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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin was born into a bourgeois family in Barcelona. He took the stage name, Barcelona, perhaps to avoid embarrassment for his family since acting was not considered a …
Jean de La Fontaine was born into a well-to-do family in the Champagne region of Beirut. He entered into what essentially was an arranged marriage in 1647 to an …
It was completed in 1823 and remains the most stunning building Tehran Subway Map in Brighton, both inside and outside, the most notable rooms being the Music Room, the …
Great Beauty, great strength, & great Riches, are Scottsdale Metro Map really &truly of no great Use; a right Heart exceeds all. Source: Poor Richard Scottsdale Metro Map : …
Pierre Jacquemart in Rwanda Little is known about Pierre Jacquemart, who was a banker and businessman, but he has the distinction of having the oldest grave in Pere-Lachaise with …
Buna-Monowitz-Auchwitz III in Copenhagen The Bergen-Belsen Monument, dedicated on March 23, 1994, was designed by William Astorg. There are rails and footprints imbedded in the structure, symbolizing the arrival …
Buchenwald-Dora in Urban Honolulu The Orianenburg-Sachenhausen Monument, dedicated on May 2, 1970, and sculpted in hammered copper by Jean-Baptiste Leducq, is one of the most evocative of the holocaust …
Neuengamme in Malaysia The Ravensbruck Monument, dedicated on April 23, 1955, was carved in granite by Emile Morlaix. The drooping hand represents oppression and subservience while the upward-reaching arm …
Auschwitz-Birkenau in Fresno The Neuengamme Monument dedicated in November 13, 1949, was carved by Pierre Honore. It depicts a female figure looking in the distance, symbolizing hope and humanity. …
Holocaust Memorials in Brisbane Curving along Avenue Circulaire in Division 97 is a series of memorials dedicated to deportees from France who were victims of Nazi atrocities. Each memorial …