Former Co-operative Society Ltd building by the Quayside in #Newcastle , now the Malmaison https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/54943393297/in/photostream/lightbox/

Viewed from partway across the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. The original Co-op sign is still visible on the upper levels, carved into the stonework.

#architecture #photography #photographie #Quayside #Malmaison #Hotel #immeuble #newcastleuponTyne
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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: this correspondence safe, belonging to Josephine. Kept in her boudoir at Malmaison.

#malmaison #josephine #correspomdence #FineArts #empire

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the Council Room, Malmaison, with its portrait of Madame Mere.

#malmaison #napoleon #mother #portrait #CouncilOfState #FineArts #architecture

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: Eugene Beauharnais' 'necessaire'. A travelling personal hygiene kit - used by Napoleon's stepson, Eugene, on his war campaigns.

#EugeneBeauharnais #toiletries #CampaignChest #Malmaison #paris

No Poem today.

Instead, a beautiful and illustrative piece which looks at the qualities of Napoleon, as First Consul; before making himself Emperor.

https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/the-poet-and-the-consul-a-late-night-conversation-at-malmaison/

#malmaison #consul #france #Lemercier #conversation #discussion #arts #history

The Poet and the Consul: a late-night conversation at Malmaison - napoleon.org

Népomucène Louis Lemercier (1771-1840) was a French dramatic poet. He saw his first literary success –notably for the stage – in the last decade of the

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Niche request: visiting the chateau Malmaison, we heard an extract of a recording of duets for piano and harp, specifically associated with Malmaison and the Empress Josephine. They didn't have it in the shop, or any reference for it, and I would love to buy the cd!
Search engine is offering Afrobeat, so I'm stumped!
#harp #music #Malmaison

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: Josephine's boudoir, Malmaison.

#JospehineBeauharnais #napoleon #malmaison #paris #decor #FineArts #Empire