Maison du Brésil [SEP] architect
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Maison du Brésil


Maison du Brésil is a building in the Cité Universitaire complex in Paris, France, designed by noted architects Le Corbusier and Lúcio Costa for Brazilian students and scientists. It was built in 1957 and refurbished in 2000. The Maison du Brésil is dedicated to housing of Brazilian students, professors, and research scientists who come to Paris for academic work. It also houses artists and other professionals doing internships in Paris. Since its opening in 1959, it has welcomed Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Jaime Lerner, Zuenir Ventura, Sebastião Salgado
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, Arthur Moreira Lima, Zózimo Barroso do Amaral, Antonio Abujamra, Francisco Rezek and many others. Having been designed by two important architects of the Modern Architecture movement, Le Corbusier and Lúcio Costa, the Maison du Brésil has been recognized as an important architectural patrimony. It has been added in 1985 to the list of French Historical Monuments. It receives yearly hundreds of visitors, architects, students and architecture enthusiasts, that can visit the Hall and a student room with the original Corbusier design. The Maison also has a theatre
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Jacques Benoit


series of works, under the title "Brasilia. Flesh and Soul", exhibited in art galleries and at the Maison du Brésil in Paris in 2005, 2007 and 2010. "Brasilia. Flesh and Soul" was also presented during the summer of 2014, in the French city of Châlons-en-Champagne, and inaugurated by former State Secretary and current Deputy and Mayor of Châlons, Benoist Apparu. In 2003, the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer received Jacques Benoit's proposal for a documentary film about the creation of Brasilia
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Ouidah


Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá now houses a museum. Bruce Chatwin’s book "The Viceroy of Ouidah" (1980) is a fictional retelling of the life of Francisco Félix de Sousa, the Sousa family founder in Benin, and of his powerful local descendants, dealing also with the slave trade with Brazil. The novel inspired Werner Herzog’s movie "Cobra Verde" (1987). The population evolution of Ouidah is as follows: Other attractions in Ouidah include a restored mansion of Brazilian slavers the Maison du Brésil
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Jacques Benoit


painter made a 13-minute trailer out of the three-hour-long rushes he produced in Brazil. In the following years, Benoit met several French production companies who showed interest for the film. The project, however, never reached production stage due to lack of funding. In 2005, the director of the Espace Niemeyer cultural center at the French Communist Party headquarters, Gérard Fournier, visited the "Brasilia. Flesh and Soul" exhibition at Maison du Brésil. He decided to host Benoit's next exhibition, "Three Traces
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Vladimir Bodiansky


. This building came to be known as the Maison du Peuple. Both the floor and the roof were retractable. This innovative project helped Bodiansky solidify himself as both an engineer and an architect, as his design made the market more versatile (by providing both food and entertainment). The Maison du Peuple is now known as one of the biggest open air markets in France. Bodiansky met Le Corbusier during the Second World War, and together they organized a team of architects and engineers to engage in the postwar reconstruction. This
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Maisons-Laffitte


Maisons-Laffitte is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris from the center. Maisons-Laffitte is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte, built by architect François Mansart in the 17th century. Maisons-Laffitte is also known for its horse racing track, the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse, which is why the town is known as the "cité du cheval" and is compared with Newmarket in
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Augustin Saint-Hilaire


he is best known are the "Flora Brasiliae Meridionalis" in three volumes (1825–1832), published in conjunction with Adrien de Jussieu and Jacques Cambessèdes, and illustrated by Pierre Jean François Turpin; "Histoire des Plantes les plus Remarquables du Brésil et du Paraguay" (1824), "Plantes Usuélles des Brésiliens" (1827–1828), also in conjunction with de Jussieu and Cambessèdes(1828); and "Voyage Dans le District des Diamants et sur le littoral du Brésil", in two volumes (1833). His "Leçons
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First Architect to the King


Under the Ancien Régime, the First Architect to the King () was the direct assistant to the general director of the building industries, arts and manufactures of France and, consequently, number 2 of the Bâtiments du Roi, forming part of the Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi. The Premier Architecte du Roi was, in theory, in charge of the works of maîtrise d'œuvre on behalf of the building industries of King. Hence, Ange-Jacques Gabriel was in charge of the design of the Place de la
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Jocko ou le Singe du Brésil


Jocko ou le Singe du Brésil ("Jocko or the Monkey of Brazil") is a two-act play by Edmond Rochefort, inspired by a novel of Charles de Pougens (1824). A rich Portuguese man travelling to Brazil captures a monkey which, during the Atlantic crossing, saves the man's child from shipwreck and dies in doing so. In the second production the public demanded that the monkey survive. The play gave rise to a ballet by Frédéric-Auguste Blache, with music by Alexandre Piccinni and sets
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Maison du Peuple


The Maison du Peuple (in French) or Volkshuis (in Dutch), both literally translated as "The People’s Home" or "The People’s House", was a public building located on Emile Vandervelde Square, near the Sablon, in Brussels. It was one of the most influential Art Nouveau buildings in Belgium and one of the most notable designs by Belgian architect Victor Horta. Commissioned by the Belgian Workers' Party, it was constructed between 1896 and 1899, and opened on 2 April 1899. The building
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modern architecture. In spite of an international protest movement of over 700 architects, the building was demolished in 1965. The building was dismantled entirely with the idea of rebuilding it elsewhere. However, its components were scattered in vacant lots around Brussels, and it was never reconstructed. Later, structural parts of the building were used in the "Horta Grand Café" in Antwerp and some of the original pieces can still be found in the Horta premetro station in Saint-Gilles. The loss of the "Maison du Peuple"
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Minister for the Maison du Roi


