Posted on December 7th, 2009 by by tanto
Commissioned in 1806 by Napoleon, shortly after his victory at Austerlitz, it was not finished until 1836. There are four huge relief sculptures at the bases of the four pillars. These commemorate The Triumph of 1810 (Cortot); Resistance , and Peace (both by Etex); and The Departure of the Volunteers, more commonly known by the [...]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by by tanto
Instead of the popular Fried potatoes or French fries, there’s also other interesting foods and drinks need to try. Today we’ll discuss about French wine. French wines are one of the biggest and finest wines on earth.
French wine exports make up 34.01% of the world market share, ahead of Italian (18.03%) Australian (10.24%) and Spanish [...]
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 by by tanto
Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 10
1205 Genève
Tel. +41 (0)22 320 61 22
Web: www.mamco.ch
Opened in September 1994 in a former factory, Mamco takes into account the spirit of the building it occupies. The factory’s industrial architecture of the 1950s allows for a flexible and constantly changing museum arrangement.
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 by by tanto
The Cathedral of St. Peter in Geneva is best known as the church where John Calvin gave his inspiring sermons during the mid-16th century is belong to the Swiss Reformed Church, but it has other attractions as well. The imposing Romanesque-Gothic church with a Neoclassical facade still dominates the center of the international Swiss city.
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