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The Menus-Plaisirs du Roi (French pronunciation: [məny pleziʁ dy ʁwa]) was, in the organisation of the French royal household under the Ancien Régime, the department of the Maison du Roi responsible for the "lesser pleasures of the King", which meant in practice that it was in charge of all the preparations for ceremonies, events and festivities, down to the last detail of design and order.
Indicates a restaurant with one Michelin star ... Gaya par Pierre Gagnaire: French: Paris - 7th Palais-Bourbon: Géosmine Contemporary: Paris - 11th Popincourt ...
Maxim's (French pronunciation:) is a restaurant in Paris, France, located at No. 3 Rue Royale in the 8th arrondissement. It is known for its Art Nouveau interior decor. In the mid 20th century, Maxim's was regarded as the most famous restaurant in the world.
Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero KCMG [1] (23 June 1846 – 30 June 1916) was a French Egyptologist and director general of excavations and antiquities for the Egyptian government. Widely regarded as the foremost Egyptologist of his generation, he began his career teaching Egyptian language in Paris becoming a professor at the Collège de France.
The façade of Maxim's Restaurant. Maxim's Art Nouveau "Collection 1900", also known as the Musée Art Nouveau - Maxim's, is a private collection of Art Nouveau objects and decor, located in the 8th arrondissement above Maxim's Paris restaurant at 3, Rue Royale, Paris, France. It is open for guided tours in afternoons except Monday and Tuesday ...
During her world tour, she worked in various countries, notably in Germany in the Black Forest, at the Hilton Hotel in Brussels, at The Connaught in London, at the Lapérouse restaurant in Paris, at Petrossian in New York City, at Michel Guérard in Eugénie-les-Bains and at the François family in Switzerland. Michel and Marie-Pierre married ...
Dementia impacts almost 10% of older adults in the U.S. While scientists haven’t pinpointed exactly what causes it, research is slowly identifying new factors, like diet, that may play a role in ...
The same location then became the mansion of Pierre Séguier (1504–1580) , later occupied by various members of the Séguier family . In 1641, Louis Charles d'Albert de Luynes married Louise Marie Séguier, Marquise d'O, and the property became known as the Hôtel de Luynes until its partitioning in 1671. Parts of the 1671 rebuilding are ...