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Night life at the Place du Tertre. The Place du Tertre (French pronunciation: [plas dy tɛʁtʁ]) is a square in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France.Only a few streets away from the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and the Lapin Agile cabaret, it is near the summit of the city's elevated Montmartre quarter.
Le Bateau-Lavoir, c. 1910. The Bateau-Lavoir (French pronunciation: [bato lavwaʁ] ⓘ, "Washhouse Boat") is the nickname of a building in the Montmartre district of the 18th arrondissement of Paris that is famous in art history as the residence and meeting place for a group of outstanding early 20th-century artists such as Pablo Picasso, men of letters, theatre people, and art dealers.
La Mère Catherine (French pronunciation: [la mɛʁ katʁin]) is a brasserie in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the oldest still-operating restaurant at the Place du Tertre . [ 1 ] It is situated in a building that previously served as the church presbytery of Saint-Pierre de Montmartre .
The building, at No. 13 Rue Ravignan at Place Emile Goudeau, was later burned in a fire and rebuilt. Wall of Love on Montmartre: "I love you" in 250 languages, by calligraphist Fédéric Baron and artist Claire Kito (2000) The Place du Tertre, known for the artists who paint tourists for pleasure and money
La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin (The Miraculous Life of Thérèse Martin), is a French film, silent, directed by Julien Duvivier, and released in 1929.It is a " stark and striking biographical account of the late 19th century Discalced Carmelite nun who died at age 24 from tuberculosis and was canonized in 1925."
Marguerite du Tertre de Lamarche (1638–1706) was a French midwife. [1] [2] Marguerite Dutertre was born in 1638 to a poor family in Paris, and was orphaned at an early age. She was brought up by a woman named LaTouche, who acted as a mother to her.
“Home is a shelter from storms — all sorts of storms.” — William J. Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education “No matter who you are or where you are, instinct tells you to go home.”
Marie-Laure de Noailles in 1949, photographed by Carl van Vechten. Marie-Laure Henriette Anne de Noailles, Vicomtesse de Noailles (French pronunciation: [maʁi lɔʁ ɑ̃ʁjɛt an də nɔaj vikɔ̃tɛs də nɔaj]; née Bischoffsheim; 31 October 1902 – 29 January 1970) was a French artist, regarded one of the 20th century's most daring and influential patrons of the arts, noted for her ...