TUILERIES

Meaning of TUILERIES in English

Tuil ‧ e ‧ ries, the /ˈtwiːləri/ BrE AmE

a large public garden in central Paris, near the Louvre

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TUILERIES — /twee"leuh reez/ ; Fr. /tweeleu rddee"/ , n. a former royal palace in Paris: begun by Catherine de Médicis in …
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TUILERIES — Tuileries BrE AmE ˈtwiːl ə r i -iz —French [ tɥil ʁi ]
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TUILERIES PALACE — French royal residence, adjacent to the The original palace, commissioned by Catherine de Médicis , was begun in 1564 by …
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TUILERIES PALACE — French Palais Des Tuileries, French royal residence adjacent to the Louvre in Paris before it was destroyed by arson in …
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TUILERIES, THE — Tuil ‧ e ‧ ries, the /ˈtwiːləri/ BrE AmE a large public garden in central Paris, near the Louvre
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TUILERIES PALACE — French royal residence, adjacent to the Louvre in Paris, destroyed by arson in 1871. The original palace, commissioned by Catherine …
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PARIS COMMUNE — or Commune of Paris (March 18–May 28, 1871) Insurrection of Paris against the French government. After France's defeat in the …
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PALACE — I Royal residence, and sometimes a seat of government or a religious centre. The word derives from Rome's Palatine Hill, …
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LUCERNE — German Luzern City (pop., 2000: 59,496), central Switzerland . Located southwest of Zürich , on Lake Lucerne and its Reuss …
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LOUIS XVI — born Aug. 23, 1754, Versailles, France died Jan. 21, 1793, Paris Last king of France (1774–92) in the Bourbon line …
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LE NÔTRE, ANDRÉ — born March 12, 1613, Paris, France died Sept. 15, 1700, Paris French landscape architect. In 1637 he succeeded his father …
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FRUCTIDOR, COUP OF 18 — (Sept. 4, 1799) Purge of conservatives during the French Directory period. Fearing it was losing popularity, the government sent Gen. …
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FRENCH REVOLUTION — Movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799, reaching its first climax in 1789, and ended the ancien régime . …
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PARK — large area of ground set aside for recreation. The earliest parks were those of the Persian kings, who dedicated many …
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VISCONTI, LOUIS-TULLIUS-JOACHIM — born Feb. 11, 1791, Rome died Dec. 23, 1853, Paris Italian-born French designer of the tomb of Napoleon I. Visconti's …
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TEMPLE, LE — in Paris, originally a fortified monastery of the Templars and later a royal prison. It was built in the 12th …
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SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S DAY, MASSACRE OF — (August 24/25, 1572), massacre of French Huguenots (Protestants) in Paris plotted by Catherine de Mdicis and carried out by Roman …
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ROLAND (DE LA PLATIRE), JEAN-MARIE — born Feb. 18, 1734, Thizy, Fr. died Nov. 15, 1793, Bourg-Beaudoin French industrial scientist who, largely through his wife's ambition, …
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PERCIER, CHARLES; AND FONTAINE, PIERRE (-FRANOIS-LONARD — born Aug. 22, 1764, Paris died Sept. 5, 1838, Paris born Sept. 20, 1762, Pontoise, Fr. died Oct. 10, 1853, …
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PARIS, COMMUNE OF — ( (1871), ) also called Paris Commune, insurrection of Paris against the French government from March 18 to May 28, …
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PARIS GUN — any of several long-range cannon produced by the German arms manufacturer Krupp in 191718 during World War I. The guns …
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PALISSY, BERNARD — born 1509, St. Avit, near Lacapelle Biron, France died 1590, Paris French Huguenot potter and writer, particularly associated with decorated …
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PAISIELLO, GIOVANNI — born May 9, 1740, Taranto, Kingdom of Naples died June 5, 1816, Naples Paisiello also spelled Paesiello Neapolitan composer of …
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ORSAY MUSEUM — French Muse D'orsay, museum of Paris, France. It is housed in the former Orsay Railway Station (Gare d'Orsay), a large, …
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NEMOURS, LOUIS-CHARLES-PHILIPPE-RAPHAL D'ORLANS, DUKE — born Oct. 25, 1814, Paris, France died June 26, 1896, Versailles second son of King Louis-Philippe. After the abdication of …
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MILLET, JEAN-FRANOIS — born Oct. 4, 1814, Gruchy, near Grville, Fr. died Jan. 20, 1875, Barbizon French painter renowned for his peasant subjects. …
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LE NTRE, ANDR — born March 12, 1613, Paris, Fr. died Sept. 15, 1700, Paris one of the greatest French landscape architects, his masterpiece …
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CHAMPS-LYSES — officially Avenue des Champs-lyses (French: Avenue of the Elysian Fields) broad avenue in Paris, one of the world's most famous, …
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LOUIS — n. born Aug. 23, 1754, Versailles, France died Jan. 21, 1793, Paris Last king of France (177492) in the Bourbon …
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