El palacio del Luxemburgo es un palacio francés del siglo XVII y estilo barroco ubicado en el VI Distrito de París. El palacio, actual sede del Senado francés, fue construido por el arquitecto Salomon de Brosse para María de Médici entre 1615 y 1627. Sufrió numerosas ampliaciones y recortes a lo largo de su historia, y el diseño actual corresponde en su mayor parte a las obras realizadas por el arquitecto Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin durante el Primer Imperio francés. Fue recortado con posterioridad por las obras de urbanización periféricas del barón Haussmann. El palacio anexo, Petit Luxembourg, se construyó en la misma época y es, desde 1825, la residencia de los presidentes del Senado francés.
El palacio está situado en el jardín del Luxemburgo, un parque privado de 22,45 ha que le pertenece y está abierto al público.
El palacio del Elíseo es la sede de la Presidencia de la República francesa. El edificio está situado en el VIII Distrito de París, en la calle del Faubourg Saint-Honoré, y su construcción se remonta al siglo XVIII.
El Grand Palais, también llamado Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées , es un edificio singular de la ciudad de París, situado en los Campos Elíseos, en el VIII arrondissement, conformando un entorno monumental conjuntamente con el Petit Palais y el Puente Alejandro III.
El Grand Palais comenzó a construirse en 1897 para albergar la Exposición Universal de 1900 celebrada del 15 de abril al 12 de noviembre del mismo año, tras un complejo proceso de gestación en el que participaron varios arquitectos,[1] en el mismo lugar donde se emplazaba previamente el Palacio de la Industria, realizado para la Exposición de 1855.
Destacado por el estilo ecléctico de su arquitectura, denominado estilo Beaux-Arts característico de la Escuela de Bellas Artes de París, el edificio refleja el gusto por la rica decoración y ornamentación en sus fachadas en piedra, el formalismo de su planta y realizaciones hasta entonces novedosas como el gran acristalamiento de su cubierta, su estructura de hierro y acero vista, y el uso del hormigón armado.
Como proclama uno de sus frontones,[2] fue concebido como Monument consacré par la République à la gloire de l’art français, «Monumento consagrado por la República a la gloria del arte francés», sirviendo como lugar de las manifestaciones oficiales de la III República Francesa y símbolo del gusto de una parte de la sociedad de la época. Con el curso del tiempo y la decadencia del estilo Beaux-Arts, el lugar fue destinado progresivamente a usos diversos como centro para salones técnicos y de exposiciones comerciales de los sectores del automóvil, de la aeronáutica, de las ciencias o del deporte, convirtiéndose en testigo de la evolución del arte moderno y de los avances de la civilización durante el siglo XX.
Desde 1937 alberga el Palais de la Découverte destinado a las ciencias aplicadas y desde 1964, las Galeries nationales du Grand Palais para la exposición de colecciones provenientes de museos nacionales franceses.
Edificado sobre un terreno inestable que afectó con el tiempo a su estructura, a término de la prolongada y costosa restauración emprendida en los años 1990, su nave central fue reabierta en 2005 para la celebración de salones y exposiciones temporales variadas.[3]
El 12 de junio de 1975, la nave central del edificio fue catalogada como Monumento histórico, clasificación que se extendió el 6 de noviembre de 2000 a la totalidad de los 40 000 m² del Grand Palais.[4]
Albergó el 13 de julio de 2008 la cumbre de jefes de Estado y de Gobierno fundacional de la Unión por el Mediterráneo.[5]
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was a light infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until 1958, serving in the Second Boer War, World War I and World War II.
The regiment was formed as a consequence of the 1881 Childers Reforms, a continuation of the Cardwell Reforms, by the amalgamation of the 43rd Regiment of Foot and the 52nd Regiment of Foot , forming the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry on 1 July 1881. In 1908, as part of the Haldane Reforms, the regiment's title was altered to become the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, commonly shortened to the Ox and Bucks.
After service in many conflicts and wars, the Ox and Bucks Light Infantry was, in 1948, reduced to a single Regular Army battalion and on 7 November 1958, following Duncan Sandys' 1957 Defence White Paper, it was renamed the 1st Green Jackets , forming part of the Green Jackets Brigade.
Oxburgh Hall is a moated country house in Oxborough, Norfolk, England. The hall was built for Sir Edmund Bedingfeld who obtained a licence to crenellate in 1482. The Bedingfelds gained the manor of Oxborough through marriage in the early 15th century, and the family has lived at the hall since its construction, although ownership passed to the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty in 1952. The house underwent extensive refurbishment in the mid 19th century under John Chessell Buckler and Augustus Pugin.
Owlett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Carolyn Owlett , British model, actress, presenter, broadcast journalist, producer and singer/songwriter
Jack Owlett , Scottish rugby union player
Our Lady of the Lake University , known locally as the Lake, is a Catholic university in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Divine Providence, a religious institute originating in Lorraine, France, during the 18th century. The Texas chapter of the institute still sponsors the university. Our Lady of the Lake University was the first San Antonio institution of higher education to receive regional accreditation and its Worden School of Social Service is the oldest Social Work school in Texas.
Osterley Park is a large park and one of the largest open spaces in London. In its grounds, there is a large mansion which is often referred to as 'Osterley House'. The park lies between Osterley, Isleworth; Heston, Hounslow; Norwood Green, Southall, Hanwell, Ealing and Brentford, in the London Boroughs of Hounslow and Ealing. It is operated by the National Trust.
