Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George(s) (25 December 1745 – 9 June 1799) was a French violinist, conductor, composer and soldier. Moreover he demonstrated...
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place de la Concorde and 258, rue de Rivoli. It ends at 271, rue Saint-Honoré, where it is extended by the Rue du Chevalier-de-Saint-George. The even-numbered...
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The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise, also known as the Machine infernale plot, was an assassination attempt on the First Consul of France, Napoleon Bonaparte...
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8th arrondissement of Paris (redirect from 8e arrondissement de Paris)
have their main store in 8th arrondissement, Avenue Montaigne or Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, both in the Champs-Élysées Avenue shopping district. As...
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January 1535 at the crossroads of la Croix du Trahoir (the intersection of the Rue de l'Arbre-Sec and the Rue Saint-Honoré), in front of the Pavillon des singes...
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Baron de Besenval de Brunstatt, usually just referred to as Baron de Besenval. The premises are at 142 Rue de Grenelle in the district of Faubourg Saint-Germain...
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through Rue Saint Florentin, then Rue du Chevalier-de-Saint-George and finally Rue Duphot before reaching Madeleine, named after the Église de la Madeleine...
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Haussmann's renovation of Paris (redirect from Immeuble de rapport)
and several ancient, dark and narrow streets, rue de l'Arche-Marion, rue du Chevalier-le-Guet and rue des Mauvaises-Paroles, disappeared from the map...
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Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran (French pronunciation: [lwi ʒozɛf də mɔ̃kalm ɡozɔ̃]; 28 February 1712 – 14 September...
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Place du Châtelet - once the site of the Grand Châtelet Rue du Chevalier-de-Saint-George - Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1739-1799), musician Rue Clémence-Royer...
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Paris, France. "10 rue Caumartin" by Lionel Hampton "118 Bd Brune" by Algemona Group, Robin Kenyatta "14 Juillet (Rendez-vous de Paname)" by Patachou...
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corner of rue de la Colonie and rue Vergniaud in Paris, (13th arr.) and a stone at Père-Lachaise cemetery. Portals: France Belgium "Georges Piron (1888-1943"...
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the level of Rue de la Victoire and Place des Halles [fr], turned east via Rue de Clocheville, where it integrated the old Saint-Michel-de-la-Guerche Church...
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the Pigalle stop of the Paris Métro. Georges Ulmer wrote Pigalle in 1946, and performed it himself. Maurice Chevalier wrote a song entitled "Place Pigalle"...
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Saint-Ex, a 1997 British biopic Saint-Exupéry was born at No. 8 rue Peyrat, later rue Alphonse Fochier, and still later renamed rue Antoine de Saint-Exupéry...
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current-day Rue du Pré-aux-Clercs bears in Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin – located on the territory of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey, under the name Rue de Bourbon...
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48.852496°N 2.338811°E / 48.852496; 2.338811 The Café Procope in the Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie is a café in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The original...
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foundation, the museum has been housed in the deserted priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs on the Rue Réaumur [fr] in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. Today the...
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Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette (French: [ʒilbɛʁ dy mɔtje maʁki d(ə) la fajɛt]; 6 September 1757 –...
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pronunciation: [fɔli bɛʁʒɛʁ]) is a cabaret music hall in Paris, France. Located at 32 Rue Richer in the 9th Arrondissement, the Folies Bergère was built as an opera...
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Rue du Pré-de-la-Bataille is a public thoroughfare in the French commune of Rouen. Located in the western part of the city, it belongs to the Pasteur-Madeleine...
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and 1914, he attended the Institut Saint-André, run by the Christian Brothers. In 1911, the Simenons moved to 53 rue de la Loi, where they took in lodgers...
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Paris (redirect from Département de Paris)
pp 42 Du Fresne de Beaucourt, G., Histoire de Charles VII, Tome I: Le Dauphin (1403–1422), Librairie de la Société bibliographiqque, 35 Rue de Grenelle...
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Montchat (section Maison du docteur Long)
straight roads. To the north, these are the route de Genas, Villeurbanne; to the east, boulevard Pinel and rue du Vinatier, Bron; to the south, avenue Lacassagne...
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Avenue de la Porte d'Orléans and Rue de la Légion Étrangère, and near the Square du Serment-de-Koufra. Two streets in Paris are named for him: Avenue du Général...
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Amiens (redirect from Saint-Acheul (Amiens))
137 Rue du Faubourg du Hem The church of Saint-Germain-l'Écossais [fr], Rue Pingre The church of Sacré-Cœur, Rue de Mareuil The church of Saint-Jacques...
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painter Georges Faiveley and Camille Rodier, wine merchants, founders of the order of the knights of the Tastewine (Chevaliers du Tastevin) Nuits-Saint-Georges...
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civil achievements. He also has been awarded with the Chevalier (Knight) rank of the Ordre national du Mérite. Claude was born in a family of an art dealer...
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finally destroyed in 1816. Château d'eau de la Croix du Trahoir. The corner of rue de l'Arbre Sec and rue Saint Honoré. Rebuilt in 1606, moved in 1636,...
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boulevard de Ménilmontant / Cimetière du Père Lachaise Place Maurice Chevalier Rue Piat, face au square 4th arrondissement Place Louis Lepine Quai de la Corse...
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