"Napoleon's last home recreated for Paris exhibition " Topic
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| Tango01 | 06 Apr 2016 11:58 a.m. PST |
"France's national army museum has recreated the home in which Napoleon lived his final years, bringing furniture and belongings from the remote Atlantic island of St Helena to Paris for the first time since he was exiled there 200 years ago. The exhibition, which opens on Wednesday, offers a flavour of the atmosphere of the damp, rat-infested Longwood House, where the emperor spent his last years as a prisoner of the British government, surrounded by books and souvenirs. In total, 240 pieces of art, furniture, objects and documents are exhibited, including Napoleon's bath tub, his camp bed, uniform and famous hat, the bicorne…"
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| Gazzola | 07 Apr 2016 7:27 a.m. PST |
Tango01 Nice one. And I imagine it must be good for the island to have an airport built. Saying that, I guess a visitor would have to be a real Napoleon or history fan to want to visit the island. Other than the memory of the great man, it does not seem to offer much else to view. Why couldn't the Brits have exiled him to Barbados? LOL |
| Tango01 | 07 Apr 2016 10:30 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed the news my friend. The little Airport would be near… Agree about Barbados… or Saint Thomas better!! (smile) Amicalement
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