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Place Vendôme, Paris. The Place Vendôme (French pronunciation: [plas vɑ̃dom]), earlier known as the Place Louis-le-Grand, and also as the Place Internationale, is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine. It is the starting point of the Rue de ...
Place Vendome may refer to: Place Vendôme, a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France; Place Vendôme, a 1998 French film; Place Vendome (band), a rock band Place Vendome (Place Vendome album), their 2005 debut album; Place Vendôme (Swingle Singers with MJQ album), a jazz album by the Swingle Singers and the Modern Jazz Quartet (1966)
From 1842 to 1843, it was the Texas embassy. By treaty of 1839, France had become the first nation to recognize the Republic of Texas (1836–1845). [3] A plaque to the right of the main entrance commemorates the event. The façade and the roof of the building on the Place Vendôme were classified as monuments historiques on 17 May 1930. [4]
Vendôme (/ v ɒ̃ ˈ d oʊ m /, French: ⓘ) is a subprefecture of the department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019). It is one of the main towns along the river Loir. The river divides itself at the entrance of Vendôme, intersecting it into numerous different arms.
1705 painting of the place Louis-le-Grand (Place Vendôme) looking north towards the Couvent des Capucines. Louis XIV offered the nuns to rebuild a new convent at his own expense. The plan for the facade of the new convent was designed by the King's architect, Jules Hardouin-Mansart , and provided on April 6, 1686.
Boucheron (pronounced [bu.ʃə.ʁɔ̃]) is a French luxury jewelry and watch house located in Paris, 26 Place Vendôme, owned by Kering. Hélène Poulit-Duquesne has been CEO since 2015. Hélène Poulit-Duquesne has been CEO since 2015.
The terminology of open spaces in Paris (square vs. place) may present some confusion to English speakers.In the French language, the term square (a loan-word from English) refers to a small urban green space that is not large enough to be called a parc (the grassy variety) or a bois (the wooded variety), and is not sufficiently formal in its plantings to be called a jardin.
Place of birth of residents of the 1st arrondissement in 2000 Born in metropolitan France Born outside metropolitan France 79.8% 25.2% Born in overseas France Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth 1 EU-15 immigrants 2 Non-EU-15 immigrants 0.9% 5.1% 7.6% 19.8%
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