The Minister for the Maison du Roi was a cabinet role under the French monarchy, conferring leadership of the Maison du Roi. Under the Ancien Régime the ministerial post at the head of the Maison du Roi was a "Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi" (Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi). Louis-Philippe of France had no household and thus there was no minister for the Maison du Roi under the July Monarchy. However, there was an intendant général of the civil list, who was not
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Maison du Roi


"Maison du Roi" was overseen by a ministry, the "Département de la Maison du Roi", directed by a secretary of state, the "Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi". The structure of the "Maison du Roi" was officially reorganized under Henry III in 1578 and 1585, and in the 17th century by Jean-Baptiste Colbert. The military branch of the "Maison du Roi" was the French Army Lifeguard brigade, made up of cavalry and infantry units. Officer rank was only open
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Gustave Strauven


Gustave Strauven (Schaerbeek, 1878 - Haute Savoie, 1919) was a Belgian architect. His father was a gardener from Limbourg and he died in World War I. He was an art nouveau architect and he liked to use new technologies. He created more than 30 buildings, incorporating wrought iron floral motifs. He started in Victor Horta's bureau when he was 18 years old. He helped him with the Hôtel van Eetvelde and the Maison du Peuple. Two years later, he spent one year in Zurich. The maison Saint
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Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi


The Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi () was the secretary of state in France during the "Ancien Régime" and Bourbon Restoration in charge of the Département de la Maison du Roi. The exact composition of the ministry and the secretary's duties changed several times over the Early Modern period, but in general, the Département de la Maison du Roi oversaw four main areas: the "Maison du Roi" ("Household of the King"), the "Bâtiments du Roi" ("Buildings of the
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Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi


practice, the military branch of the Maison du Roi was run by the Minister of War. The "Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi" was however in charge of recruiting officers for the "Maison du Roi", and would receive prospective applications for posts and submit them to the king for his approval. The Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi oversaw the "Bâtiments du Roi" (Buildings of the King), run by (at various periods) a superintendent or directeur général of buildings. The service was
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Premier peintre du Roi


The Premier peintre du Roi ("First painter to the King") was a court painter position within the administration of the "Bâtiments du Roi" of the "Département de la Maison du Roi" in France under the "Ancien Régime". Its holder occupied a similar position to that of "Premier architecte du Roi" (albeit a far less prestigious one). The holder was not in charge of any other court staff, and the role was often without a holder. Unlike other countries, the "Premier
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in part. Although lists of the Great Officers vary, the following are generally considered Great Officers of the Royal Household: Domestic household: Military household: Starting in the 16th century and then from the 17th century on, the "Maison du Roi" was overseen by a ministry, the "Département de la Maison du Roi". This ministry was directed by a secretary of state, the "Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi", although this oversight was purely formal, as the officers of the "Maison du
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Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon


, in his ""Cosmographie Universelle"". The Protestant Jean Léry would respond to it in 1578 with his ""Histoire d'un voyage faict en la terre du Brésil"". In his book, "Brazil, A Land of the Future", Austrian writer Stefan Zweig describes the colorful character of Villegaignon: On 2012 French-Portuguese-Brazilian TV series "Rouge Brésil"/"Vermelho Brasil" (Red Brazil), on the history of France Antarctique, Villegaignon (spelled Villegagnon) is portrayed by Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard.
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La Maison du Chocolat


La Maison du Chocolat is a French chain of chocolate boutiques that started in Paris and now runs stores around the world. La Maison du Chocolat belongs to the French agribusiness group (formerly Soparind Bongrain Group) In 1977, pastry chef Robert Linxe opened the first La Maison du Chocolat in Paris.Robert Linxe, founder of La Maison du Chocolat, dedicated his life to chocolate. Born in the French Basque region, he learned to be a chocolatier in Bayonne, France and Switzerland. Linxe selected a location for the first boutique
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King"), the General Affairs of the Clergy, (from 1749 on) Affairs of the RPR ("Religion Prétendue Réformée", i.e. the Huguenots), and the administration of the capital city of Paris and the provinces. The post later reappeared as the Minister for the Maison du Roi. Starting in the 16th century and then from the 17th century on, the "Maison du Roi" was overseen by a ministry, the "Département de la Maison du Roi", directed by a secretary of state,
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Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi


Department of War, while Martin Ruzé de Beaulieu took over the Maison du Roi. In 1661, the département was expanded to include Religious Affairs. In 1669, Jean-Baptiste Colbert bought the post from Henri de Guénégaud du Plessis-Belleville, and thus combined under his control the Maison du Roi with the Department of the Navy and the position of Contrôleur général des finances (chief financial officer of the realm). The Secretary of the Department of the Maison du Roi and Contrôleur général des finances would be linked only until
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Maison militaire du roi de France


The maison militaire du roi de France, in English the military household of the king of France, was the military part of the French royal household or "Maison du Roi" under the Ancien Régime. The term only appeared in 1671, though such a gathering of units pre-dates this. Like the rest of the royal household, the military household was under the authority of the Secretary of State for the Maison du Roi, but it depended on the "ordinaire des guerres" (controlled by the Secretary of State
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Maison Coilliot


The Maison Coilliot (Coilliot House) is an Art Nouveau house located at 14, rue de Fleurus in Lille, France, designed by Hector Guimard and completed in 1900. It became a listed building on 16 March 1977. Louis Coilliot, a French ceramic entrepreneur, was fond of enamelled lava and wanted to popularise the technique. To do so, Coilliot commissioned Hector Guimard, an architect he had met at the 1897 fair "La Céramique et tous les arts du feu", ("Ceramic Arts & Glass Making"
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Fondation Le Corbusier


