Right bank, left bank. Between the Alma Bridge and Bridge Trocadero 2 Bismarck, borrowing, facing each other.
Right Bank: the Mona Bismarck Foundation www.monabismarck.org / current.html the name of this rich American philanthropist (1899-1983), which widow of an American industrialist , then married a nephew of the famous Chancellor Bismarck.
This foundation located in a mansion, 34 Avenue New York, home to a number of associations (free)-American and, especially, gives free access to exhibitions often interesting (the current the drawings and etchings by Matisse is not the strongest) http://www.monabismarck.org/past.html . We are faithful since 2002. Major exhibitions on collections Barbier-Mueller, buttons, etc..
Rive Gauche: Branly the name of Chancellor BISMARCK appears regularly in art shows first.
- through treaties it has organized in the late 19th century to organize the division of Africa between the colonial powers (see Expo Belgian Congo);
- via its name given to an archipelago east of New Guinea, which remained (expo today and Vanuatu Lapita)
- he was not really military (he has gradually acquired riches in the Amée reserve) but loved the uniform, he was
- small landowner and small noble grew also in parallel with the increased responsibilities
- it was actually a diplomat and a strategist career, speaking several languages, having been stationed in several countries, given alternately handle the cunning and strength
- that for counter the "socialist" he pushed Prussia and Germany to adopt social legislation (social security for workers, insurance) well ahead of that of France and other countries.
- http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck
0 comments:
Post a Comment