Word: splendoured
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hypnotized Crusade against all splendour...
...Triestini cannot forget the past splendour of their city. They remember Trieste in the early days of the 1900s, a prosperous, bustling city of commerce and culture. But after two wars and an unsettling peace, Trieste has lost most of its ornate old-world charm. The seaport, once the chief Adriatic port of the Hapsburg empire, is now almost deserted. When ships do arrive, they are generally laden with United States...
...Place Vendome: a week of celebration in this famous square. Grand Concert in the Louvre courtyard with 2 great symphony orchestras and the coronation music of Louis XIV on original trumpets. Citywide Flower Contest with all the balconies of Paris florally decorated. Rabelais Fair in all its ancient splendour in the markets of Paris. Montparnasse Week. Studios of renowned artists open to the public. Fashion Shows. Special Offerings of the Opera Comique. Historical...