Fondation Le Corbusier is a private foundation and archive honoring the work of architect Le Corbusier (1887–1965). It operates Maison La Roche, a museum located in the 16th arrondissement at 8-10, square du Dr Blanche, Paris, France, which is open daily except Sunday. The Maison La Roche was temporarily closed for renovation in 2008-2009. The Fondation Le Corbusier was established in 1968. It now owns Villa La Roche and Villa Jeanneret (which form the foundation's headquarters), as well as the apartment
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Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi


Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi was in charge of religious benefices. He oversaw the conduct of bishops, the elections of abbies and of the heads of French religious orders. He was in charge of relations between the government and the clergy. In 1749 the Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi was combined with the Secretary of State for Protestant Affairs in charge of the overseeing French Protestant affairs, although the two departments remained distinct. The Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi was also in charge of the policing and
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Maison militaire du roi de France


the six "Petits-Vieux" — made up the permanent army of the kingdom. Over the years, the "Maison du Roi" included the following corps: Far from being simply a ceremonial corps, the "Maison du Roi" participated in all the major military campaigns of the 16th and 17th centuries. The oldest of the regiments of the Maison du Roi was the Garde Écossaise, formed in 1440, and traced its ultimate origins to the Scots forces brought to France in 1419 by John Stewart, Earl of Buchan
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Garde du Corps (France)


Maison du Roi, except for the ill-fated Swiss Guard. After the abdication of Napoleon I in April 1814 and the Bourbon Restoration, Louis XVIII recreated the "Garde du Corps" with the rest of the "Maison du Roi". These units disappeared during Napoleon's return, at the start of the Hundred Days. After Waterloo and the return of the Bourbons the "Garde du Corps" was recreated again, almost the only unit of the old "Maison du Roi" to be given a further chance after
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Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi


the "Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi". Along with the "Department of War" ("département de la Guerre"), the "Département de la Maison du Roi" was the oldest of the specialized State Ministries, created in 1570 by Charles IX who reunited—under the control of Simon Fizes de Sauve -- the "ordinaire des guerres" and the Military Maison du Roi. Both departments were dissociated in 1594: Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy took over the Département of Foreign Affairs and the
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had been forced to leave Versailles in October 1789. This left the Swiss Guard as the last remaining unit of the old Maison du Roi, although a short-lived "Garde Constitutionelle du Roi" was raised on 16 March 1792. On 10 August 1792, most of the 900 Swiss Guards defending the Tuileries were massacred when the palace was stormed by revolutionary forces. With the overthrow of the Monarchy the Maison militaire du Roi ceased to exist. Following the First Restoration of 1814 the Bourbon Monarchy attempted to recreate the Maison militaire
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Amédée-François Frézier


-red colour and a little less delicate to the taste than our woodland strawberries." All of this was valuable information, which was immediately translated into other major European languages after its first appearance in French as "Relation du voyage de la mer du Sud, aux côtes du Chili, du Pérou et de Brésil, fait pendant les années 1712, 1713, et 1714". Frézier's account of his travels in South America was published in Paris in 1716 (2d ed., enlarged, 1732). It was
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Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi


department's archives are stored in two places: the "Grands Augustins" and the Palais du Louvre/Palace of the Louvre. The "Maison du Roi" (Household of the King) was the name of the military, domestic and religious entourage around the Royal Family in the Kingdom of France. In essence, the Secretary's oversight was purely formal, as the officers of the "Maison du Roi" were under the direct authority of the Grand Maître of France (Chief Steward of France). Moreover, in
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Zoé Talon du Cayla


. The old château had been the site of the signing of papers that restored the brother of Louis XVI to the throne of France. It was decorated and furnished out of Louis XVIII's pocket, without a trace in the official budget of the "Maison du Roi", and completed by the end of 1822, when Mme de Cayla officially "purchased" it from the architect, 29 October 1822. The King's house-warming gift was a dessert service of Sèvres porcelain painted with views of the new château.
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Salon d'Automne


The Salon d'Automne (Autumn Salon), or Société du Salon d'automne, is an annual art exhibition held in Paris, France since 1903; it is currently held on the Champs-Élysées, between the Grand Palais and the Petit Palais, in mid October . The first Salon d'Automne was created under the initiative of the Belgian architect, literary man and art collector Frantz Jourdain, along with the architect Hector Guimard, the painters George Desvallières, Eugène Carrière, Félix Vallotton, Édouard Vuillard and the Maison Jansen, a Paris-
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Maison du Roi


united. Oversight was eventually transferred (in 1761) from the Ecclesiastical household to the King's Chamber, and the position of master of the chapel was eliminated. The "Maison du Roi civile", or domestic entourage of the king, was divided into a number of departments, whose number varied over the years. Under Louis XIV it consisted of 22 departments. Each department was directed by the "grands officiers de la maison du roi de France" (a title similar to, but not the same as, "
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were made up of commoners. However, it was impossible for commoners to rise to officer rank in units of the military household. On the field of battle, the "Maison du Roi" fought around the king and the "porte-cornette blanche" (the king's white standard), although the corps also fought in the absence of the king. Until the second half of the 17th century, The "Maison du Roi" had — along with the "Cavalerie d'ordonnance", the six "Vieux" and
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Maison du Roi


The Maison du Roi (, "The King's Household") was the royal household of the King of France. It comprised the military, domestic and religious entourage of the French royal family during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration. The exact composition and duties of its various divisions changed constantly over the Early Modern period. Officers of the "Maison du Roi" were directly responsible to the "Grand maître de France" (Chief Steward). Starting in the 16th century and then from the 17th century on, the
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Maison militaire du roi de France


This company was paired with another company of heavy cavalry. These "chevau-légers" (light cavalry) wore armour and were only light when compared to the Gendarmes, who wore more armour. This company dated to 1570, and became part of the Dauphin's guard and then of the Maison du Roi. The next companies of the Maison du Roi, and by far the most famous, were the Musketeers, the guardsmen who appear in Dumas senior's "The Three Musketeers". The first company, which was
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Jean Dimitrijevic


