TEC4727093: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rehabilitated in 1660 by Francois Mansart. Dedicated to the history of Paris, this grand museum has occupied two adjoining hotels since 1991: Hotel Carnavalet, one of the most beautiful hotels of the Parisian Renaissance and Hotel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, built in the 18th century. In 1660, Francois Mansart was commissioned to expand and modernize it. In the foreground is the Victory Court with French gardens. Photograph 1992. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4727235: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rehabilitated in 1660 by Francois Mansart. Dedicated to the history of Paris, this grand museum has occupied two adjoining hotels since 1991: Hotel Carnavalet, one of the most beautiful hotels of the Parisian Renaissance and Hotel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, built in the 18th century. In 1660, Francois Mansart was commissioned to expand and modernize it. In the foreground is the Victory Court with French gardens. Photograph 1992. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4727379: The Musee Carnavalet, 23 rue de Sevigne, Paris 75003. Architect: Nicolas Dupuis in 1548-1560 and rebuilt in 1660 by Francois Mansart. Detail of the ballroom of the Wende.Decorative set made in 1925 by the Catalan painter Jose-Maria Sert for the Wendel family mansion. Huge composition evenly covering walls and ceiling, on a silver background, representing the Depart of the Queen of Sheba going to visit King Solomon. / Bridgeman Images
ITR4729589: Parc d'Ermenonville “” Jean-Jacques Rousseau”, Oise, Picardie, France. From 1765 onwards, the Marquis Rene de Girardin created a park adorned with factories. Inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau in his vision of nature and with a moral intention, the Marquis surround himself with the advice of landscape architect Jean-Marie Morel, painter Hubert Robert, who later drew Mereville, Abbe Delille and Scottish gardeners. The park is treated in an English garden and the factories use both romantic style and maconic symbols. The ensemble stretched to the north and south of the castle over a hundred hectares and had about fifty factories of varying importance. / Bridgeman Images
ITR4730581: Parc de Saint-Cloud (Saint Cloud), Hauts de Seine (Hauts-de-Seine), Ile de France. Architecture by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Antoine Le Pautre, 17th century. The castle of Saint-Cloud was burned in 1870 during the Prussian offensive. The ruins were razed in 1891. Apart from the common areas, there are still the Grande Cascade, the Grand Jet, the Basin du Fer a Horseback and other basins. The gardens would have been designed by Andre Le Notre / Bridgeman Images
ITR4730648: Parc de Saint-Cloud (Saint Cloud), Hauts de Seine (Hauts-de-Seine), Ile de France. Architecture by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Antoine Le Pautre, 17th century. The castle of Saint-Cloud was burned in 1870 during the Prussian offensive. The ruins were razed in 1891. Apart from the common areas, there are still the Grande Cascade, the Grand Jet, the Basin du Fer a Horseback and other basins. The gardens would have been designed by Andre Le Notre / Bridgeman Images
ITR4729803: The desert of Retz to Chambourcy (Parc et jardin de Chambourcy) Desert de Retz, les Yvelines, Ile de France (Ile-de-France), France. The Desert de Retz, created between 1774 and 1789 by Monsieur de Monville, with pavilions of manure or factories of rare species to achieve the absolute of grace of that period. / Bridgeman Images
LBY4725489: The Great Wall of China is close to Pekin. Construction of the Great Wall began in the 9th and 8th century BC, and continued for more than 2,000 years. If all its constructions and trunks spread across the vast region of North and Central China were combined, the Great Wall would extend over 50,000 km (100,000 li). Indeed, historical records show that since the Fighting Kingdoms, more than 20 feodal states and imperial dynasties have begun building defense walls. Photography 25/10/07 / Bridgeman Images
LBY4725611: The Forbidden City in Pekin, China. Decorative pattern depicting a dragon. Architecture made between 1407-1420. Photography 28/10/07. The Prohibited Cite extends over 72 hectares in the heart of Pekin. From 1420 to 1911 it was the main residence of twenty four emperors of the Ming and Qing. It is the largest and best preserved architectural ensemble of ancient palaces in the world. / Bridgeman Images