Close-ups : 4
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Close-upNapoleon’s death maskEver since the death of the French Emperor on the island of St Helena on 5 May 1821, Napoleon’s death masks have presented one of the most complex and fascinating mysteries related to the minor Corsican noble who ended up ruling much of Western Europe.…
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Close-upThe Great Universal Exhibitions in Britain and France during the Second EmpireStarting in the 1850s, the industrialised countries abandoned their trade barriers and made their national exhibitions «universal». The idea was to mount an exhibition in a capital city to promote the savoir-faire of the world’s rapidly expanding industries. London started with the Great Exhibition at…
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Close-upA close-up on: the Suez CanalOn 16 November, 1869, ten years after work began, the Suez Canal was inaugurated. This special close-up traces its roots, the construction of the canal and the various difficulties that Ferdinand de Lesseps, the driving force behind the project, encountered.
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Close-upA close-up on: Joseph Ignaz PleyelIt was in 1807 that Ignaz Pleyel, the famous Austrian composer and Parisian music publisher, founded his famous piano manufactory. We bring you a focus on the composer, his family, his factory and his influence on the world of piano music for more than 150 years.