Jean Dimitrijevic (1926–2010) was a French architect who worked with Guy Lagneau and Michel Weill in the Atelier LWD on many projects. Among these projects was the "Musée-Maison de la culture du Havre", an innovative museum built between 1955 and 1960. Born in 1926, Dimitrijevic joined the French army during World War II (1939–1945). After the war, he began working as an apprentice architect in 1947, and became a junior partner at the Atelier LWD, an architectural firm created by Guy Lagneau and Michel
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Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi


1699, but the Maison du roi and Religious Affairs would remain linked with Department of the Navy until 1749 (except for a brief separation from 1715–1718). After the downfall of Maurepas in 1749, the Department was broken apart: the Department of the Navy was made into its own Department and given to Rouillé while the Department of the Maison du Roi and of Religious Affairs was given over to comte de Saint-Florentin. The offices of the department were few: only four buildings in 1771, five in 1789. The
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Maisons du Monde


Maisons du Monde is a French furniture and home decor company founded in Brest in 1990 by Xavier Marie. At the end of 2015 it had nearly 250 stores across France, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and in Switzerland, of which more than 180 are in France. In 2010, it generated nearly €323 million in sales. in 2015 it employed over 5,500 people. In 2006, Maisons du Monde launches its online shop and proposes the whole of its catalogue of furniture and a large part of its
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Maisons du Monde


objects of decoration. Maisons du Monde publishes at the beginning of the year a catalogue presenting its new collection. The Maisons du Monde group was bought back in 2013 (80%) by the American company Bain Capital for an amount of €680 million. In 2015, it achieved a turnover of 699 million euros, of which 460 million in France. February 2016 two US banks Goldman Sachs and Citigroup were mandated to prepare for the IPO. 265 stores in Europe: The brand sells online to the United Kingdom, Portugal
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La Maison du Chocolat


with a wine cellar, which provided ideal conditions for preserving chocolates. He also establish laboratory there. Linx was notable for adding Ganache to his chocolates. It is a silky blend of chocolate and fresh cream covered in chocolate. Linxe opened three more Paris boutiques between 1987 and 1989. In 1990, La Maison du Chocolat opened a boutique in New York City. In 1994, it opened a fourth store in Paris. In 1995, Geoffroy d’Anglejan was named General Manager of La Maison du Chocolat. The brand was established in
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Maison militaire du roi de France


formed in 1622, represents the Musketeers in which D'Artagnan and his friends served. The second company, not taken into the Maison du Roi until 1663, has previously been the Cardinal Mazarin's guards. Perhaps, by this route, some of Cardinal Richelieu's guards eventually became King's Musketeers. Unlike the previous companies, officered by powerful nobles, and with many nobles in their ranks, the final company of the Maison du Roi was created as an elite force, formed by taking one grenadier from each infantry regiment and making
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La maison du docteur


La maison du docteur is an opéra comique in one act by Georges Bizet with a French libretto by Henry Boisseaux. Some music scholars assert that the opera was composed in 1852 while others believe that it was written in 1855. Either way the composition is the first opera written by Bizet. "La maison du docteur" has never been performed and while the music does survive in piano score only, the work has never been published. An orchestration of the piano score was performed on February 9th, 2012 by the Orchestre de
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For the Liberation of Brazil


For the Liberation of Brazil is a Marxist tract on guerrilla warfare written by Carlos Marighella. First published in France as "Carlos Marighela: Pour la Libération du Brésil" presented by Conrad Detrez, Editions du Seuil, 1970. In March 1970 the "Journal Official" announced that the sale and distribution of the book throughout French territory would be forbidden. It was then published in English by Penguin Books in 1971 as part of their "Pelican Latin American Library" series and with more material than the French version. This edition
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Edmond Rochefort


Edmond Rochefort, full name Claude-Louis-Marie de Rochefort-Luçay (Évaux-les-Bains, 1790 – Paris, April 1871), was a French writer, dramatist, vaudevillist and songs writer. His only play that was met with some success is "Jocko ou le Singe du Brésil", presented at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris. He was son of Lieutenant-Colonel François-Louis, comte de Rochefort, and his wife, Catherine-Françoise le Bel de la Voreille. Rochefort wrote a
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Gabriel de Lurieu


, Auguste-Michel Benoît Gaudichot Masson, Adolphe Charles Adam and Emmanuel Théaulon. In 1823, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, he married his cousin Louise-Charlotte Gonyn de Lurieu, daughter of a former officer became a magistrate. When he died, the 7 February 1889 issue of "le Figaro" wrote: Gabriel de Lurieu wrote the libretto for the opera "La perle du Brésil" by Félicien David. In 1815, he published a short piece of vaudeville, played in October 1814 at the Théâtre du Vaudeville
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Maison du Roi


"vénerie" (hunting on horseback), "louveterie" (the hunt of wolves run by the Grand Louvetier), falcon hunting (run by the Grand Falconer) and the "vautrait" (boar hunt, run by the "Capitaine du vautrait" or "Capitaine des toiles"). The major offices of the royal household are sometimes listed as the "grands officiers de la maison du roi de France", not to be confused with the Great Officers of the Crown of France, with which it overlaps
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Kraków Philharmonic


The Kraków Philharmonic (), is the primary concert hall in Kraków, Poland. It is one of the largest auditoriums in the city. It consists of the main hall for orchestral performances with 693 seats, and two smaller venues, the "Golden Hall" and the "Blue Hall", for chamber music concerts. The Kraków Philharmonic Concert Hall was designed by architect Józef Pokutynski, with neo-baroque elements inspired by the Brussels' Maison du Peuple. It was sponsored by Prince and Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha, and
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Grand Panetier of France


