belle epoque

variants or belle époque
as in renaissance
a period of high artistic or cultural development that 19th-century belle epoque when Paris seemed to be the artistic center of the universe

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Recent Examples of belle epoque The next day, they were married at General Prim, a historic belle epoque mansion in Colonia Juarez, in front of 165 family members and friends. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 July 2024 The hotel opened in June in a belle epoque mansion by the Charente River and is part of the Almae Collection of hotels as well as a member of the hotel network Relais & Chateaux. Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023 His death, from pneumonia and a pulmonary abscess, was perhaps the final nail in the coffin of the belle epoque, an age of gentility, civility and artistic achievement that had mostly ended with the outbreak of World War I. Charles Arrowsmith, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022 Horowitz deepens the allure of this true-crime page-turner by contextualizing how sexuality was used by and against women in belle epoque Paris, and how far police went to protect elites. Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The opulent luxury of first class that now feels rather like a belle epoque for aviation is being replaced by a more understated desire, Kopola explains. John Walton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2021 The most elegant bridge in Paris Then comes the most elegant of Paris bridges: the Pont Alexandre III, a belle epoque confection linking the Invalides to the Champs-Élysées. Elaine Sciolino, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2019 By the belle epoque era, however, tastes veered upscale and bouillons faded or transformed entirely, their charming interiors left untouched while their menus became decidedly upscale. Lindsey Tramuta, New York Times, 16 June 2018
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  • Raphinha’s renaissance may have been stealing all the headlines, but Lewandowski is still Barcelona’s talisman.
    Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
  • And with the nuclear sector showing signs of undergoing a renaissance—as countries look to decarbonize energy production and with the tech sector seeking ways to power its electricity-hungry AI systems—the pressure for nuclear-waste disposal is likely to grow.
    Marta Abbà, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • President Donald Trump dreams of using tariffs on foreign goods to produce a golden age of U.S. industry.
    Made by History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Based on Robert Evans’ 1994 memoir and narrated by the man himself, the film tells of the last, so far, of the old school, hands-on Hollywood producers, who oversaw the second golden age of Paramount Pictures from 1967 and 1974.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025

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“Belle epoque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle%20epoque. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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