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Allianz Riviera [4] (also known as Grand Stade de Nice and Stade de Nice due to UEFA, FIFA, and IOC sponsorship regulations [5] [6]) is a multi-use stadium in Nice, France, used mostly for football matches of host OGC Nice and also for occasional home matches of rugby union club Toulon.
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Share of the Allianz Versicherungs-AG, issued 5 February 1890 An early Allianz agent's plaque. Allianz AG was founded in Munich in 1889, but started its activities in Berlin on 5 February 1890, by the then-director of the Munich Reinsurance Company Carl von Thieme (a native of Erfurt, whose father was the director of the Thuringia insurance company) and Wilhelm von Finck (co-owner of the Merck ...
Riviera (pronounced [riˈvjɛːra]) is an Italian word which means ' coastline ', [1] [2] ultimately derived from Latin rīpa, through Ligurian rivêa. [3] It came to be applied as a proper name to the coast of Liguria (the Genoa region in northwestern Italy ) in the form Riviera ligure , then shortened in English.
Just looked it up in Webster's dictionary, and it appears that Riviera (sometimes also written as riviera) is indeed the area in France and Italy. Also, "Côte d'Azur" is given as the French part of the Riviera. On Google, English language websites give 80,000 hits for "French Riviera" and 70,000 for "Côte d'Azur". Jeronimo
1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice. 1564 - Major earthquake. [3] 1650/85 - Nice Cathedral constructed. [2] 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished by Duke of Berwick by command of Louis XIV. [2] 1720 Nice becomes part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Medical school established. [citation needed] 1722 - Hôtel de Ville built. [4]
Riviera (nightclub), formerly outside of New York City in Fort Lee, New Jersey; Riviera (hotel and casino), former resort on the Las Vegas Strip Riviera Holdings, the operator of the Riviera Casino; Riviera Line, a local English railway line that links Exeter with Torbay; Riviera, a brand of cigarettes produced by Commonwealth Brands
Liguria and the Italian Riviera La Riviera italienne, travel poster for ENIT, ca. 1920. Christ of the Abyss at San Fruttuoso Abbey, Camogli Dolphin at the Aquarium of Genoa. The Italian Riviera or Ligurian Riviera (Italian: Riviera ligure [riˈvjɛːra ˈliːɡure]; Ligurian: Rivêa lìgure [ɾiˈveːa ˈliɡyɾe]) is the narrow coastal strip in Italy which lies between the Ligurian Sea and ...