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1 giorno fa · The Royal Opera of Versailles was originally commissioned by Louis XIV in 1682 and was to be built at the end of the North Wing with a design by Hardouin-Mansart and Carlo Vigarani. However, due to the expense of the King's continental wars, the project was put aside.
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- Versailles, France
- Government of France
11 mag 2024 · Palace of Versailles. The Palace of Versailles with a garden in the foreground. The original residence was primarily a hunting lodge and private retreat for Louis XIII (reigned 1610–43) and his family. In 1624 the king entrusted Jacques Lemercier with the construction of a château on the site.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 giorni fa · In 1682, René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, followed the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the vast Mississippi basin in Louis' name, calling it Louisiane. French trading posts were also established in India, at Chandernagore and Pondicherry, and in the Indian Ocean at Île Bourbon.
4 giorni fa · Systematic European colonization began in 1492. A Spanish expedition sailed west in order to find a new trade route to the Far East, the source of spices, silks, porcelains, and other rich trade goods.
9 mag 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 9, 2024 • Article History. Godfrey Kneller: painting of James II. Also called (1644–85): duke of York and. (1660–85): duke of Albany. Born: October 14, 1633, London, England. Died: September 5/6 [September 16/17, New Style], 1701, Saint-Germain, France. Title / Office:
5 mag 2024 · Sir Thomas Browne (born Oct. 19, 1605, London—died Oct. 19, 1682, Norwich, Norfolk, Eng.) was an English physician and author, best known for his book of reflections, Religio Medici. After studying at Winchester and Oxford, Browne probably was an assistant to a doctor near Oxford.
6 giorni fa · Home. Morgan's Map of the Whole of London in 1682. Survey of the City of London and the surrounding built-up area (including Westminster and part of Southwark), on a scale of 300 feet to the inch, completed in 1682 by William Morgan. From a facsimile published by Harry Margary in association with the Guildhall Library in 1977.
