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“The gardens and long alleys of the Chateau are really huge and very nice. I saw the maintenance crew working hard to make it a very clean place (the grass is really green with no leaves from the trees). Do actually locals go there for a walk? And is it po” Be first to answer	arhus Praha
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Versailles (pronounced [vɛʀsaj] in French), formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. The city (commune) of Versailles, located in the western suburbs http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles

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