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📚 Book: L'état c'est moi | ✍️ Author: Mahbubur Rahman | Episode 34 | Book Café Podcast

Omar Nizam Episode 34

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-Timestamps-

1:20 - Author's introduction
4:30 - Intro to Louis XIV
8:15 - The Gardens of Versailles
10:50 - Louis XIV's assault on privilege
13:00 - Louis XIV's regal painting
17:50 - The death of Louis XIV
19:00 - How Leonardo Da Vinci ended up in France
24:15 - Leonardo's John the Baptist painting
28:15 - The Eiffel Tower
32:00 - Elisha Otis and the Safety Elevator
36:15 - Adolf Hitler visits Paris
39:00 - Napoleon Bonaparte
43:00 - Concluding remarks

Author's bio:

🇫🇷 Dr. Mahbubur Rahman is a physician and pharmaceutical industry specialist turned writer based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

🇫🇷 A self-professed travel buff, he has visited various countries across Europe, Asia, and North America.

🇫🇷 "L'etat c'est moi" is his debut book about his travels through France, identifying it's rich and vibrant cultural history.

#france #francese #français #france24 #francetour ​⁠

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