The Grand Panetier of France (roughly "Great Breadmaster", sometimes rendered as Panter) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, a member of the Maison du Roi ("King's Household"), one of the Great Offices of the Maison du Roi, and functional chief of the "(grande) paneterie" (the root of the English word pantry) or bread department. Originally the paneterie (known since the 11th century) one of the two sections of the "gobelet du roi
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Maison du Peuple


was demolished in 1965, and a skyscraper was built on its site. Its demolition has been regarded as an "architectural crime" and an example of "Brusselization". Victor Horta was commissioned by the Belgian Workers' Party to build a grandiose people's house on Emile Vandervelde Square. He was assisted for this project by Richard Pringiers, who was to become the appointed architect of the party. In spite of a rather restrictive, very irregular plot along a circular square and on a slope, Horta succeeded to construct a
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Victor Horta


rue Saint-Ghislain/Sint-Gissleinsstraat" without a public competition. From 1895 to 1899 Horta designed the "Volkshuis (Maison du Peuple)" (House of the People), a major building for the progressive Belgian Workers' Party consisting of a large complex of offices, meeting rooms, café and a conference and concert hall seating over 2,000 people. Its demolition in 1965, in spite of an international protest by over 700 architects, has been described as one of the greatest architectural crimes of the twentieth century.
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Art Nouveau in Antwerp


construction in this district is the Huis de Slag van Waterloo (House of the Battle of Waterloo), designed by the architect Frans Smet-Verhas and built in 1905. Here the nearly-symmetrical façade (broken only by a side tower) is articulated by mosaics bearing the names, figures, and standards of the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon I, along with a strange arrangement of bricks on the uppermost floor. Several very interesting and original buildings were constructed in other parts of Antwerp, including the Maison du Peuple built
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Art Nouveau in Antwerp


in 1901 by the architects Emile van Averbeke and Jan van Asperen, similar in purpose and corporate structure to other Maisons du Peuple (centers of cooperative workers' assistance, usually tied to socialist parties) in Europe. The balanced façade is pierced in the center by a great oval bay is surrounded by a mosaic symbolizing labor with the slogan "Help U Zelve" (literally, "Help Yourself"). The façade is crowned by two angled pylons that terminate in sculptures in stone of a man and a woman, with
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UCLouvain Charleroi


to Charleroi, one of Belgium's largest cities though without any university, is considered as one of the major alternatives to a relocation in Ottignies, which will later hold Louvain-la-Neuve. When the university is legally split in 1970, the Maison Georges Lemaître became property of the French-speaking University of Louvain. It is a large neo-Gothic mansion, designed by architect Auguste Cador. It is located on boulevard Devreux, a few dozen meters from the birthplace of Georges Lemaître, which was located rue du
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Jean Prouvé


influence on his body of work. "I was raised," Prouvé says, "in a world of artists and scholars, a world which nourished my mind." Prouvé opened the successful "Ateliers Jean Prouvé" in 1931 and began collaborating with French architects Eugène Beaudoin and Marcel Lods on projects such as the Maison du Peuple in Clichy, an aviation club and an army camp. He also collaborated with Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret on a variety of furniture designs. The war kept "Ateliers" in business manufacturing bicycles
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Château de la Mogère


The Château de la Mogère is a mansion near the city of Montpellier in the French region of Occitanie. It is one of many "folies" (country houses) on the outskirts of Montpellier, built by wealthy merchants in the 18th century. In 1706, the grounds of la Mogère were purchased by Fulcran Limouzin, the local "Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi" (one of the types of Secretary of State in France's Ancien Régime). In 1715, architect Jean Giral drew the plan for La Mogère
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La Maison du Chocolat


the Louvre, on Avenue Victor Hugo, and Printemps in la Maison Haussmann in Paris. In 2007, the brand celebrated its 30th anniversary. D’Anglejan named Gilles Marchal as successor to Linxe. Linxe was named Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur. Nicolas Cloiseau obtained the title Meilleur Ouvrier de France Chocolatier. Between 2008 and 2010, stores opened in Hong Kong, Wall Street in New York, and at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. In 2010, La Maison du Chocolat inaugurated a boutique with salon de thé in the Matsuyu department
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Maison du Roi


grand officier de la couronne de France"). From the 16th to the 17th centuries, the "Maison du Roi civile" consisted of around 1000–2000 individuals. The most important departments were the following: The largest of the departments, the "Bouche du roi" oversaw the meals of the king. It was run by the "Premier Maître d'hôtel". The seven offices of the department were: Officers included the "Maître d'hôtel ordinaire", the 12 "Maîtres d'hôtel servant par quartier", the "Grand panetier
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Maison Du Repos


La Maison Du Repos is a restored typical French Canadian style house in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Quebec. The house was built in 1832 by Thomas Gemme and sold in 1854 in an auction, after the death of his wife. Afterwards the house was abandoned, until its current owner decided to buy it and restore it. The house was moved to a new place and restored piece by piece using a combination of modern techniques and ancient tools. During the restoration work, it turned out that the house had
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Alfred de Vigny


wrote some of his most famous poems, including "La Mort du loup" and "La Maison du berger". Proust regarded "La Maison du berger" as the greatest French poem of the 19th century. In 1845, after several unsuccessful attempts to be elected, Vigny became a member of the Académie française. In later years, Vigny ceased to publish. He continued to write, however, and his "Journal" is considered by modern scholars to be a great work in its own right, though it awaits
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Brussels International Exposition (1897)


lesquelles se dresse majestueusement celle du restaurant du" Chien-Vert"." … "Ce n’est pas un musée, un groupement archaïque, c’est une vieille ville. C’est notre vieille ville avec – ramenées à une échelle légèrement réduite – ses constructions d’antan, dont quelques-unes encore existantes ont été copiées fidèlement et donnent, grâce au staff, l’illusion" absolue "de la réalité." … "L’entrée de Bruxelles-Kermesse, c’est la porte du Rivage, puis viennent la maison du comte d’Egmont, la maison
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History of Belgium


