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Maison du Sport International The Maison du Sport International (International House of Sport) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is an office complex opened in 2006 in Lausanne , Switzerland , via a joint venture between the City of Lausanne , the Canton of Vaud and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Miguel Bonnefoy for Le voyage d'Octavio, éditions Rivages 2016: Fawzia Zouari: Le Corps de ma mère: éditions Joëlle Losfeld/Demeter: 2017: Yamen Manai: L'Amas ardent: éditions Elyzad: 2018: Jean Marc Turine: La Théo des fleuves [2] Éditions Esperluète: Stéfanie Clermont for Le jeu de la musique, Le Quartanier 2019: Gilles Jobidon: Le ...
Sports et divertissements (Sports and Pastimes) is a cycle of 21 short piano pieces composed in 1914 by Erik Satie. The set consists of a prefatory chorale and 20 musical vignettes depicting various sports and leisure activities. First published in 1923, it has long been considered one of his finest achievements. [1] [2] [3]
The Romaunt of the Rose (The Romaunt) is a partial translation into Middle English of the French allegorical poem, Le Roman de la Rose (Le Roman). Originally believed to be the work of Chaucer , the Romaunt inspired controversy among 19th-century scholars when parts of the text were found to differ in style from Chaucer's other works.
Guillaume de Dole (also known as (Le) Roman(s) de la Rose, or Guillaume de Dole) is an Old French narrative romance by Jean Renart. Composed in the early 13th century, the poem is 5,656 lines long and is especially notable for the large number of chansons it contains, and for its active female protagonist.
They depict his interpretation of how the American and African continents may once have fit together before becoming separated. Antonio Snider-Pellegrini (1802–1885) was a French geographer and geologist who theorized about the possibility of continental drift , anticipating Wegener's theories concerning Pangaea by several decades.
The very fragrant, crimson-purple rugosa hybrid 'Roseraie de L'Haÿ', was named for this garden. Roseraie de L'Haÿ reached peak capacity at 8000 roses in 1910, every type known at the time. [1] In May 1914 the name of the town of L'Haÿ became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of the renowned rose garden.
He was born in Bierville, France on April 2, 1870.. From March 1896 to May 1897 he stayed with native tribes in Patagonia, and later wrote a book about this experience.. In 1898, he co-founded the Aero Club of France with Ernest Archdeacon, Léon Serpollet, Henri de la Valette, Jules Verne, Honorine de Viane Morel Verne, André Michelin, Albert de Dion, Alberto Santos-Dumont, and Henry Deutsch ...