Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892). Palm Tree near the Church of Saints Theodore, Athens, 1842. Daguerreotype. 9 3⁄8 × 7 3⁄8 in. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris (EG7-750).In its exhibition “Monumental Journey: The Daguerreotypes of Girault de Prangey”, The Metropo...
While a French citizen, Marie Skłodowska Curie, who used both surnames, never lost her sense of Polish identity. She taught her daughters the Polish language and took them on visits to Poland. She named the first chemical element she discovered polonium, after her native country.Marie Curie ...
Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile (1806-1836) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. Arches are engraved names of military leaders of French Revolution and Empire names of some great battles.,站酷海洛,一站式正版视觉内容平台,站酷旗下品牌.授权内容包含正
This medieval Benedictine monastery is one of the most spectacular sights in Europe. Dating back to the 10th century, Mont-Saint-Michel sits atop an island in the bay shared between the French regions of Brittany and Normandy. Visitors can reach the abbey on foot or by shuttle bus from the ...
【2】“home”这个词对你来说意味着什么 How do you say the word in French, in Chinese, in your language 【3】Although people usually know that the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is different from country to country, and...
Also ranks #3 on The Best French Language Poets of All Time Dig Deeper Famous Priory of Sion Members Clive Barker Age: 72 Once hailed by Stephen King as the future of horror, author Clive Barker parlayed his success as a prose writer into a wide range of mediums, including films, visu...
A city’s monuments are integral parts of a city’s identity. It is their form which makes them recognizable, but what if their design had turned out differently?
This metal tower with three floors stands in the city centre of Paris. It was built for the 1889 World Fair (Universal Expo) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. The 324metres/1062ft high Eiffel Tower was constructed by Auguste Eiffel and a team of engineers. If yo...
TheMonte Biancois located on the French-Italian border between Courmayeur and the Aosta Valley in Italy, and Chamonix in France. It’s the highest mountain in in Italy with a height of 4,810 meters. Opened in June 2015, the Monte Bianco Skyway is the main attraction in Courmayeur: in onl...
After the publication of the Promenade des Anglais images, or the Riviera series, Model resumed her Paris street photography practice, this time focusing on the poor. Neither Evsa nor Lisette was in possession of French citizenship, and they were well aware of building political tension in ...