its impressive aquarium, which proudly crowns the cliff like a palace, was directed by jacques cousteauor 17 years. a medieval castle sat where monaco's palace sits today. the palace square features a statue of françois grimaldi, a renegade italian who captured monaco disguised as a monk in 1297. this first ruler of monaco established the dynasty that still rules the principality. today, over 700 years later, the current prince is his direct descendant. palace guards protect the ruling grimaldi family 24/7. and they change with the pageantry of an important nation. every day at about noon, tourists pack the square to witness the spectacle in this improbable little princedom. [ band playing march ] - [female voice over]: this program is made possible in part by the town of marion, home of the wayne henderson school of appalachian arts, celebrating 21 years as a certified virginia main street community. the historic general francis marion hotel and the speak easy restaurant and lounge, providing accommodations and casual fine dining in downtown marion, virginia. the bank of marion. techno