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The court ballet was a gathering of noblemen and women, as the cast and audience were largely supplied by the ruling class. The festivities, which were descendants of festivals, processions and mummeries dating back to the Middle Ages, looked more like a modern-day parade, than what people today would identify as a ballet performance.
Île-de-France: cultural 1979 2007 [28] 600 Paris, Banks of the Seine: Île-de-France: cultural 1991 2024 [29] 229 Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière, and Place d'Alliance in Nancy: Grand Est: 18th century cultural 1983 - [30] 334 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) Occitanie: 1st century AD cultural 1985 2007 [31] 873 Provins, Town of Medieval ...
the Ballets de cour (Court Ballet) - an allegorical and fantastic mixture of dance and theatre. The most famous of these is the "Ballet comique de la reine" (1581). By the end of the century, the most influential French playwright—by the range of his styles and by his mastery of the new forms—would be Robert Garnier.
Although France is famous for its Gothic cathedrals, the country is home to a wide range of churches, some featuring work by famous French artists and designers like Monet, Matisse, and Le Corbusier.
Gardens of the Palace of Versailles, Île-de-France (Parterre du Midi) Gardens of the Château de Villandry, Indre-et-Loire (Salon de Musique) Manoir of Eyrignac, Dordogne Gardens of the Château de Vendeuvre, Calvados Claude Monet's house and garden in Giverny Gardens of the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Alpes-Maritimes Château de la Napoule, Alpes-Maritimes Parc du Mugel, La Ciotat, Bouches ...
One of the most famous of these types of performances was Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, which is still performed today and continues to entertain audiences. [1] The idea behind a comédie-ballet was a combination of spoken scenes separated by balletic interludes; it is the roots for today's musical theatre. [ 1 ]
The most beautiful [citation needed] lighthouse in France; nicknamed "The Palace" by its Light Keepers. The last manned offshore station in France, automated in 2004. Phare de l'Espiguette: Gulf of Lion: Gard: Pointe de l'Espiguette: 1869 Cordouan Lighthouse: Bay of Biscay: Gironde