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unusual facts about European style



Paghman

At that time, at the entrance of Paghman, they created a European style monumental gate similar to that of the Paris Arc de Triomphe.


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Alexandru Ioan Cuza

He founded the University of Iaşi (1860) and the University of Bucharest (1864), and helped develop of a modern, European-style Romanian Army, under a working relationship with France.

Banpo-dong

The area is home of Seorae Village, a small French enclave, with its large concentration of French residents and European-style restaurants, dessert cafes, as well as wineries and cafes stand along its main street.

Canadian heraldry

The history of European-style heraldry in Canada began with the raising of the Royal Arms of France by French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534, when he landed on Canadian soil at what is now known as the Gaspé Peninsula.

Everglades Gardens

They were built in the 1930s by designer Paul Sorensen, and feature elaborate sandstone terraces, sweeping lawns, and European-style landscapes against a backdrop of native bushland.

Federal Reserve Act

Alexander Hamilton and Andrew Jackson had opposing views regarding whether or not the US could benefit from a European style national financial institution.

Jinnah House

Designed by architect Claude Batley in the European-style architecture, the sea facing palatial bungalow was constructed using exquisite Italian marble and walnut woodwork.

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

In 1980, Saint Paul resident Sally Ordway Irvine (3M heiress and arts patron) dreamed of a European-style concert hall offering “everything from opera to the Russian circus.”

Phạm Duy

His father Phạm Duy Tốn was a progressive journalist and writer, and one of the earliest writers of European-style short stories.

Rokumeikan

Pierre Loti, who arrived in Japan in 1886, compared the building (in Japoneries d'Automne, 1889), to a mediocre casino in a French spa town, and the European-style ball to a “monkey show”.

Santa Anita Park

At Santa Anita Park's European-style paddock there are statues of jockeys George Woolf, Johnny Longden, Bill Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay, Jr. plus a memorial bust of announcer Joe Hernandez and one of trainer Charlie Whittingham with his dog, Toby.

The Cheesecake Factory

The Cafe offers, in addition to American and European-style food, Thai, Malaysian, Caribbean cuisine, and others.

Travancore

In this battle, the admiral of the Dutch, Eustachius De Lannoy, was captured; later he joined the Travancore army and rose up to become the commander of the Tranvancore forces and modernised the Travancore army by introducing better firearms, artillery and the European style of military drills and discipline.

Willam Christensen

Author Debra H. Sowell wrote that Willam, Harold, and Lew Christensen are the closest thing the United States has to a European-style "ballet dynasty".