Isikwele esineMuseum of Fine Arts njengesizinda
Agen Kungumasipala eMnyangweni weLot-et-Garonne, esifundeni i-Aquitaine, eningizimu yeFrance, onomlando wawo ususela emuva ekhulwini le-12, kukhulunywa ngawo okokuqala ngo-1197. Igama livela Latin futhi lisho Aginnum "idwala" noma "ukuphakama".
Idolobha elikhulu eliseduzane ne-Agen yiToulouse. Ukusuka lapho, thatha umgwaqo onguthelawayeka u-A62 uye ngasenyakatho ukuze uphume ku-7, lapho uzofika khona e-Agen.
Uma sesisenkabeni yedolobha, isivakashi sizokwazi ukubona izakhiwo eziningi zangezikhathi zakudala, njengeTown Hall, eyakhiwa ngo-1666 endaweni yesigodlo sangesikhathi esidlule saseMonrevel, indawo yokuvikela esezingeni eliphakeme eduze kwezindonga zasendulo.
IDucourneau Theatre nayo iyagqama; Isitayela sase-Italy, itshe laso lesisekelo elabekwa ngo-1906 nguMongameli weRiphabhulikhi, u-Armand Fallières. Bekungeyokuqala ukwakhiwa ngokhonkolo owenziwe waqina futhi waqiniswa.
Okunye okuhehayo yi-Agen Cathedral, enikezelwe eSaint Caprasio, ingelinye lamasonto amakhulu amakhulu eFrance, anendawo ephindwe kabili, uhlelo lokufuna ukwazi nolungeke lusebenze lungase lube yisici sesifunda, ngoba esinye salo yisonto lamaJacobins eToulouse eseduze.
Elinye isonto elizovakashelwa yilelo likaSanta Hilaire, elinikezelwe kwingqikithi kaZiqu-zintathu Ongcwele ophawuleka ngezithombe zalo ezingavamile phambi kweSonto, elikaMose kwesokudla, nelikaSanta Peter kwesobunxele.
Futhi akumele sikhohlwe iMuseum of Fine Arts equkethe izinto zobuciko, ifenisha kanye nezithombe ezibaziwe kusukela ezikhathini zangaphambi komlando kuqhubeke. Igalari yobuciko iqukethe imisebenzi engamakhulu amaningana, kufaka phakathi eminingi kaGoya, kanti eminye nguBonnard noSeurat. Iqoqo futhi liqukethe inani elikhulu lemisebenzi yabaculi ababehlala endaweni.
Ekugcineni, uyakhanga umbhoshongo waseNotre Dame du Chapelet, okuyisikhumbuzo esidala kunazo zonke esisabonakala. Ekuqaleni wawungumbhoshongo ozivikelayo, onezingxenye zawo ezingezansi ezakhiwe ngamatshe, futhi wawuyingxenye yodonga lokuqala lomuzi ngekhulu le-11. Kamuva waba yinsimbi yensimbi yesonto lezindela laseBenedictine.