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News / World AP 00:12 UTC+8, 2021-05-06 0 Getting to the remote South Atlantic island where Napoleon died 200 years ago got even harder during the coronavirus pandemic. AP AFP This file photo taken on April 1, 2021, shows a bust of French Emperor Napoleon I in the museum dedicated to him at Ile-d'Aix where the emperor lived from 8 to 15 July, 1815 before leaving France. Getting to the remote South Atlantic island where Napole...
2021-05-05 16:20:45 GMT2021-05-06 00:20:45(Beijing Time) Sina English AFP This file photo taken on April 1, 2021, shows a bust of French Emperor Napoleon I in the museum dedicated to him at Ile-d'Aix where the emperor lived from 8 to 15 July, 1815 before leaving France. Getting to the remote South Atlantic island where Napoleon died 200 years ago got even harder during the coronavirus pandemic. So while commemorations of the May 5, 1821 death of the deposed French emperor on British-ruled St Helena are going ahead there, they are not happening with an influx of international visitors t...
Napoleon's bicentennial under shadow of Covid and controversy AFP 1 hr ago AFP © Philippe LOPEZ A bust of French Emperor Napoleon I in the museum dedicated to him at Ile-d'Aix, where he lived from July 8-15, 1815 before leaving France for good In the Grand Hall de la Villette on the outskirts of Paris, the trappings of an emperor are gathered: magnificent outfits, weapons, medals, porcelains, a monumental wedding carriage... The question, as the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte's death approaches on May 5, is when anyone will get to see them. The English are once...
LIFE / CULTURE Napoleon’s bicentennial under shadow of COVID-19 and contention By AFP Published: Apr 27, 2021 06:38 PM In the Grand Hall de la Villette on the outskirts of Paris, the trappings of an emperor are gathered: magnificent outfits, weapons, medals, porcelains, a monumental wedding carriage... A visitor looks at a painting of Napoleon in the museum dedicated to him at Ile-d'Aix, France, on April 1. Photos: AFP The question, as the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte's death approaches on May 5, is when anyone will get to see them. The English are once again involved in sc...