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The Royal Garden That Might Save the Planet
Town & Country via AOL· 5 days agoLouis XIV’s kitchen garden, the Potager du Roi, is at the center of a global research initiative to study the preservation of historic gardens in the...
Fire breaks out at Versailles palace, swiftly brought under control
Reuters via AOL· 5 days agoThe Palace, built in the 17th century for King Louis XIV, was the main royal residence until the French Revolution and the overthrow ...
Escape room meets romantic overnight at central Ohio inn, home to state’s biggest bed
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 5 days agoIn 2022, he opened Romantic Adventure Getaways in Mount Vernon, about two hours south of Cleveland,...
5 Must-Visit Cities if You Love Architecture
AFAR· 5 days agoMany factors shape the world’s greatest cities, but perhaps none is quite as impactful as architecture. To dive deeper into the iconic landmarks, distinctive designs, and majestic structures ...
6 LGBT royals to know, from Lord Ivar Mountbatten to India’s Prince Manvendra
South China Morning Post· 5 days agoPrincess Isabella of Parma exchanged hundreds of letters with her sister-in-law that implied the...
Holy Family Catholic Church in Cahokia Heights celebrates 325 years
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 6 days agoAnn Flint looked up at the choir loft of the old log church here and pictured her father singing...
Art Bites: Where Did the Paris Salon Come From?
Artnet News· 4 days agoThousands did so each day, cramming into the Palais de l’Industrie to gossip and gawk at the Salon’s rejects. In 1648, a nine-year-old Louis XIV backed...
Joseph Caraud
Mountain View Telegraph· 5 days agoEarly in his career Joseph Caraud was inspired, like many other artists, by Italy and Algeria, basing his early Salon entries on his experience in these countries. Joseph Caraud was born on ...
Antique Limoges China: Iconic Marks, Patterns, & More
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThere are dozens of antique Limoges china marks and thousands of patterns, so you have a lot to...
Generations in Numismatics: Coins and Medals
Coinweek· 2 days agoMillennial, Gen Z, and so on. As a Baby Boomer, the first generation to have a name thrust on us virtually from birth, I am not particularly concerned with the fine distinctions of each or even ...