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    Alexandre Marcel (11 September 1860 - 30 June 1928) was a French architect, best known for his Belle Époque interpretations of "exotic" international architectural...
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    renovation began at the end of November 2016. The palace was designed by Alexandre Marcel, a French architect and a member of the French Institute. The palace's...
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    Marcel Alexandre Bertrand (2 July 1847 – 13 February 1907) was a French geologist born in Paris. He was the son of mathematician Joseph Louis François...
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    entrance hall he acquired and reused for this tower. The French architect Alexandre Marcel was commissioned in 1900, and the timberwork was started in 1902. It...
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    on Al-Ahram Square in the Heliopolis neighbourhood of Cairo, Egypt. Alexandre Marcel designed the cathedral in a Byzantine Revival style, based on the Hagia...
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    1910 Indian inspiration - Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolis, Egypt, by Alexandre Marcel, 1911 Islamic inspiration: Fancy dress costume, by Paul Poiret, 1911...
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    Alexandre Pantoja Passidomo (born 16 April 1990) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division of...
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    segregation in the city possible. Baron Empain's palace was designed by Alexandre Marcel, a French architect and a member of the French Institute, according...
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    the Paris Exposition of 1900. Leopold II commissioned his architect Alexandre Marcel to build him a similar one in Laeken. Other places of interest in Laeken...
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    the building, Alexandre Marcel, to build a Japanese tower and a Chinese pavilion in the Royal Domain of Laeken, Brussels, Belgium. Marcel rebuilt there...
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    at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Leopold thus asked his architect Alexandre Marcel to build him a similar one in Laeken. In the gardens live several colonies...
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    Art and History (RMAH). The buildings were designed by the architect Alexandre Marcel at the beginning of the 20th century on behalf of King Leopold II....
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  • gives detailed account of the building of the Palace at Kapurthala by Alexandre Marcel and Paul Boyer. Prince, Patron and Patriarch: Maharaja Jagatjit Singh...
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    1899-1913 on the grounds of Château Colbert by noted Parisian architect Alexandre Marcel (1860-1928), designer of the Cambodia pavilion at the Exposition Universelle...
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    Hauts-de-Seine, outside of Paris, the final work of French architect Alexandre Marcel, 1928. The memorial commemorates the birthplace of American combat...
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    G to J#Alexandre Guilmant. Guilmant's interest in Marcel Dupré began when the latter was a child. Albert Dupré, father of the celebrated Marcel, studied...
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    Marcel Marceau (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛl maʁso]; born Marcel Mangel; 22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was a French mime artist and actor most famous...
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    Alexandre Millerand (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ milʁɑ̃]; (1859-02-10)10 February 1859 – (1943-04-06)6 April 1943) was a French politician. He was Prime Minister...
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    Ernest Jaspar, while Baron Empain's own palace, completed in 1911 by Alexandre Marcel, is a flamboyant imitation of Hindu temple architecture adapted to...
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    Heliopolis, Egypt. The Baron Empain palace was designed by French architect Alexandre Marcel (1860–1928) and decorated by Georges-Louis Claude (1879–1963), with...
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    resource Archived 2017-10-19 at the Wayback Machine French Architect, Alexandre Marcel (in Arabic) Heliopolis Company for Housing and Development - Currently...
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    On 30 August 2024, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court judge Alexandre de Moraes imposed a block of Twitter (officially known as X) in Brazil. This occurred...
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  • Alex Bourgeois Personal information Full name Alexandre Marcel Paul Maurice Bourgeois Born (1914-04-18)18 April 1914 Ixelles, Belgium Sport Sport Fencing...
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    Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (French: [tɔmɑ alɛksɑ̃dʁ dymɑ davi də la pajət(ə)ʁi]; known as Thomas-Alexandre Dumas; 25 March 1762 – 26...
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    Marcel Albert Carné (French: [maʁsɛl albɛʁ kaʁne]; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director. A key figure in the poetic realism movement...
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    which was expanded in 1926. The design was made by the architect Alexandre Marcel. After Empain's death, the estate was inherited by his family. Upkeep...
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    Closson worked with chief architect Alexandre Marcel for developer Édouard Louis Joseph Empain. Closson also executed Marcel's competition-winning design for...
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  • Herkenhoff/Marcel Cellier (1991) CD: DC 018 Flûte de Pan, Cymbalum et Orgue – Simeon Stanciu/Ion Miu/Marcel et Alexandre Cellier (1991)CD: DC 019 Marcel Cellier...
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    Valençay Monument) Jack Charles Stanmore Agazarian Roland Eugene Jean Alexandre Elisee A. L. Allard [fr] Phillip John Amphlett [fr] James Frederick Amps [fr]...
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  • Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor. Dance...
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