Abel Guérineau, 1887 Beaux Arts acroterion of the Collège Franklin (Boulevard Louis-XIV no. 5), Lille, France, unknown architect or sculptor, c.1900 Beaux... 9 KB (751 words) - 18:21, 14 May 2024 |
most lively account of the court at Versailles of Louis XIV and the Régence at the start of Louis XV's reign. Men of the noblest blood (in Saint-Simon's... 23 KB (3,077 words) - 01:35, 9 May 2024 |
Boulevards are the quintessence of the Parisian boulevards. Their origin is a plan initiated by Louis XIV's minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert in the late 1660s... 8 KB (871 words) - 21:33, 4 April 2024 |
[ʃɑto d(ə) vɛʁsɑj] ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of Paris, France... 92 KB (10,585 words) - 22:00, 7 May 2024 |
City walls of Paris (redirect from Louis XIII wall) historical walls were eventually destroyed (as in 1670, when Louis XIV ordered the demolition of the Louis XIII Wall), and the paths formerly occupied by the walls... 11 KB (1,481 words) - 23:09, 27 February 2024 |
fire began in the Upper Town, in St. Jean (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) and St. Louis (Parliament Hill) A fire at a store on rue St. Joseph on 14 October 1866... 8 KB (463 words) - 18:55, 28 April 2024 |