Ancy le Franc, dep. Yonne (Burgundy). A renaissance castle on a rectangular plan, with corner pavilions and an inner courtyard (S. Serlio, 1546). Rich …
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Amiens, dep. Sum (Picardy) Katedra Notre Dame
Amiens, dep. Sum (Picardy). Katedra Notre Dame, the largest and one of the most beautiful gothic buildings in France, erected 1220-70 by …
Amboise, dep. Indre et Loire (Touraine)
Amboise, dep. Indre et Loire (Touraine). The fortified royal castle rises on the rocky terrace above the Loire, completely rebuilt in 1492—98 on the initiative of Charles VIII, expanded by Ludwik …
Aman-Jean Edmond Francois (1860— 1936)
Aman-Jean Edmond Francois (1860— 1936), painter and graphic artist. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he created romantic portraits (especially feminine), genre scenes, interior and …
Alsace (Alsace)
Alsace (Alsace), hist. land in the east. France, situated between the Rhine and the Vosges. There are finds from prahist times in these lands. (m.in. ribbon ceramics), z …
Alix yves (1890—1969)
Alix yves (1890—1969), painter and graphic artist. He studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (1908) and Académie Ransonl Together with M.. Denisem designed decorations for …
Alise-Sainte-Reine, dep. Côte-d’Or (Burgundy)
Alise-Sainte-Reine, dep. Côte-d’Or (Burgundy). As a result of archeol excavations., conducted 1861—65 and from 1905, The location of the city of Alesia was established here - the capital of the Gallic tribe of the Mandubia, gained …
Alencon, lace with (Allensonian)
Alencon, lace with (Allensonian), patterned after Venetian needle lace, whose production developed in Alenaon (Normandy) w 2. half. 17th century. On the initiative of J.. …
bleach, dep. Tarn (Languedoc)
bleach, dep. Tarn (Languedoc). The famous Gothic cathedral of Ste-Cécile (started 1282, completed in the 14th century), massive, a brick fortress with one nave flanked by rows of chapels …
Ajaccio (Corsica)
Ajaccio (Corsica). The most important historic buildings in the city are: cathedral (XVI w., erected on the plan of a cross, thick., with a central dome), citadel (XVI w.), church of St.–Erasmus (XVII …