On the morning that Mr. Barnett came to see the model apartment, he sat down in one of the Louis XVI chairs.

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In 1792, in France the Legislative Assembly ended its session with calls for revolution and without debating the motions for the removal of the King Louis XVI.

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The dissenters dissent and the supporters support, and the whole thing is as mannered as a minuet danced at the court of Louis XVI.

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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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The package includes two nights in a posh Louis XVI-styled room, as well as a guided tour of the stunning gardens at Highgrove House.

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Louis XVI dining chairs from the 18th century encircle a stone table with a recessed bowl in the middle where candles float.

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One hundred years later, Louis XVI was forced to leave Versailles for the capital by an angry Paris mob.

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Five thousand vendors, who peddle everything on Ebay from 270hp Yamaha jet boats and Louis XVI domed canopy beds to breast-enhancement pills, gathered at the Anaheim Convention Center, not far from Disneyland, over the first weekend of summer.

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