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The Royal Garden That Might Save the Planet
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 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 ...
Fire breaks out at Versailles palace, swiftly brought under control
Reuters via AOL· 6 days ago(Reuters) -A fire broke out at the Palace of Versailles on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of visitors from one of France< ...
Art Bites: Where Did the Paris Salon Come From?
Artnet News· 5 days agoAmong the problems facing Napoleon III in 1863 was a legion of grumpy artists. Ever the aspiring populist, Napoleon sanctioned the Salon des Refusés...
Generations in Numismatics: Coins and Medals
Coinweek· 3 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& ...
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 ...
Holy Family Catholic Church in Cahokia Heights celebrates 325 years
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 7 days agoAnn Flint looked up at the choir loft of the old log church here and pictured her father singing...
Antique Limoges China: Iconic Marks, Patterns, & More
LOVE to KNOW via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThere are dozens of antique Limoges china marks and thousands of patterns, so you have a lot to...
Inside Europe’s most terrifying building
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoI’m hiding in an unlit toilet while my guide paces the carpeted galleries outside. Memories of watching The Shining for the first time as a petrified...
5 Must-Visit Cities if You Love Architecture
AFAR· 6 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 ...
The 50 Most Iconic Chair Designs
House Beautiful via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThere are designers like Carl Hansen and Alvar Aalto, and even uncredited, timeless shapes like the Louis XIV-era chairs from France.
