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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Victor Hugo and Café Ma Bourgogne Maison européenne de la photographie in the Hôtel de Camtobre (1706) Mémorial de la Shoah, including the Memorial of...
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work by Dr. Youcef Mahmoudia, a psychiatrist with the hospital Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, indicates that Paris syndrome is "psychopathology related to travel...
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Paris Fashion Week (redirect from Semaine de la mode de Paris)
Paris Fashion Week (French: Semaine de la mode de Paris) is a series of designer presentations held semi-annually in Paris, France, with spring/summer...
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PA00088798, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Pont Alexandre III "Pont Alexandre III". Retrieved 24 June 2023. "Maison Margiela's Couture Collection...
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de l'Armée / Army Museum); Maison de Victor Hugo (Victor Hugo House), Maison de Balzac (Balzac House), the Catacombs of Paris, the Musée national de la...
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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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Louise Bourgeois (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Bourgeois: Moi, Eugénie Grandet, un processus d'identification at Maison de Balzac, Paris. 2010 – Louise Bourgeois: The Fabric Works, at Fondazione Vedova...
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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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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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The Château de Chantilly (pronounced [ʃɑto d(ə) ʃɑ̃tiji]) is a historic French château located in the town of Chantilly, Oise, about 50 kilometres (30...
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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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Sacré-Cœur, Paris (redirect from Basilique du Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre)
Coeur de Montmartre (English: 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 Bercy Arena, is an indoor sports arena and concert hall in the neighbourhood of Bercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy...
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(administratively part of la Muette), Boulogne-Billancourt to the southwest, and the Bois de Boulogne to the northwest. A very discreet neighbourhood, it is known for...
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