Avignon reaffirming itself as the World Theatre Capital. Read more.
The site of the now infamous Bal Blanc, attending by close to a million as the opening of Lille's year as Capital of Culture December 6 2003. Read more.
As Marseille kicked off 2013 as European Capital of Culture, the city-wide light parade started from here - just the first of many activities planned for this exciting year. Read more.
Signed in 1951, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community is at the origin of it all. It helped build trust and foster interdependence among the 6 original EU states after WWII. Read more.
Signed in 2001, 3 years before the biggest EU enlargement so far, the Treaty of Nice reformed the European institutions, the composition of the Commission as well as the voting system in the Council. Read more.
To promote the first ReACT event 15 October, street artist Slinkachu created jobs-related miniatures here and in 4 other locations throughout the city. Can you recognize the others from the pictures? Read more.
