"Bien travailler, bien s'amuser" (in English: Work hard, play hard) is the motto on the facade of the banquet hall of the Fauquez glass factory.
The northern French town of Valenciennes had more in store than steel and coal. The glass industry also had its heyday there.
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"Bien travailler, bien s'amuser" (in English: Work hard, play hard) is the motto on the facade of the banquet hall of the Fauquez glass factory.
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