The Hôtel de la Païva ("Mansion of La Païva") is a hôtel particulier, a type of large townhouse of France, that was built between 1856 and 1866, at 25... 9 KB (741 words) - 13:58, 25 April 2024 |
(1894-1896) La Fleur blanche contained a lavishly carved mahogany bed. It was reputed to have been commissioned by French courtesan La Païva, but she never... 7 KB (687 words) - 23:31, 29 May 2023 |
Valtesse de La Bigne Anne Françoise Elisabeth Lange Geneviève Lantelme Méry Laurent Ninon de l'Enclos Léonie Léon Marie-Louise O'Murphy La Païva Justine Paris... 22 KB (2,403 words) - 18:31, 31 January 2024 |
The Place de la Concorde (French: [plas də la kɔ̃kɔʁd]; lit. 'Concord Square') is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 7.6 ha (19... 29 KB (3,891 words) - 00:46, 26 April 2024 |
La Défense (French: [la de.fɑ̃s]) is a major business district in France, located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the city limits of Paris. It is part of... 27 KB (1,780 words) - 06:14, 16 April 2024 |
Camille Claudel Parc de la Villette - hosting the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, a science museum, and the Cité de la Musique, which houses various... 13 KB (1,419 words) - 18:10, 28 April 2024 |
Fisher (died 1767), British courtesan and model La Belle Otero (1868–1965), Spanish courtesan La Païva (1819–1884), French demimonde-courtesan ('Grande... 26 KB (3,332 words) - 16:13, 4 April 2024 |
Eiffel Tower (redirect from La Tour Eiffel) company designed and built the tower from 1887 to 1889. Locally nicknamed "La dame de fer" (French for "Iron Lady"), it was constructed as the centerpiece... 84 KB (9,173 words) - 18:34, 1 May 2024 |
Paris were built for "cocottes", such as that of Esther Lachmann, known as la Païva, on the Champs-Élysées. Rudorff, Raymond. "Courtesans and Prostitutes"... 6 KB (533 words) - 01:02, 17 April 2024 |
syndrome described by Italian psychiatrist Graziella Magherini in her book La sindrome di Stendhal. Although the BBC reported in 2006 that the Japanese... 14 KB (1,348 words) - 19:02, 29 April 2024 |
Grande Arche (redirect from La Grande Arche de la Défense) La Grande Arche de la Défense (French: [la ɡʁɑ̃d aʁʃ də la defɑ̃s]; "The Great Arch of the Defense"), originally called La Grande Arche de la Fraternité... 10 KB (953 words) - 13:16, 20 March 2024 |
Arc de Triomphe (redirect from La Marseillaise (sculpture)) on a route running from the courtyard of the Louvre to the Grande Arche de la Défense), the Arc de Triomphe was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806; its iconographic... 35 KB (3,316 words) - 13:44, 3 April 2024 |
Moulin de la Galette The Moulin de la Galette is a windmill and associated businesses situated near the top of the district of Montmartre in Paris. Since... 9 KB (960 words) - 19:50, 2 March 2024 |
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... 15 KB (1,728 words) - 05:19, 2 March 2024 |