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The principal exports of Victoria are vanilla, coconuts, coconut oil, soap, Fish and guano. Attractions in the city include a clocktower modelled on that of Vauxhall Clock Tower in London, England, the Courthouse, the Victoria Botanical Gardens, the Victoria National Museum of History, the Victoria Natural History Museum and the Sir Selwyn Selwyn-Clarke Market.The Victoria market is the local hotspot for the seychellois people and the brighly coloured Fish and Fruit markets are not to be missed, also nearby is the gallery of renown local artist Georges Camille. The city is also home to the national stadium, the International School Seychelles and a polytechnic institute, while the inner harbour lies immediately east of the town, around which tuna fishing and canning form a major local industry. One of the largest bridges in Victoria was destroyed by tsunami waves from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Victoria proper is composed of parts of three Districts of Seychelles: #English River (La Riviere Anglaise) (the innermost part) #Saint Louis #Mont Fleuri Greater Victoria encompasses these three, and five more of the 25 Districts of Seychelles as follows: #Mont Buxton #Bel Air #Roche Caiman #Les Mamelles #Au Cap #Plaisance |