Belle Epoque

To dwell upon the history of this fascinating period and by doing so, bring it back to life.

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Le Boulevard des Italiens

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Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia 

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Empress Alexandra Fedorovna 1 - Tsarskoe Selo, 1915 2 - On the Imperial Yacht, 1908

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The Dinner at the Ball Adolph Menzel

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My great-grandmother was in a Nazi concentration camp during World War 2. Today, at the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, we remember the victims of the Holocaust. Millions died. We are here because of them. 

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Vrubel's paintings

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Winter ball

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deutschemark:

1. Austrian Empire: Crown of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor 2. German Empire: German State Crown 3. Russian Empire: Great Imperial Crown 4. Kingdom of Hungary: Holy Crown of Saint Stephen 5. German Empire: Crown of the German Empress 6. Kingdom of Bohemia: Crown of St. Wenceslas 7. Kingdom of Prussia: Crown of Wilhelm II 8. German Empire: Crown of the Crown Prince 9. Kingdom of Bavaria: Royal crown of Bavaria 10. United Kingdom: Crown of St. Edward 11. United Kingdom: Crown of Queen Victoria 12. Kingdom of Italy: Royal crown of Italy 13. Archduchy of Austria: Archducal coronet 14. Kingdom of Sweden: Crown of the Swedish Crown Prince 15. Kingdom of Romania: Steel Crown of Romania

From Hugo Gerhard Ströhl’s Heraldic Atlas, 1899

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By Adolph Menzel

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The Central Powers, WW1 - Emperor Franz Joseph, Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Sultan Mehmed V and Kaiser Wilhelm II