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In 2002, the Italian company Valtur was added to Pierre & Vacances' portfolio. [5] [7] In 2003, the Pierre & Vacances' holding became the sole owner of Central Parcs. [6] In 2007, Pierre & Vacances and Accor formed a joint venture to create a new company, called Adagio, with the aim of developing city residences in Europe.
Les Granges-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [le ɡʁɑ̃ʒ lə ʁwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Les Granges-le-Roi are known as Grangeois .
River façade of the Pavillon du Roi (1576), engraved by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. The Pavillon du Roi (French pronunciation: [pavijɔ̃ dy ʁwa]) was a tower-like structure built in the mid-16th century at the southern end of the Lescot Wing of the Louvre Palace. On its main floor (piano nobile) was the primary apartment of the king of ...
Palais Bulles ("Bubble Palace") is a large house in Théoule-sur-Mer, near Cannes, France, that was designed by the Hungarian architect Antti Lovag.It was built for the French industrialist Pierre Bernard, and later bought by the fashion designer Pierre Cardin as a holiday home.
The Royal Saint-Hubert Galleries were designed by the young architect Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar, who determined to sweep away a warren of ill-lit alleyways between the Rue du Marché aux Herbes / Grasmarkt and the Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères / Warmoesberg and replace a sordid space where the bourgeoisie scarcely ventured into with a covered shopping arcade more than 200 m (660 ft) in ...
Nogent-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [nɔʒɑ̃ lə ʁwa]) is a commune in the department of Eure-et-Loir in the Centre-Val de Loire region in France. In January 1973 it absorbed the former commune Vacheresses-les-Basses. [3] It is located 27 kilometres north of Chartres and 18 kilometres south-east of Dreux.
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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, grand officier de la couronne de ...