The Maison de Balzac (English: Balzac's House) is a writer's house museum in the former residence of French novelist Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850). It...
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Honoré de Balzac (/ˈbælzæk/ BAL-zak, more commonly US: /ˈbɔːl-/ BAWL-, French: [ɔnɔʁe d(ə) balzak]; born Honoré Balzac; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850)...
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Musée de la Vie romantique (Museum of Romantic Life) is one of three literary museums in Paris (along with the Maison de Balzac and the Maison de Victor...
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The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, often called simply the Arc de Triomphe, is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western...
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composer Claude Debussy. Honoré de Balzac lived in Passy for over six years, and his house is now a museum (Maison de Balzac). The apartment in which Marlon...
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Paris. The City of Paris Museums are : Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Maison de Balzac Musée Bourdelle Carnavalet Museum History of Paris The Catacombs...
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Catacombs of Paris (redirect from Catacombes de Paris)
poste de contrôleur et inspecteur général en chef des Carrières. Signe du destin, une nouvelle maison s'effondra le jour même dans les carrières de la rue...
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16th arrondissement of Paris (redirect from 16e arrondissement de Paris)
Foundation Cimetière de Passy Parc des Princes Palais de Tokyo Pavillon de l'eau Lycée Janson-de-Sailly Maison de Radio France Maison de Balzac Fondation Le Corbusier...
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Radio et de la Musique. Among the nearby buildings are the Majestic Passy cinema, the Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague high school, the Maison de Balzac and the...
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Later work by Youcef Mahmoudia, a physician with the hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, indicates that Paris syndrome is "psychopathology related to travel...
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The Champ de Mars (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ də mars]; English: Field of Mars) is a large public greenspace in Paris, France, located in the seventh arrondissement...
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UNESCO Headquarters (redirect from Maison de l'UNESCO)
2.30611 UNESCO Headquarters, or Maison de l'UNESCO, is a building inaugurated on 3 November 1958 at number 7 Place de Fontenoy in Paris, France, to serve...
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Hôtel Matignon (redirect from Hôtel de Matignon)
The Hôtel Matignon (French: Hôtel de Matignon, pronounced [otɛl də matiɲɔ̃]) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of France. It is located in...
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Marcel, provost of the merchants (i.e. mayor) of Paris, bought the so-called maison aux piliers ("House of Pillars") in the name of the municipality on the...
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The Place de la République (French pronunciation: [plas də la ʁepyblik]; English: Republic Square; known until 1879 as the Place du Château d'Eau, [plas...
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Champs-Élysées (UK: /ˌʃɒ̃z eɪˈliːzeɪ, ɛ-/, US: /ʃɒ̃z ˌeɪliˈzeɪ/; French: [av(ə)ny de ʃɑ̃z‿elize] ) is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, 1.9...
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Adidas Arena (redirect from Porte de La Chapelle Arena)
marché global de performance | CCI Business Grand Paris". grandparis.ccibusiness.fr. "Le chantier de la future Arena 2 lancé Porte de la Chapelle". CNEWS...
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Stade Roland Garros (redirect from Stade de Roland Garros)
contains twenty courts, including three large-capacity stadiums; Les Jardins de Roland Garros, a large restaurant and bar complex; Le Village, the press and...
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Parc des Princes (redirect from Parc de Princes)
/ 48.8414500; 2.2530500 The Parc des Princes (French pronunciation: [paʁk de pʁɛ̃s], lit. 'Park of Princes') is an all-seater football stadium in Paris...
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Eiffel Tower (redirect from La dame de fer)
French: Tour Eiffel [tuʁ ɛfɛl] ) is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose...
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Trocadéro, Paris (section Palais de Chaillot)
The Trocadéro (pronounced [tʁɔkadeʁo] ), site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from...
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La Maison Nucingen (English "The House of Nucingen", also translated as “The Firm of Nucingen”) is a short story by Honoré de Balzac. It was published...
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The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (pronounced [aʁk də tʁijɔ̃f dy kaʁusɛl]) (English: Triumphal Arch of the Carousel) is a triumphal arch in Paris, located...
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The Place Charles de Gaulle (French: [plas ʃaʁl də ɡol]), historically known as the Place de l'Étoile (French: [plas də letwal]), is a large road junction...
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Sacré-Cœur, Paris (redirect from Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre)
Sacré Coeur de Montmartre (Sacred Heart of Montmartre), commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur (French: Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre...
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Accor Arena (redirect from Palais Omnisports de Bercy)
Omnisports de Paris-Bercy), also known as Paris-Bercy, is an indoor sports arena and concert hall located in the neighbourhood of Bercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy...
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The Place de la Bastille (French pronunciation: [plas də la bastij]) is a square in Paris where the Bastille prison once stood, until the storming of the...
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internationale universitaire de Paris, Pavillon Suisse (1930) and Maison du Brésil (1954), Le Corbusier and Lúcio Costa for the latter Front de Seine (1970s) and...
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Maison de Victor Hugo (English: Victor Hugo's House) is a writer's house museum located where Victor Hugo lived for 16 years between 1832 and 1848. It...
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Stade de France (French pronunciation: [stad də fʁɑ̃s], lit. 'Stadium of France') is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the...
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