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    The Place de la Concorde (French: [plas də la kɔ̃kɔʁd]; lit. 'Concord Square') is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 7.6 ha (19...
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    Melilla Arènes d'Oran, Oran Luanda Bullring, Luanda Plaza de Toros Tangier, Tangier Laayoune bullring, Laayoune Praça de Touros Monumental de Lourenço...
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    collection bibliothèque de la pléiade, ED. Gallimard, Paris, 1957, p.1111 Paul Arène, Contes et nouvelles de Provence, éd. Presses de la Renaissance, Paris,...
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    columns. The interior is noted for its frescoes on the domed ceiling, and monumental sculptures by François Rude, Carlo Marochetti and other prominent 19th-century...
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    lead to the vallon des Arènes (meaning arenas vale) below, where a Roman amphiteatre survives, in a park named "Parc des Arènes". The cours Reverseaux...
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    The Palais de la Cité (French pronunciation: [palɛ d(ə) la site]), located on the Île de la Cité in the Seine River in the centre of Paris, is a major...
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    four years from 1882 to 1886, a monumental sculpture by Alexandre Falguière topped the arch. Titled Le triomphe de la Révolution ("The Triumph of the...
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    Lefèvre, Alfred Boucher, Alphonse-Amédée Cordonnier and Raoul Verlet. A monumental bronze quadriga by Georges Récipon tops each wing of the main façade....
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    entrance hall is directly from the square at street level. Although a monumental external staircase leading to the first-level foyer and a direct underground...
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    vie d'un cimetière ("The Secret Life of a Cemetery"), published by Les Arènes "Cimetière du Père-Lachaise" Archived 1 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine...
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