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full-scale portrait statue for the prince's parents (both mid-1860s, marble; Musée d'Orsay, Paris). He also received some of the most significant monumental commissions of the period: the architectural decoration of the Pavillon de Flore of the Palais du Louvre (1863-1866, Imperial France Enlightening the World and the Triumph of Flora); and The Dance (1865-1869) for the facade of the Paris Opéra. His native Valenciennes commissioned several public projects between 1860 and 1884, including a monument

Virginia Mckenna, a British stage and screen actress, author, and wildlife campaigner, once said “We would consider it cruel to confine a dog permanently in a kennel. Yet we visit zoos where hundreds of wild animals are kept permanently in the equivalent of a kennel.” On average, 6,126 animals are kept in enclosures (Statistic Brain). Of those 6,126 animals, only 1,041 are endangered. The 5,085 are kept in tight, confined areas for “educational purposes.” Zoos date back to as far as 2500 BCE with

Zoological Park or more commonly called zoo is what you call a place wherein animals are held captive and are on display for people to observe. Zoos are also called as menageries in some places. Menageries are exhibits of animals, especially wild animals, in enclosures. During the ancient times, explorers, aristocrats and noblemen showcase their power, wealth and expeditions through menageries. Explorers bring back unfamiliar species of animals from their expedition. Ancient petroglyphs show evidences

The Panthéon is one of the most popular attractions in Paris. It is famous for a fabulous 19th century church and now a civil temple. The Panthéon is located near the Sorbonne University and the Jardin du Luxembourg and looks over the Quartier Latin. According to history, King Clovis was chosen this place as a minster to build up his tomb. This construction was started building in 1575 by Paris architect Jacques Germain Soufflot. He designed and took charge of it. This task takes during 34

Décembre 8 et 9 Jour 1 et 2 Nous sommes parties d'Atlanta le huit décembre à sept heures vingt du soir. Dans l'avion, nous avons regardé un film comédie, Office Space. C'était excellent et très cool. Puis, j'ai dîné mais Emily a dormi pour cinq heures! J'ai mangé du bifteck, une pomme de terre, et du riz avec l'eau. C'était très dégoûtant ! Je déteste la nourriture d'avion. Enfin, nous sommes arrivées à Paris à neuf heures et demie ce matin. Nous avons trouvé nos valises et puis nous avons pris

The wind is blowing gently, and a brilliant shaft of sunlight burst exposure to body , the wind was bouncing the red balloon. the clown is walking on a road , he doesn’t know where he is and where he should go. When he walked to a park , he saw a little girl , she is around fifteen years old , she wears a white dress with a pair of red leather shoes ,the sunshine shone on her face, her eyes are like blue jewel , full of smile on her face, golden hair is shining under the sunshine, pureness and carefree

If you haven’t been to Paris yet, Why! Why the delay! Paris has everything you could ever ask for in a peaceful and romantic city, and better yet, there are a lot of amazing places to go and make your visit even more enjoyable in Paris. This article contains exactly what you need to get you to Paris as soon as possible. Tourism in Paris. Paris is the capital of France with an overall area of 105.4 square kilometers filled with beauty everywhere you look. With over 2.15 million people live there

What Impressionism Sought to Achieve By the year 1863 the sentry which allows the visual messages transmitted by the eye to penetrate to the brain only after a rigorous censorship, had admitted most aspects of visual truth, but there were two that had not yet officially passed the censor. They were (1) the colour and vibration of light and (2) the density of air. No one had ever painted the true colour of sunshine and shadow, and hardly anyone had thought it worthwhile to suggest that the density

Financial Report 2011 Financial Report 2011 Financial Report 2011 - 1 2 Financial Report 2011 - 1 Consolidated Financial Statements Management’s discussion and analysis year ended December 31, 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements year ended December 31, 2011 Notes Statutory Auditors’ report on the Consolidated Financial Statements 4 19 25 108 Financial Report 2011 - 3 1 Consolidated Financial Statements Management’s discussion and analysis year ended December 31