Louvre-Lens
An outpost of the Paris Louvre in the old mining town of Lens, about 200 kilometres north of the capital. Works from the Louvre's collections come here on medium and long loans, shown in a long, low building of glass and polished aluminium.
- Where
- Lens, Hauts-de-France, France
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 50.4306, 2.8033
Get the Louvre-Lens stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Louvre-Lens. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Hauts-de-France volume with your photos and a note.
Near Louvre-Lens
Canadian National Vimy Memorial 6.1 km
Canada's memorial to its soldiers of the First World War, on the ridge the Canadian Corps attacked in 1917. Twin white pylons rise above a 100 hectare preserved battlefield park, and its walls carry the names of Canadians killed in France who have no known grave.
Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial 16 km
A memorial to some 4,742 soldiers of the British Indian Army who fell on the Western Front and have no known grave. It stands where Indian troops fought in the Battle of Neuve-Chapelle in 1915, around a tall column crowned with a lotus and the Star of India.
Amiens Cathedral 69 km
A Gothic cathedral on a ridge above the Somme, the largest in France by interior volume. Its west front is carved with hundreds of figures, and its nave rises more than 42 metres.
Château de Pierrefonds 121 km
A medieval castle in the Oise, rebuilt for Napoleon III by Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century as a romantic vision of the Middle Ages. Its towers, battlements and drawbridge have made it a favourite setting for films.
White Cliffs of Dover 128 km
Chalk cliffs up to 110 metres high facing France across the Strait of Dover, white chalk streaked with black flint laid down in the Late Cretaceous. They run for 13 km either side of Dover, with a chalk grassland walk along the top and France visible on clear days.
Dover Castle 130 km
A medieval castle founded in the 11th century on the cliffs above Dover, long called the Key to England for its place on the shortest crossing to France. Some count it the largest castle in England, and tunnels dug into the chalk beneath it served in later wars.
Château de Chantilly 139 km
A château about 50 kilometres north of Paris, made up of a Petit Château built around 1560 and a Grand Château rebuilt in the 1870s. It holds a major collection of old paintings, a horse museum in its Great Stables and gardens laid out by Le Nôtre.
Parc Astérix 145 km
A theme park in northern France built around the Asterix comics of Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny. After Disneyland Paris it is the most visited entertainment resort in the country, with roller coasters and villages of Gauls and Romans.
Questions
Where is Louvre-Lens?
Louvre-Lens is in Lens, Hauts-de-France, France. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Canadian National Vimy Memorial (6.1 km), Neuve-Chapelle Indian Memorial (16 km), Amiens Cathedral (69 km).
How do I get the Louvre-Lens stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Louvre-Lens and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Hauts-de-France volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Louvre-Lens before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Hauts-de-France volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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