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Longchamp has been present in mainland China since 2006. [2] In 2011, Longchamp opened a new flagship store in Hong Kong, "La Maison 8". This boutique is the company's second largest in the world (after the SoHo location). [63] A year later, Longchamp opened seven additional stores in China including in Beijing and Shanghai, making a total of ...
Longchamps was a chain of several upscale restaurants centered in Manhattan that consisted of twenty or more locations at its peak, including the Showboat Restaurant located in the Empire State Building. The chain's first location was opened in 1919. [1]
Longchamp-sur-Aujon, in the Aube department; Longchamps, Eure, in the Eure department; Longchamps-sur-Aire, in the Meuse department; Abbey of Longchamp, a former abbey in the Bois de Boulogne west of Paris; Longchamp Racecourse (Hippodrome de Longchamp) in the Bois de Boulogne west of Paris (on the site of the former abbey)
Baron Jean Michel P.M.G. de Selys Longchamps DFC (31 May 1912 – 16 August 1943) was a Belgian aristocrat and RAF fighter pilot during World War II. He is chiefly known for his single-handed attack on the Gestapo headquarters in Brussels in German-occupied Belgium .
The name Longchamps stems from longus campus. In the area: a Roman military camp, Roman side roads (diverticula) and tumuli were found. [2] In Medieval times, Longchamps was an enclave of the Duchy of Brabant in the County of Namur. It was part of the barony of Bierbeek, which in turn depended on Aarschot. In 1652 it became a barony for Hubert ...
The Longchamp Racecourse (French: Hippodrome de Longchamp, pronounced [ipɔdʁom də lɔ̃ʃɑ̃]) is a 57 hectare horse-racing facility located on the Route des Tribunes at the Bois de Boulogne in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France.
The name Longchamp is likely a reference to the Longchamp Racecourse in Paris and/or Longchamps, Buenos Aires, a city near de Tomaso company founder Alejandro de Tomaso's birthplace. The Longchamp featured a long and wide hood to accommodate the American power train, i.e. the 351 cubic inch (5,769 cc) Ford Cleveland V8 . [ 4 ]
Nigel de Longchamps, also known as Nigel Wireker, (fl. c. 1190, died c. 1200), [1] Neel de Longchamps, or Nigel of Canterbury, was an Anglo-Norman satirist and poet of the late twelfth century, writing in Latin.