Undeterred, at the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, when the Palatine territories were partly restored to the heir, Charles Louis, the new Elector Palatine set about rebuilding the great library, which once again gained an international reputation for its depth and breadth.

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Of such cultures, Louis XIV's France is the last great example.

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From 2002 to 2005, Cal-a-Vie, in Vista, Califonia, underwent renovations spearheaded by owners Terri and John Havens that include touches like antique clocks, Portuguese tile, Italian chandeliers and a huge Louis XVI tapestry in the spa's great room.

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"Sire, do not talk to me of small projects, " said the Great Cham of baroque architecture, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, to Louis XIV after the Sun King lured him to Paris.

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St Louis is a great baseball market as evidenced from the fact that they have financially outperformed their market size (8th highest franchise value despite the 17th largest MSA) largely due to one of the most loyal fan bases in professional sports.

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"The risk for the swimmer was great, " he said in the statement, read to the court by prosecutor Louis Mably.

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Just as Abraham-Louis Breguet was a founding father of mechanical watchmaking, his great-great grandson, Louis-Charles Breguet, achieved similar fame in the aviation field.

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"If I could find a boxer as good as Howard Winstone I would make millions, " said the great trainer Angelo Dundee after Winstone outclassed his Cuban fighter Baby Louis.

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Golf was played at the Paris Games in 1900 - when Walter Rutherford and David Robertson won silver and gold respectively for Great Britain - and four years later in St Louis, but has never returned to the Olympic agenda.

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