Beaux-Arts beauty

English translation: A beautiful building in a specific architectural style

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English term or phrase:Beaux-Arts beauty
Selected answer:A beautiful building in a specific architectural style
Entered by: Jack Doughty

07:01 Jan 5, 2016
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English term or phrase: Beaux-Arts beauty
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Ivan Niu
China
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A beautiful building in a specific architectural style
Explanation:
The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais, is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Wikipedia
Beaux-Arts architecture (/ˌboʊˈzɑr/; French: [bozaʁ]) expresses the academic neoclassical architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The style "Beaux Arts" is above all the cumulative product of two-and-a-half centuries of instruction under the authority, first, of the Académie royale d'architecture (1671–1793), then, following the French Revolution of the late 18th century, of the Architecture section of the Académie des Beaux-Arts (1795– ).
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beaux-arts beauty
A beautiful building in a specific architectural style


Explanation:
The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais, is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Wikipedia
Beaux-Arts architecture (/ˌboʊˈzɑr/; French: [bozaʁ]) expresses the academic neoclassical architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The style "Beaux Arts" is above all the cumulative product of two-and-a-half centuries of instruction under the authority, first, of the Académie royale d'architecture (1671–1793), then, following the French Revolution of the late 18th century, of the Architecture section of the Académie des Beaux-Arts (1795– ).

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:58
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agree  Donna Stevens: That's it.
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agree  P.L.F. Persio: Well done. Happy New Year to you, Jack, and to our colleagues all over the world!
54 mins
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agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa: Good explanation.
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agree  writeaway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Palais and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaux-Arts_architecture
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agree  Yvonne Gallagher: =this building (has ever staged)
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agree  Sheri P
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