, both of which survive in Brussels. Nevertheless, Brussels became one of the major European cities for the development of the Art Nouveau style in the late 1890s. The architects Victor Horta, Paul Hankar, and Henry van de Velde became particularly famous for their designs, many of which survive today in Brussels. Four buildings designed by Horta are listed by UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Horta's largest work, the "Maison du Peuple" was demolished in 1960. Stanard rejects the widely held notion that Belgians were "reluctant imperialists
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Mathurin Crucy


Domaine de la Garenne Lemot". He started building the park and built the "maison du jardinier de la Garenne" between 1811 and 1815, one of the masterpieces of architecture in the rustic Italian style in France. He quarrelled with Lemot in 1821 and never finished the project, which was left to his successor, Pierre-Louis Van Cleemputte. His niece, Justine Crucy, married Louis-Prudent Douillard, an architect, in 1821 and in 1823, another niece, Zita Crucy, married Louis-Prudent's brother
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Maison du Patrimoine en Brocéliande


The Maison du Patrimoine en Brocéliande ("Heritage House in Brocéliande") is a French ecomuseum located in Montfort-sur-Meu, at 25 km from Rennes, near the forest of Paimpont. The museum, originally named the Écomusée du Pays de Montfort, was conceived at a meeting in June 1979 between M. Dagon de la Conterie, director of Cultural Affairs of Brittany, Simone Morand, and André Ronceray, along with support from Maurice Blanchard, deputy of culture for Montfort. Morand served as the museum's first director
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Maison militaire du roi de France


with him to cross the frontier. After the Second Restoration, no serious attempt was made to again restore the Maison militaire du Roi and it was (with the exception of a re-organised Body Guard) replaced with an entirely new Royal Guard of division size, which lasted till 1830. The 1816-30 Royal Guard was organized into 12 infantry regiments plus the one Cent-Suisses company from the Military Household, 8 cavalry regiments plus the Garde du Corps squadron and the Artillery Regiment of the Royal Guard, with 8
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Maison Alcan


of the Golden Square Mile. Maison Alcan was designed by the Montreal-based architectural firm of Arcop (Architects in co-partnership), with Ray Affleck as lead architect. Peter Rose collaborated with Peter Lanken on the interior planning and design. In May 2011, it was reported that Rio Tinto Alcan was looking to sell Maison Alcan and move to new headquarters, due to the cost of renovating the building for a smaller workforce—and with the historic status of four of the seven buildings possibly complicating renovations. The complex
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Robert Seppings


Sir Robert Seppings, FRS (11 December 176725 April 1840) was an English naval architect. Seppings was born to Robert and Lydia Seppings at Fakenham, Norfolk, on 11 December 1767 and baptised three days later. In 1782 he was apprenticed in HMNB Devonport, Plymouth. In 1800, when he had risen to be master shipwright assistant in the yard, he invented a device which greatly reduced the time required to repair the lower portions of ships in dry dock when compared with the laborious process of lifting then in vogue.
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Maison Novelli


to become head chef at Auberge du Lac in Hertfordshire. He remained on the staff at Maison Novelli as an advisor and consultant. The restaurant closed in January 2003. Max Renzland looked to open his restaurant Chez Max on the site occupied by Maison Novelli later that year, but cancelled the plans and instead took over the location formerly used by City Rhodes, a Gary Rhodes restaurant. In July 2005, pitch black restaurant Dans le Noir? opened on Maison Novelli's site. Notable guests at Maison Novelli have included Rod Stewart
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Les Troyens


, no. 48], and the scene on the pyre ." The "Song of Hylas" [no. 38], which was "greatly liked at the early performances and was well sung", was cut while Berlioz was at home sick with bronchitis. The singer of the part, Edmond Cabel, was also performing in a revival of Félicien David's "La perle du Brésil", and since his contract only required him to sing fifteen times per month, he would have to be paid an extra
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Maison Talbooth, Dedham


Maison Talbooth, Dedham in Essex is a building of historical significance. The construction was started in 1846 and completed by 1850. The architect was John Brown from Norwich who has been described as the most successful Norwich architect of the early 19th century. It was the home of many notable residents over the next century and in 1969 was converted into a hotel. It still serves this function today providing accommodation and restaurant facilities. Caroline L’Estrange Collyer (1789–1866) built Maison Talbooth (then called Hillands) in about 1850. She commissioned
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Claude Pélieu


the Galerie du Haut-Pavé at the centre Saint-Jacques, 8 rue Danton. Through the gallery's founder, priest Gilles Vallée, Pélieu met the future architect Henri Caubel who would later arrange retrospective shows of Pélieu's collages between 1999 and 2001. From 1952 to 1953, Pélieu worked at "La Maison des amis des livres", a bookstore founded by Adrienne Monnier, a friend of Sylvia Beach, a second cousin of Mary Beach (Pélieu's second wife). Some of Pélieu's first texts were published
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Maison Devambez


Paris. The 1927 book Les Arcades des Champs Élysées celebrated the achievement of the architect Marcel Duhayon. Marcel Duhayon designed luxury hotels in Paris : Hotel Royal Monceau, Hotel Commodore, Hotel California, Grand Hotel des Ambassadeurs. He was the uncle of Suzanne Goyard, the wife of François Goyard, the grand-grand son of the founder of Goyard, the Parisian trunk maker founded in 1853. The luxury shops of the day were celebrated in the pochoir illustrations by Édouard Halouze in the Almanach du Masque d’Or, in 16 pages
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Lubov Azria


