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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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  • Jeanne-Claude where the Arc de Triomphe in Paris was wrapped in a silver-blue fabric and red rope for two weeks in 2021. Christo and Jeanne-Claude are known for...
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    Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale...
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    Claude-Victor Perrin, Duke of Belluno (French pronunciation: [klod viktɔʁ pɛʁɛ̃]; 7 December 1764 – 1 March 1841) was a French military commander who served...
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    Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois (French pronunciation: [klod ɑ̃ʁi bɛlɡʁɑ̃ də vobwa]; 1 October 1748 in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, Aube – 5 November 1839) was...
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    Gilles de Rais" despite the material interests of John V, Duke of Brittany, and his chancellor Jean de Malestroit, Bishop of Nantes. Medievalist Claude Gauvard...
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    Alexis Claude Clairaut (French: [alɛksi klod klɛʁo]; 13 May 1713 – 17 May 1765) was a French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist. He was a prominent...
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    Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (21 March 1736 – 18 November 1806) was one of the earliest exponents of French Neoclassical architecture. He used his knowledge of...
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    of Arc-et-Senans. Lien vers les Salines de Salins-les-Bains Saline Royale. Official site from Institut Claude-Nicolas Ledoux Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans...
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  • Claude Moët (1683–1760) was a French vintner and wine merchant who founded the Champagne house that later became Moët et Chandon. Moët was the first winemaker...
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    impostors claimed to be Joan of Arc after the execution date. The most successful was Jeanne (or Claude) des Armoises. Claude des Armoises married the knight...
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    Bradford Claude Dourif (/ˈdɔːrɪf/; born March 18, 1950) is an American semi-retired actor. He is known for voicing Chucky in the Child's Play franchise...
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    Claude-Philibert Barthelot, comte de Rambuteau (French pronunciation: [klod filibɛːʁ baʁtəlo kɔ̃t də ʁɑ̃byto]) (Mâcon, 9 November 1781 – Château de Rambuteau...
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  • Pierre d'Arc (category Joan of Arc)
    character in the miniseries Joan of Arc. "Joan of Arc Household". Retrieved 5 March 2013. "Claude, the Second Face of Joan of Arc" Monio published 27 April 2012;...
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    the Barrière de l'Étoile (also known as the Barrière de Neuilly) were built to the design of Claude Nicolas Ledoux for the collection of the octroi tax...
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    Saint-Claude Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre, Saint-Paul et Saint-André de Saint-Claude) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Peter...
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    Gilles de Rais, Joan of Arc's comrade-in-arms, Marshal of France and confessed child murderer, has inspired a number of artistic and cultural works. As...
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  • Jeanne d'Arc Jean-Claude Fourneau – Bishop Cauchon Roger Honorat – Jean Beaupère Marc Jacquier – Jean Lemaître Jean Gillibert – Jean de Chatillon Michel...
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    Drach directed and co-wrote a 1982 French biographical film: Guy de Maupassant. Claude Brasseur stars as the titular character. Several of Maupassant's...
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    along the same axis as the Arc de Triomphe to the Louvre. Originally, the museum was inaugurated on 17 May 1927 as the Musée Claude Monet, a few months after...
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    Claude Perrault (French pronunciation: [klod pɛʁo]; 25 September 1613 – 9 October 1688) was a French physician and amateur architect, best known for his...
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    Julie de Beynac married the marquis de Castelnau and Claude-Marie de Beynac married in 1761 Christophe Marie de Beaumont du Repaire. The family de Beaumont...
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    Gaston, Duke of Orléans. His mother was Elisabeth Gobelin, a daughter of Claude Gobelin, Intendant in the King's Army and Councilor of the State. L'Hôpital...
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    Thomas Claude Bernard Renart de Fuschamberg, marquis d'Amblimont (1642 – 17 August 1700) was a French Navy officer, nobleman and colonial administrator...
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  • attend the "Arc"-Weekend every year and the race itself is broadcast live to 50 countries all over the globe. A slogan of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe,...
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    University of California Press. Jean de Dunois biography at xenophongroup.com Jean de Dunois biography at jean-claude.colrat.pagesperso-orange.fr Book of...
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    Michel Monet, Claude's second son and only heir. Originally a hunting lodge for the Duke of Valmy, the building at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne was...
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    a small chandelier. When Francis I became king in 1515, his wife Queen Claude had him refurbish Blois with the intention of moving from the Château d'Amboise...
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    technical details of Nicéphore's heliogravure process. A cousin, Claude Félix Abel Niépce de Saint-Victor (1805–1870), was a chemist and was the first to...
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  • Claude Provencher OAQ, OAA, AAPPQ, ARAC (RCA), FRIAC (Plessisville, June 11, 1949 – May 6, 2022) was a Canadian architect. In 1983, together with Michel...
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