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12/09/2023
The hibachi (Japanese: 火鉢, fire bowl) is a traditional Japanese heating device. It is a brazier which is either round, cylindrical, or box-shaped, open-topped container, made from or lined with a heatproof material and designed to hold burning charcoal. It is believed hibachi date back to the Heian period (794 to 1185). It is filled […]
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08/09/2023
In 1641, Nicolas Fouquet, a young parliamentarian of 26, acquired the fiefdom of Vaux-le-Vicomte. Twenty years later, he created a unique masterpiece: the castle and garden are among the most beautiful in France. For the first time in history, this visionary brought together on a single project Victim of a plot by Colbert and Louis […]