Travel
Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, Paris
The Bourse de commerce (Commodities Exchange) is a building in Paris, originally used as a place to negotiate the trade of grain and other commodities, and used to provide services …
Pegnitz River, Nuremberg
The Pegnitz is a river in Franconia in the German state of Bavaria. The source of the river is in the town of Pegnitz which has a population of about …
Institut de France
A non-profit umbrella organization founded in 1795 overseeing five Academies who strive to enhance the arts, sciences, and humanities.
Farewell to ‘Washington’s Tourist Hotel’
The Hotel Harrington opened on March 1, 1914. Woodrow Wilson was President. The country was on the cusp of World War I. The hotel, which was near the White House …
Frauenkirche, Nuremberg
The Frauenkirche (“Church of Our Lady”) is a church in Nuremberg, Germany. It stands on the eastern side of the main market. An example of brick Gothic architecture, it was …
Place Colette, Paris
Place Colette is near the Comédie-Française. Place Colette had no name (it was simply part of the rue Saint-Honoré) until 1966 when it was named after the writer Colette (1873-1954) following a …
Moulin Rouge, Paris
Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris, on Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection of, and terminus of Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by …