Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Queen Victoria

Cambuskenneth Abbey was an Augustinian monastery now is largely reduced to its foundations, however its bell tower remains. King David I founded Cambuskenneth Abbey around 1140. It was one of the most important abbeys in Scotland, partly due to its proximity to the royal city of Stirling. The abbey was a frequent visitor to royalty, including King Edward of England and the future Scottish King Robert the Bruce. Robert I held his parliament here in 1314, shortly after the Battle of Bannockburn, and again in 1326, the latter to confirm the succession of his son David and ultimately to arrange the transfer of the kingship to the Stuart family in the event of his death without heirs, which would occur with the coronation of Robert Stuart in 1371. Cambuskenneth was burned down by the army of King Richard II of England in 1383 and was subsequently rebuilt. In 1486 Margaret of Denmark died near Stirling Castle and was buried in the abbey. When her husband James III was defeated and killed by rebellious nobles (including his 15-year-old son) at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488, just five kilometres south of the abbey, his body was also brought to the abbey for burial. Rumors of James III's death quickly spread. The new regime under James IV tried to distance itself from the murder and blamed "vile and obsure persons". In 1865, the tomb was opened by Sir James Alexander, who found two skeletons that had largely disintegrated. The neoclassical sarcophagus with coat of arms and Latin inscription that can be seen today dates from the 1860s. It was donated by Queen Victoria

The front of "L'Excelsior Régina Palace", seen from a distance. Queen Victoria used to live in that palace, when she was here. A massive building, with a huge garden on top of the hill, next to the ruins of the roman amphitheatre. Now you can rent or buy a flat in there - in case you can afford it. French painter Henri Matisse has lived in that building the last years of his life. There is a swimming pool in there, designed by him. Matisse is closely connected to Cimiez. He has lived in that building. Only two hundred meters away you´ll find the Matisse-Museum, and on the cemetery, just across the street, you´ll find his grave.

When the european royal families came to Nice with their "entourages", to "hibernate" in the pleasent climate of Nice, most of the area between the beach and the railroad-tracks were already sold and under construction. And as these groups did not live in flats, but in palaces, nearby Cimiez was connected to Nice. Formerly an old village (still having impressive roman ruins) it became the upper class neighborhood. Queen Victoria used to stay in the "L'Excelsior Régina Palace" where the "Boulevard Cimiez" ends on top of the hill, but even the roads next to that Boulevard have nice palaces and residences.