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 Musee d'Orsay

Country: France
City: Paris
Musee d'Orsay The musée d'Orsay is a museum housed in a grand railway station built in 1900. Home to many sculptures and impressionist paintings, it has become one of Paris's most popular museums. New Railway Stations At the turn of the 19th century, two large railway stations were built in Paris, the Gare de Lyon and the Gare d'Orsay. The Gare d'Orsay had the most prominent site, along the Seine opposite the ...

 The Getty Center

Country: United States
City: Los Angeles
The Getty Center The Getty is an international cultural and philanthropic institution devoted to the visual arts and the humanities that includes an art museum as well as programs for education, scholarship, and conservation. The Getty Center opened to the public in December 1997, unites the J. Paul Getty Trust's museum, institutes, and grant program on one site in Los Angeles. It has received well over one mill ...

 Madame Tussauds

Country: United Kingdom
City: London
Madame Tussauds Madame Tussauds is a famous wax museum in London with branches in a number of major cities. It was set up by wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. Marie Tussaud (1761–1850), born Marie Grosholtz in Strasbourg, France, worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philippe Curtius, a physician skilled in wax modelling. Curtius taught Tussaud the art of wax modelling. In 1765, Curtius made a waxwork of Marie-Jeanne du Bar ...

 Life beyond Mardi Gras!

Country: Australia
City: Sydney
Life beyond Mardi Gras! Sydney Sydney is the gay and lesbian capital of Australia where you can sunbathe, surf, go to the opera, dine in comfort with your partner and go clubbing - all in one day! Oxford Street is the entertainment hub, with its restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and shopping. But Norton Street in Leichhardt and King Street in Newtown are strong rivals. Whatever you want, you'll find it here. You can also en ...

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