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Place De L'Odéon
The Place de l'Odéon (; English: Odeon Square) is a semicircular Town square, square in the Odéon Quarters of Paris, quarter in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. Description The Place de l'Odéon is in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is built as a semi-circle, with its base facing south and running along the Odéon Theatre (Paris), Odéon Theatre for which it is named. From the arc, five streets lead off from the square at regular intervals: * West: Rue Regnard * Northwest: Rue Crébillon * North: Rue de l'Odéon * Northeast: Rue Casimir-Delavigne * East: Rue Racine To the south, on either side of the theatre, two parallel streets run perpendicular to the square: the Rue Rotrou to the west and the Rue Corneille to the east. The Café Voltaire stood at no. 1, frequented by the likes of Maurice Barrès, Barrès, Paul Bourget, Bourget, Stéphane Mallarmé, Mallarmé, and Paul Verlaine, Verlaine in the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in the European Union and the List of cities proper by population density, 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2022. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, Fashion capital, fashion, and gastronomy. Because of its leading role in the French art, arts and Science and technology in France, sciences and its early adoption of extensive street lighting, Paris became known as the City of Light in the 19th century. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 inhabitants in January 2023, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettres Patentes
Letters patent (plurale tantum, plural form for singular and plural) are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch, President (government title), president or other head of state, generally granting an office, right, government-granted monopoly, monopoly, title or status to a person or corporation. Letters patent can be used for the creation of corporations, government offices, to grant city status or heraldry, coats of arms. Letters patent are issued for the appointment of representatives of the Crown, such as governors and governor-general, governors-general of Commonwealth realms, as well as appointing a Royal Commission. In the United Kingdom, they are also issued for the creation of peers of the realm. A particular form of letters patent has evolved into the modern intellectual property patent (referred to as a utility patent or design patent in United States patent law) granting exclusive rights in an invention or design. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trois Glorieuses
The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution (), Second French Revolution, or ("Three Glorious ays), was a second French Revolution after the first of 1789–99. It led to the overthrow of King Charles X, the French Bourbon monarch, and the ascent of his cousin Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans. The 1830 Revolution marked a shift from one constitutional monarchy, under the restored House of Bourbon, to another, the July Monarchy; the transition of power from the House of Bourbon to its cadet branch, the House of Orléans; and the replacement of the principle of hereditary right by that of popular sovereignty. Supporters of the Bourbons would be called Legitimists, and supporters of Louis Philippe were known as Orléanists. In addition, there continued to be Bonapartists supporting the return of Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon's heirs. After 18 precarious years on the throne, Louis-Philippe was overthrown in the French Revolution of 1848. Background Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
