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33 matches to Pont de la Concorde
Pont de la Concorde. Paris. Built 1787-91 from stones of Bastille so people could forever trample ruins.
Abstract Expressionism. 1940s New York style of Pollock, Rothko. Spontaneous expression, free of traditional values. Expressionism.
Aquila Ponticus. 2C. Translated Old Testament from Hebrew to Greek. Version adopted by Jews.
Carothers, Wallace. 1896-1937. Invented nylon, 1935 at duPont.
Cerceau, Baptiste du. 1545-90. Designer of Pont Neuf, 1578.
Christo, (Gabrovo Javacheff). 1935-. Bulgarian/US artist with wife Jeanne-Claude. Pont Neuf Packaged 1985. Reichstag 1995.
Dardanelles. Mediterranean-Black Sea channel. = Hellespont. Gallipoli. Bosphorus.
Dvorák, Antonin. 1841-1901. Czech Nationalist composer. New World Symphony 1893. Classical form with folk spontaneity.
Hellespont. Greek name for Dardanelles.
Joan, Pope. Legendary female pontiff 855-8.
Leander. Hero’s lover who swam Hellespont nightly.
Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. 1908-61. French philosopher blending existentialism, Marxism, phenomenology.
Mithradatic Wars. 88~63BC. Mithradates defeated. Romans annex Pontus.
Montessori, Maria. 1870-1952. Italian educator. System based on spontaneity and self motivation 1907.
Paphlagonia. Lydia. Persia. 333BC Alexander. 2C BC Pontus. 65BC Rome.
Petit Pont. 1852. Bridge across Seine at site of original Roman crossing.
Pilate, Pontius. -c39. Roman governor of Judea, who allowed Christ’s crucifixion.
Pont-Aven. 1886-88. School of Synthesism led by Gauguin.
Pont d’Avignon. 12C-1680. Built after divine command to shepherd, St Bénézet.
Pont Neuf. 1578-1607. Oldest surviving Paris bridge.
Pont Notre-Dame. Originally the Great Bridge in Roman Paris. Rebuilt in 1413 by Normans. First numbered houses in Paris.
Ponte Vecchio. 1345. Florence. First segmented arch bridge in West.
Pontiac. c1720-69. American Indian chief. Led revolt vs British 1763-6.
Pontus. 3C-66BC. Asia Minor kingdom conquered by Rome.
Redi, Francesco. 1626-97. Italian naturalist. Maggots from fly eggs, not spontaneous generation, 1668.