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In picturesLast blow of the pick axe given by Ali Pasha to create the reservoir on the Suez plain
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In picturesDredgers specially built for the Suez Canalbeing tested at Saint-James near Neuilly
engraving published in Le monde illustré
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In picturesExterior of the Suez isthmus pavillion
Pavillon in the Egyptian section of the Universal exhibition of 1867.
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In picturesFerdinand de Lesseps’ presentation before the models of the Suez Canal
Engraving published in L'Illustration. During the Universal exhibition of 1867, the company charged with building the Suez Canal, the 'Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez' presented models of the building of the canal in a pavillion in the Egyptian section. Ferdinand de Lesseps himself gave a series of presentations explaining the projectand to give […]
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In picturesInauguration of the Suez Canal. Arrival of l’Aigle bringing the Empress Eugénie to the El Guisr passing station
Engraving which appeared in Le Monde illustré, n°660.The Suez canal inauguration ceremonies took place between 16 and 20 November 1869 and were presided over by the Empress Eugénie.
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PublicationLords of the Nile. An epic Napoleonic adventure of invasion and espionage (The William John Hazzard series Book 2)The second novel in the William John Hazzard series, following Napoleon’s Run.
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Napo FactfileImperial Family Tree
► To see the family tree • Charles-Marie Bonaparte (1746-1785) As a young Corsican aristocrat, Charles studied law in Italy and Corsica. He was ambitious and had a passion for politics, associating himself with Pascal Paoli, a political figure fighting for independence for Corsica, which had passed from the hands of the Republic of Genoa […]
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Napo FactfileIn the footsteps of Napoleon III…
• 1 • Arenenberg (Switzerland) A SWISS CHILDHOOD FOR NAPOLEON III The future Napoleon III, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, was born in Paris on 20 April 1808. With the fall of the First French Empire in 1815, his mother, Queen Hortense, chose to set up home in Switzerland and purchased an estate at Arenenberg, near Lake Constance. […]
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from 12/05/2022 to 13/05/2022ConferenceNapoleon III and the Economy
The symposium “Napoleon III and the Economy”, organised by the Banque de France, the Fondation Napoléon and the Sorbonne, will take place on 12 and 13 May 2022, in the auditorium of the Cité de l’Économie (Citéco). The number of available seats is limited to 50. Admission: 20€/person. Registrations from 15 March to 28 April 2022: […]
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Napo FactfileTimeline: the 2nd French Republique and the 2nd Empire
Napoleon III’s reign was a period of great modernity and change in France and in Europe. With the increasing industrialization of France came greater interest in the life of the “worker”, and Europe saw the birth of the nations of Italy and of Germany. Here you can read about Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte’s early years, his coming […]