During the second part of the 16th century, the Regent of France named Catherine de Medicis at the time, had the Tuileries Palace built on wilderness lands neighbouring the Louvre. Today, from that royal and imperial mansion only gardens remain. In fact, the monument was burnt during the Paris Commune of 1871, a social conflict… Read more »
Comédie musicale rendue célèbre par le film éponyme sorti en 1978 et mettant en scène Olivia Newton-John et John Travolta, Grease est devenu le symbole de la jeunesse américaine des années 1950. C’est en 1971 que la pièce est créée à Chicago avant d’être jouée plus de 3300 fois à Broadway dès l’année suivante. Depuis,… Read more »
At the 17th century, Louis XIV king of France felt concerned about giving disabled soldier a roof, he ordered the building of a vast monument to receive them. Actually, he wished mostly clear the capital city’s pavements out, which were full of old soldier who became beggars and even thief. L’Hôtel des Invalides was inaugurated… Read more »