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Home of Joan of Arc
The house of Joan of Arc is in Orléans, about an hour south of Paris by train. Trains run very often because there are people working in Paris. Trains leave Austerlitz and cost about 8 euros for young people. The house of Joan of Arc is near the cathedral. It was not her primary residence, but a house where she lived briefly that has been converted into a museum with artifacts and historic details about her life. The building belonged to the Count of Orléans, which housed Joan of Arc when she fought to liberate the city. After seven months of assault, the city was liberated, and then the building housed many famous people such as the King of France, Charles VII.
It was burned during a fire in WW2. The building we see and visit now is a reproduction of the original, with very small parts which are from the thirteenth century. It was rebuilt in the 60s. It is a small museum, with objects from the Middle Ages, and exhibitions on the historical sites of the region, and where Joan of Arc lived.
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