When the house was built it was surrounded by countryside. It was one of a group of large houses close to London which served as country retreats for wealthy families. Other surviving country retreats of this type near London include Syon House and Chiswick House. The park is one of the largest open spaces in west London, although the M4 motorway cuts across the middle of it.
The Policlinico of Milan also known as Ospedale Maggiore di Milano or Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, is one of the oldest hospitals in Italy, founded by Duke Francesco Sforza in 1456. Today it is a modern hospital with 900 beds, with wards for adults, pregnant women and children. There are three different emergency rooms for different categories of patients. The maternity ward has the highest number of births in Lombardy.
The Foundation is a scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care , which means that, alongside clinical activity, it promotes research programs with predominantly translational purposes. The programs are concerned with the rapid transfer of therapies from the laboratory to patients.
The National Museum of Art is a subterranean Japanese art museum located on the island of Nakanoshima, located between the Dōjima River and the Tosabori River, about 5 minutes west of Higobashi Station in central Osaka.
The official Japanese title of the museum translates as the "National Museum of International Art". The museum is also known by the English acronym NMAO .
Congregación del Oratorio de San Felipe Neri
Congregación de sacerdotes seculares y de seglares iniciada por San Felipe Neri cerca de la iglesia de Santa María en Vallicella y erigida en 1575 por la bula "Copiosus in misericordia Deus" de Gregorio XIII.
Su característica más original es la libertad: sacerdotes y seglares oratorianos no están atados por ningún voto o promesa que implique compromiso. Cada oratorio es imitación del modelo fundado por San Felipe Neri, y del todo autónomo de los demás.
The Oratory of Saint Lawrence is a Baroque oratory of Palermo. It is located near the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, in the quarter of the Kalsa, within the historic centre of Palermo.The oratory was founded in the late 16th century. The building was given to the Conventual Franciscans in order to spread the cult of the saints Francis and Lawrence. In 1699 Giacomo Serpotta realized a sumptuous stucco decoration.
The oratory is particularly famous because of the masterpiece altarpiece Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence by Caravaggio. This important painting was stolen, probably by Cosa Nostra, on October 18, 1969. In 2015 a hi-tech replica of the altarpiece was placed inside the oratory.
The Oratorio del Gonfalone or Oratory of the Banner is a building in Central Rome which once housed a Catholic fraternity.
Founded in 1264 under the name of the Accomandati di Madonna Santa Maria, over the centuries the group dedicated itself to various activities, including the participation in religious processions as banner carriers , and also of putting on a yearly passion play. They also were involved in charity towards the poor and needy, and during 1581–1765, of freeing Italians enslaved in Muslim and Slavic lands. The fraternity was awarded the Golden Rose in 1526 by Clement VII, and given by Julius III in 1550 the prerogative to pardon one individual. In 1890, the fraternity was dissolved and its property confiscated by the state.
The building on Via del Gonfalone 32a has a modest façade resembling a simple church. Inside, a team of prominent Mannerist painters were recruited between 1569–1576 to complete elaborate wall fresco decoration of scenes of the passion. Artists included Giacomo Zanguidi ; Livio Agresti ; Marco Pino , Marcantonio dal Forno; Federico Zuccari ; Raffaellino Motta da Reggio ; and Cesare Nebbia . The main altarpiece is painted by Roviale Spagnolo. The site has been called the Sistine chapel of Mannerism. The Passion panels are flanked by quadratura spiral columns and surmounted by images of prophets and sybils. The restored frescoes are vivid in coloration.
The oratory's frescoes were restored in the recent decade, and the site is used for many of the concerts by the Coro Polifonico Romano.
Note there are at least two other Oratorio del Gonfalone in Italy, also highly decorated in the interior, one at Fabriano and the other at Vicenza.
The Orange County Museum of Art is a contemporary art museum presently operating in a temporary space at South Coast Plaza Village in Santa Ana, California. The museum's collection comprises more than 3,500 objects, with a concentration on the art of California and the Pacific Rim from the early 20th century to present. Exhibits include traditional paintings, sculptures and photography, as well as new media in the form of video, digital and installation art.
La Ópera de París es una institución musical de Francia, sucesora de la fundada en París por Luis XIV en 1669 con el nombre de Académie Royale de Musique. Es una de las instituciones de su clase más antiguas de Europa.
Originalmente tenía la sala de representaciones en el Teatro del Palais-Royal, aunque ha ido cambiado de sede con el tiempo en más de una decena de ocasiones. Actualmente ocupa dos edificios:
el palacio de la Ópera, inaugurado el 5 de enero de 1875 y conocido también como «Palais Garnier» u «Ópera Garnier», en honor al arquitecto que lo diseñó, Charles Garnier;
el palacio de la Ópera de la Bastilla, inaugurado el 13 de julio de 1989, coincidiendo con los actos de celebración del bicentenario de la Revolución francesa.
Old Sturbridge Village is a living museum located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts which recreates life in rural New England during the 1790s through 1830s. It is the largest living museum in New England, covering more than 200 acres . The Village includes 59 antique buildings, three water-powered mills, and a working farm. The museum is popular among tourists and for educational field trips. Costumed interpreters speaking in modern English help visitors understand 19th-century life.
