France to take Big Loan to boost economy Nov 20, 2009
The French president launched the loan idea last summer in a speech at the Chateau de Versailles. After spending euro 26 billion ($A41. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
France to unveil 'big loan' spending plan Nov 19, 2009
The French president launched the loan idea last summer in a speech to both houses of parliament gathered at the Chateau de Versailles. After spending 26 billion ($39 billion) in stimulus to offset the global financial crisis, Sarkozy said France needed to raise billions more to invest in the country's long-term growth, "because without investment there is no future.". (Business Report, South Africa)
In Exhibit, Louis XIV Makes Great Return Oct 21, 2009
A visitor looks at a relief wax portrait of King Louis XIV by Antoine Benoist at the exhibition "Louis XIV: The Man and the King" at the Chateau de Versailles west of Paris Monday ... A visitor looks at a painting of King Louis XIV painted by Rene Antoine Houasse at the exhibition "Louis XIV: The Man and the King" at the Chateau de Versailles west of Paris Monday. (CBS News)
Is France Doing Enough to Save Its Historic Buildings? Oct 7, 2009
Since the Hotel Lambert was built in 1639 on Paris's Ile Saint Louis by architect Louis Le Vau, who also designed the Chateau de Versailles, the mansion has played host to French nobility, exiled Polish princes and members of the Rothschild family. But for Qatari Prince Hamad bin Abdullah al-Thani, who bought the property from the Rothschilds in 2007 for $88 million, the welcome has been far from regal. (Time.com)
The president who fell for a princess Sep 23, 2009
Diana, Princess of Wales (R) turns and laughs with former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, in this November 28, 1994 file photo where the two attended the theatre and dinner at the Chateau de Versailles ... Diana, Princess of Wales (R) turns and laughs with former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, in this November 28, 1994 file photo where the two attended the theatre and dinner at the Chateau de Versailles ... Diana, Princess of Wales (R) turns and laughs with former French... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
World's Largest Construction Company Selects ENow's Mailscape(R) for Exchange Management Aug 14, 2009
VINCI Construction France was integral in the management of such notable projects as the new visitor entrance to the Louvre, the Stade de France, the restoration of the Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles, and the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Great Britain's first high-speed line between London and Paris. When VINCI Construction France's IT department began planning their migration, they quickly realized that in order to successfully migrate to Exchange 2007 they would... (PR Newswire)
Odd tricyle mapping Paris streets for Google Aug 8, 2009
The riders, wearing Google tee-shirts and white helmets, are visiting well-known sites such as the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris, the Jardin du Luxembourg on the city's Left Bank and Les Halles, in the busy center of the French capital. Google is to map Paris until Aug. 20, then head to the north of the country. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Sarkozy expected to be released after collapse Jul 27, 2009
Piotr Moszynski, a journalist who works for France's international radio service told France Info radio that he saw the French leader running with his bodyguards in the lush grounds of the Chateau de Versailles and that Sarkozy appeared sluggish. "He looked really tired and was almost dragging his feet," Moszynski said. (Albany Times Union)
Infotainment Jul 12, 2009
History fans and arts patrons are to get the chance to adopt a stone or marble bench in the majestic grounds of the Chateau de Versailles, to help pay for their upkeep. The adopt-a-bench scheme, follows a similar initiative for statues dotting the royal palace gardens west of Paris, which has restored. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
GoRedFoxes.com Debuts How I'm Spending My Summer Series Jul 3, 2009
While exploring the Chateau De Versailles, we visited the State Apartments of the King and Queen, the Hall of Mirrors, and the King's Chamber. Looking at the rooms that Marie Antoinette lived in and the beds she slept in was truly a breath taking experience. (Goredfoxes.com)
Koon's Popeye work on show Jul 1, 2009
His most recent solo exhibitions include presentations at the Chateau de Versailles, France; Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Women Wearing Too Much Has New Meaning in France Jun 24, 2009
We cannot accept to have in our country women who are prisoners behind netting, cut off from all social life, deprived of identity, Sarkozy said this week to the French Parliament meeting at the Chateau de Versailles this week. That is not the idea that the French republic has of womens dignity, he said. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Sarkozy's state of the nation dress: no burqas, please Jun 24, 2009
Speaking in the opulent red and gold chamber of the Chateau de Versailles, Mr Sarkozy did not demand an outright ban on the burqa, arguing that decision remained an issue for parliament. However, he made his personal opposition clear, describing the custom as not "a problem of religion but a problem of the equality and dignity of the female". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* Sarkozy to launch Act II of reforms amid boost in polls Jun 22, 2009
In a first under Frances fifth republic, Sarkozy will address both houses of parliament gathered in a wing of the Chateau de Versailles, seeking to rally them behind his economic and social project and his vision for Europe. Buoyed by the rights strong showing in European elections, Sarkozys poll rating has surged to between 45 and 48 percent, its highest in a year, giving the right-winger a welcome burst of oxygen halfway through his five-year term. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
