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Lutèce D'Or
Lutèce is the French form of Lutetia, the Roman city where Paris now stands. The name also refers to: * Lutèce (restaurant), a restaurant in New York City * The Lutece Twins Robert Lutece and Rosalind Lutece, collectively known as the Lutece twins, are a duo of characters from the ''BioShock'' video game series created by Ken Levine, published by 2K Games. They debut in the 2013 video game ''BioShock Infinite'', w ..., a pair of characters in the 2013 video game ''BioShock Infinite'' * ''Ulmus'' 'Nanguen', a hybrid elm cultivar resistant to Dutch elm disease, released to commerce circa 2001 by INRA, France. {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutetia
Lutetia, ( , ; ) also known as and ( ; ; ), was a Gallo-Roman culture, Gallo–Roman town and the predecessor of modern-day Paris. Traces of an earlier Neolithic settlement () have been found nearby, and a larger settlement was established around the middle of the third century BC by the Parisii (Gaul), Parisii, a Gaul, Gallic tribe. The site was an important crossing point of the Seine, the intersection of land and water trade routes. In the first century BC, the settlement was conquered by Roman people, Romans and a city began to be built. Remains of the Roman forum, amphitheatre, aqueduct and baths can still be seen. In the fifth century it became the capital of the Merovingian dynasty of French kings, and thereafter was known as Paris. Many artifacts from Lutetia have been recovered and are on display at the Carnavalet Museum, Musée Carnavalet. Etymology The settlement is attested in Ancient Greek as ''Loukotokía'' (Λoυκoτοκία) by Strabo and ''Leukotekía'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lutèce (restaurant)
Lutèce was a French restaurant in Manhattan that operated for more than 40 years before closing in early 2004. It once had a satellite restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. It was famous for its Alsatian onion tart and a sauteed foie gras with dark chocolate sauce and bitter orange marmalade. In 1972, '' W'' magazine referred to it as one of "Les Six, the last bastions of grand luxe dining in New York." The other five were La Grenouille, La Caravelle, La Côte Basque, Lafayette, and Quo Vadis, all of which are now closed. History Lutèce was opened in 1961 by founder Andre Surmain, who brought young chef André Soltner to run the kitchen. The name () is the French version of "Lutetia," the ancient name of Paris. Shortly thereafter, Surmain and Soltner became partners, and they ran the restaurant together until Surmain returned to Europe. He first retired to Majorca, then later ran ''Le Relais à Mougins'' in Mougins, southern France. In 1986, he returned to the US to open a br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lutece Twins
Robert Lutece and Rosalind Lutece, collectively known as the Lutece twins, are a duo of characters from the ''BioShock'' video game series created by Ken Levine, published by 2K Games. They debut in the 2013 video game ''BioShock Infinite'', where they serve as the drivers for the game's events and often materialize under mysterious circumstances to guide protagonist Booker DeWitt. By the game's end, both characters are eventually revealed to share no family relations, and are in fact parallel universe versions of the same individual. Robert and Rosalind are voiced by Oliver Vaquer and Jennifer Hale respectively. Concept artist Claire Hummel was responsible for the visual design of the Lutece twins. Both characters as well as their voice actors have received a generally positive reception, and are frequently cited as one of the memorable aspects of ''Infinite'' by critics. Due to the vital role they play in the story of ''Infinite'' as the illustrators for some of its underlyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
