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The Petit Palais (French: [pəti palɛ]; English: Small Palace) is an art museum in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle ("universal exhibition"), it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts ( Musée des beaux-arts de la ville de Paris ).
Plaza Mayor de Almagro is a town square located in the city of Almagro, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. Amalgro is designated a conjunto histórico (a heritage listing), and the square is of architectural interest. It is the location of the city hall and a historic theatre, the Corral de comedias de Almagro.
The Plaza Mayor. Above the square, Church of the Holy Trinity; to right of church, Brunet Palace. In distance on hill, Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de la Popa. The Plaza Mayor in Trinidad, Cuba, is the historic centre of the town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. [1]
Originally known as the Place Royale, the Place des Vosges was built by Henry IV of France from 1605 to 1612. A true square (140 m × 140 m), it embodied one of the first European programs of royal city planning (Plaza Mayor in Madrid, begun in 1590, precedes it).
Victor David Gruen, born Viktor David Grünbaum [1] (July 18, 1903 – February 14, 1980), was an Austrian-American architect best known as a pioneer in the design of shopping malls in the United States. [2]
The Napoléon Bonaparte was opened in 1928 as a "hôtel de charme" (small distinctive hotel or boutique hotel). [1] Literary figures of the time frequented the hotel regularly. In 1929 the hôtel de charme became a hôtel de luxe (luxury hotel) and reached the grade of "petit palace".
The Congress of the Republic of Peru, the Government Palace (Peru), the Plaza Mayor, and the Tower of Unity were among the buildings lit. The Metropolitan Municipality of Lima unveiled a monument to admiral Abel-Nicolas Bergasse du Petit-Thouars that stands in front of the Radio Nacional del Perú headquarters.
Mayor Manuel de Frías proposed the building of the cabildo in what is now the Plaza de Mayo on March 3, 1608, since the government of the city lacked such a building. [11] Its construction was financed with taxes from the port of Buenos Aires, the building was finished in 1610 but was soon found to be too small and had to be expanded.