Bourse
building, Marseille, France
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Pytheas
Pytheas, statue on the facade of the Bourse in Marseille, France.
The Bourse in Marseille, France, is an imposing public building that houses the Chamber of Commerce and a maritime museum. It is located at the start of La Canebière, a well-known commercial street. Building operations in 1967 near the Bourse uncovered sections of Hellenistic ramparts dating from the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE, along with Roman roads and an ancient port. The Bourse itself is a symbol of Marseille's long-standing commercial importance, with France's oldest chamber of commerce established there in 1599.12
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