7 résultats pour "trocadéro"
- Trocadero.
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Paris, palais d u Trocadéro
C'est Gabriel Davioud - assisté d e /'Ingénieurjules-Désiré B ourdais- qui f ut désigné, en 1876,pourbâtirlePalaisdu Trocadéro s ur la colline d e Chaillot, en prévtsion
d e /'F,xposition Universelle d e 1878.
PARIS -Le T1'ocadé1'o L.
- 1823 : Prise du fort de Trocadéro
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Paris (city, France) - geography.
Théâtre Musical de Paris and the Théâtre de la Ville. Just north of the Hôtel de Ville is the Pompidou Center, also known as Beaubourg, an arts complex devoted to modern and contemporary art and design. The structure,in steel and glass and featuring brightly colored, exposed pipes and ducts, is the work of Italian architect Renzo Piano and British architect Richard Rogers. Itscontroversial pop-art design contrasts sharply with the overall gray hue of the city, and was criticized by many followin...
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Paris (city, France) - geography.
and its vibrant public square, frequented by street performers, soon became among the most popular landmarks in the city. West of the Pompidou Center is Les Halles, the site of the central market of Paris from the 12th century until 1969. The market was subsequently replaced by the Forum LesHalles, a multilevel underground complex featuring a shopping mall, museums, the Paris film library ( vidéothèque ), and a sports center. The street level of Les Halles features a garden, the Jardin des Halle...
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Le musée a souvent été comparé aux cathédrales médiévales, sur les chapiteaux et les
tympans desquelles chacun pouvait déchiffrer le sens de son existence.
méritait d'être conservé. La Convention divisa le savoir en trois vastes champs : sciences naturelles, sciences et techniques, arts. Toutefois, les objets précieux recueillirent les soins les plus attentifs. La civilisation occidentale s'attachait à sauvegarder son passé, qu'elle voyait avant tout en Égypte et dans le monde gréco-romain. Au British Museum, ces civilisations ont longtemps formé un seul département. Comme en témoigne l'organisation des collections en 1860 (art grec et romain,...
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Exhibitions and Expositions.
A Louisiana Purchase Exposition In 1904, St. Louis, Missouri, organized an exposition in celebration of the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. The exposition, which cost about $20 million, attractedalmost 20 million persons and showed a profit of about $25 million. B Panama-Pacific International Exposition The Panama-Pacific International Exposition was held in San Francisco in 1915 to celebrate the construction and opening of the Panama Canal. More than $50 millionwas spent on this exposit...