LucerneCity in SwitzerlandMunicipality in SwitzerlandLucerne (English: ) or Luzern (Swiss Standard German:) is a city and a municipality in central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the district of the same name.
Niederwald, SwitzerlandNiederwald is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Niederwald, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms. HistoryNiederwald is first mentioned in 1526 as Zniderwaldt. GeographyNiederwald has an area, as of 2011, of 4.7 square kilometers (1.8 mi).
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel CompanyThe Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC is an American multinational company that operates the luxury hotel chain known as the Ritz-Carlton. The company has 108 luxury hotels and resorts in 30 countries and territories with 29,158 rooms, in addition to 46 hotels with 8,755 rooms planned for the future. The current company was founded in 1983, when the previous owners sold the Ritz-Carlton brand name and the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
Carlton Hotel, LondonThe Carlton Hotel was a luxury hotel in London that operated from 1899 to 1940. It was designed by the architect C. J. Phipps as part of a larger development that included the rebuilding of His Majesty's Theatre, which is adjacent to the hotel site. The Carlton was originally run by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz, with Auguste Escoffier as the head chef.
ValaisValais (UK: , US: ; French:), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the cantons of Vaud and Bern to the north, the cantons of Uri and Ticino to the east, as well as Italy to the south and France to the west.
The Ritz Hotel, LondonLuxury hotel in London, EnglandThe Ritz London is a 5-starluxury hotel at 150 Piccadilly in London, England. A symbol of high society and luxury, it is considered one of the world's most prestigious and best known hotels. The Ritz has become so associated with luxury and elegance that the word "ritzy" has entered the English language to denote something that is ostentatiously stylish, fancy, or fashionable.
Hôtel Ritz ParisThe Ritz Paris (French pronunciation: [ʁits paʁi]) is a hotel in central Paris, overlooking the Place Vendôme in the city's 1st arrondissement. A member of The Leading Hotels of the World marketing group, the Ritz Paris is ranked among the most luxurious hotels in the world. The hotel was founded in 1898 by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz in collaboration with the French chef Auguste Escoffier. The hotel was constructed behind the façade of an eighteenth-century townhouse.
Justice of the peaceJudicial officerA justice of the peace in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, hears a case (1941).A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace. In past centuries the term commissioner of the peace was often used with the same meaning.
Baden-BadenBaden-Baden (German pronunciation:) is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the France–Germany border, and forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) north-east of Strasbourg, France.List of eponymous adjectives in EnglishAn eponymous adjective is an adjective which has been derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. Persons from whose name the adjectives have been derived are called eponyms. Following is a list of eponymous adjectives in English.
Birth nameA birth name is the name of a person given when they are born. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the full name. Where births are officially registered, the full birth name entered onto a birth register or birth certificate may become the person's legal name by that fact alone.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.