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unusual facts about Montecarlo


Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

In an effort to defend the city, Charles founded the nearby fortress and the town of Montecarlo (Charles' Mountain).


Lancia Beta

They were named "Montecarlo", written as one word, not Monte Carlo, one of Monaco's administrative areas.

Lina Bruna Rasa

In the years between 1926 and 1933 Bruna Rasa sang throughout Italy as well as in Montecarlo, Nice, Lausanne and Barcelona where she sang Aida at the city's Gran Teatre del Liceu.

Monte Carlo Automobile

In 2005 Montecarlo Automobile started the collaboration with FIA/ACI/CSAI in the challenge of car powered by green energy from the street legal ALA 50 powered by Methane and LPG and the Quadrifuel "Carlo Chiti" powered by Methane, Ethanol fuel, LPG and gasoline with which got the podium in the Methane class of FIA Alternative Energies Cup.

YafaRay

:YafaRay uses global illumination to produce realistically lit renderings of 3D scenes, using Montecarlo-derived approximations.


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