2010. Lubov married Max Azria on July 11, 1992. Together they have three daughters, Chloe, Anais and Agnes, and Azria is stepmother to Max's three elder children, Michael, Joyce and Marine. Azria lives with her family in Holmby Hills, California, in a 60-room mansion called "la Maison du Soleil" that Azria decorated along with interior designer Aly Daly, built by architect Paul Wiliams and valued at 85 million dollars. Azria is involved with arts and charitable organizations. With her husband, Azria has
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Denis Diderot House of Enlightenment


The House of Enlightenment, Denis Diderot or La Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot (MLDD) is housed in the Hotel du Breuil de Saint Germain located in Langres (Champagne-Ardenne region of France) built in the sixteenth century and rebuilt in the eighteenth century. The museum is dedicated to Denis Diderot the French philosopher, writer, art critic, and his work the "Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers". The museum was designed by Atelier à Kiko and the garden by landscape architect
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Maison du Roi


—was in charge of the Mass and religious ceremonies (marriages, baptisms) for the sovereign and the royal family and the king's alms and public charities. It was headed by the Grand Almoner, who was assisted by the First Almoner, who fulfilled the duties of the Grand Almoner when the latter was unable to. Other officers of the "Maison ecclésiastique" included several "aumôniers ordinaires" (who maintained the regular service of the chapel), the "prédicateur du roi" (or "king's preacher"
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Le désert


other works in similar vein, such as his operas "La perle du Brésil" and "Lalla-Roukh". The work is scored for speaker, tenor solo, male chorus and orchestra. It consists of several vocal and orchestral movements, each introduced by a recitation. The different sections of the ode move from the song of the desert, arrival of a caravan, storm in the desert, calm after the storm and the caravan continuing its journey, the star of Venus, a hymn to the night, dances
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Félicien David


With "Le Désert" he was acknowledged by the public and the critics as a significant force. The "Revue et gazette musicale" announced, the morning after its premiere, "A great composer has been born amongst us". To relieve his substantial debts, the composer however sold the rights to his masterpiece for a relatively small sum. David wrote a number of operas, of which the most notable are "Christophe Colomb" (1847), "La perle du Brésil" (1851), "Herculanum"
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Grand Chamberlain of France


The Grand Chamberlain of France (French: "Grand Chambellan de France") was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, a member of the "Maison du Roi" ("King's Household"), and one of the Great Offices of the Maison du Roi during the Ancien Régime. It is similar in name, but should not be confused with, the office of Grand Chamberman of France (French: Grand Chambrier de France), although both positions could accurately be translated by the word chamberlain
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Communauté Juive Libérale


the CJL's home was in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. The congregation originally resembled a chavurah, and was located in a small apartment. Since May 2006 the CJL have a new home, La "Maison du judaïsme", in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. The "Maison du judaïsme" consists of a multi-purpose complex center with a synagogue, a theater, an art exhibit and a library, as well as classrooms and offices. It also has a cultural organization called NITSA. As of 2013, the
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Les Cités obscures


Passages" situated in Brussels. In 2004, Schuiten and Peeters published the illustrated book "La Maison Autrique: Métamorphose d'une maison Art Nouveau" (published as "Maison Autrique - Metamorphosis of an Art Nouveau House" in English) about the building, its restoration during the 1990s, and Horta's life and work. Also, their latest "Les Cités obscures" two-part graphic novel album "La Théorie du grain de sable" (2007; 2008) deals with the "maison Autrique". Caution: All
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Tupinambá people


The Tupinambá were one of the various Tupi ethnic groups that inhabited present-day Brazil before the conquest of the region by Portuguese colonial settlers. The Tupinambás lived in São Luis, Maranhão. Their language survives today in the form of Nheengatu. The Tupinambás were abundantly described in André Thevet's 1572 "Cosmographie universelle" (English: "The New Found World, or Antarctike"), in Jean de Léry's "Histoire d'un voyage faict en la terre du Brésil" (English: "History of a Voyage to the
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Crematogaster peringueyi


protection. The genus of "Crematogaster", created by Peter Wilhelm Lund in 1831 ("Lettre sur les habitudes de quelques fourmis du Brésil, adressée a M. Audouin. Annales des Sciences Naturelles" 23: 113-138) is diverse, widespread and abundant, distributed over tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate regions throughout the world. Greek: 'kremastos' + 'gaster' = 'suspended stomach', which would make the literal generic spelling 'Cremastogaster', but Lund set it as 'Crematogaster',
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Opéra-National


pattern later in the history of the company: occasional new operas among numerous French language revivals of popular foreign works. Perhaps the most successful new French work that first season was Felicien David's "La perle du Brésil", first performed on 22 November. Although the production was apparently not up to snuff (Berlioz reported that it was "sometimes good, often bad and in all, of little advantage to the composer"), it nevertheless received 17 performances before the end of that year, 47 the next, and
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Psidium guineense


Psidium guineense is a species of guava. Common names include Brazilian guava, Castilian guava, sour guava, Guinea guava (English language), Goyavier du Brésil (French language), brasiliaanse koejawel (Afrikaans), Stachelbeerguave (German language), chobo, diondan (Bolivia), guayabillo de tierra fria (El Salvador), araçá do campo, aracahy (Brazil), guayaba brava, sacha guayaba (Peru), allpa guayaba (Ecuador), guayaba agria (Venezuela, Mexico), guayaba acida, chamach,
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Jocko ou le Singe du Brésil


