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), with …
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) In 2. half. XVII w. On the initiative of J.. …
Albi, dep. Tarn (Languedoc)
Albi, 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 …