, and the success was such that many things, such as dresses, fans, hairstyles and even a type of bread were nicknamed "jocko." It was revived three times that year and had many imitators. Jules Perrot, also in 1825, put on his version at the Théâtre de la Gaîté, entitled "Sapajou". The following year, Jean-Antoine Petipa put on his version at the Théâtre de la Monnaie, with Laurençon in the lead rôle; Filippo Taglioni reprised the theme at Stuttgart in "Lanina
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Grand Master of France


Early Modern period, most of the real work of the Grand maître was accomplished by his secretaries, and not by himself personally. His role was thus generally symbolic, although he often took personal charge of his ceremonial duties. Furthermore, with the creation of the Secretary of State of the Maison du Roi in the 16th century, the Grand maître was forced to share some of his duties: in general the Secretary's oversight was purely formal, as the officers of the "Maison du Roi" were under the direct authority
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Grand Master of France


of the Grand Maître of France; yet, the "Secrétaire d'État à la Maison du Roi" was in charge of recruiting officers for the "Maison du Roi", and would receive prospective applications for posts and submit them to the king for his approval. The position was frequently given to the highest of the nobility or to the king's close friends. Francis I conferred it upon his former teacher Artus Gouffier, then to his uncle René de Savoie, the "grand bâtard de Savoie", then to his friend
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La Maison du chat-qui-pelote


La Maison du chat-qui-pelote (At the Sign of the Cat and Racket) is a novel by Honoré de Balzac. It is the opening work in the "Scènes de la vie privée" ("Scenes of Private Life"), which comprises the first volume of Balzac's "La Comédie humaine". First entitled "Gloire et Malheur" ("Glory and Misfortune"), this short novel was completed at Maffliers in October 1829 and published by Mame-Delaunay in 1830. The first edition
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La Maison du chat-qui-pelote


the duchess. By morning Augustine has become resigned to her fate. Her loveless marriage comes to an end shortly thereafter when she dies of a broken heart at the age of twenty-seven. "La Maison du chat-qui-pelote" has been translated into English at least four times: as "The Cat and Battledore" by Philip Kent for Sampson Low in 1879, as "At the Sign of the Cat and Racket" by Clara Bell for the Saintsbury Edition of "The Human Comedy" in 1895,
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Maison du Sport International


The Maison du Sport International (International House of Sport) is an office complex opened in 2006 in Lausanne, Switzerland, via a joint venture between the City of Lausanne, the Canton of Vaud and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was created to entice all the World's sports governing bodies (also known as International Federations or IF's) to bring their headquarters to Lausanne, in order to improve their proximity to the headquarters of the IOC, and thus improve communications between these bodies. However, many international
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Maison du Chamarier


The Maison du Chamarier, also known as Hôtel d'Estaing, is a house at 37 rue Saint-Jean in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, at the corner of Rue de la Bombarde. It was built in 1498 but the ancient ruins are from the thirteenth century. From Latin "cameriarus", the word "Chamarier" means the superintendent of the finances of the bishop of the Lyon Cathedral. He also has the keys to the gates of the enclosure canonical. From the fifteenth century, he gathered the taxes collected during
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Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec


aux-Maisons, located on House Harbour Island ("Île du Havre aux Maisons" in French), in 1765 from Acadia. The island was first known as Allright Island, then Alwright, and then Saunders, after sir Charles Saunders, a British admiral who accompanied General James Wolfe to Quebec City in 1759. The harbour between Grindstone and House Harbour islands was already known in 1756 as Harbour Maison. Since nobody lived on the island before 1765, the singular form for "Maison" could be attributed to the ruins
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Joseph-Alexandre Pierre de Ségur, Viscount of Ségur


Ségur during the Ancien Régime. Licentious by vocation, the vicomte de Ségue spent his existence composing poems, songs and comedies. In a way of perpetuating the tradition instituted by his birth, he had himself many adulterine children, to whom he gave his name and whose education he financed. He made build to host his mistress Louise Julie Careau a house at the rue Chantereine, by the architect Perrard de Montreuil, a house that later hosted the loves of Joséphine and Bonaparte and became known as "Maison du 18 brumaire"
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La Maison du Chocolat


investigative and opinion journal Mediapart publishes an investigation according to a series of documents, issued by the French Labour inspection and the Minister of Labour, which relate practices of discrimination against one of its employees who complained in particular for acts of workplace harassment and sexual harassment within the company. The article refers to the case of another employee who was the victim of sexual harassment by another supervisor. Questioned on this point, the management of La Maison du Chocolat told Mediapart that the manager ""was immediately laid off as a precautionary measure
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Maison militaire du roi de France


French Guards) and the "Gardes suisses" (Swiss Guards) were however retained in service, the first named because of its close ties to the Royal Court, the second two because they comprised the largest, and historically most effective, infantry components of the Maison du Roi. At the outbreak of the French Revolution in July 1789, the French Guards defected from the Monarchy and joined in the attack on the Bastille. The Body Guard was formally disbanded in 1791, although this aristocratic body had dispersed when the Royal Family
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Île de la Visitation


the island. Various historical monuments (Milling site, Maison du Pressoir, Maison du Meunier) and picnic tables are located along the trail. In winter, cross-country skiing trails are offered. There is also a small hill that is used for tobogganing by children. The current of the Rivière des Prairies is calm around the island. Known as Branchereau Island until 1750, Île de la Visitation borrows its name from the parish of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin-Mary which was founded in 1736. In order to
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La Maison du chat-qui-pelote


was followed by four revised editions. The final edition, published by Furne in 1842, appeared under the title of "La Maison du chat-qui-pelote" and was itself corrected indefinitely. The idea for the story came from the haberdashery business run by the Sallambiers on the maternal side of Balzac's family. The work is dedicated to Mademoiselle Marie de Montheau. The artist Théodore de Sommervieux falls in love with Augustine Guillaume, the daughter of a conservative cloth merchant, whose house of business on the Rue Saint-
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