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Fleur-de-lis (other)
The Fleur-de-lis is a stylized design often used in heraldry or as a political symbol. Fleur de Lys or Fleur de Lis may also refer to: Places * The Fleur-de-Lis Trail in Nova Scotia * Fleur-de-Lys, Malta, part of the city Birkirkara, Malta * Fleur-de-lis, Caerphilly, a village near Blackwood, Wales ** Fleur De Lys RFC, a rugby union team * Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Fleur de Lys (Los Angeles, California), a mansion * Fleur de Lis Hotel, Canterbury, Kent, England Fictional characters * Fleur de Lys (superhero), a character from Quebec created by Mark Shainblum * Fleur-de-Lis (DC Comics), a superhero character from France in the Global Guardians * Fleur-de-Lys de Gondelaurier, a character in the 1831 novel ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' by Victor Hugo Other * The original stage name of the Filipino film actress Florida Yapco, better known as Mona Lisa * The Fleur de Lys, a British band from the mid-1960s * Fleur de Lis Stakes, a thoroughbred horse r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur-de-lis
The ''fleur-de-lis'', also spelled ''fleur-de-lys'' (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a common heraldic charge in the (stylized) shape of a lily (in French, and mean and respectively). Most notably, the ''fleur-de-lis'' is depicted on the flag of Quebec and on the traditional coat of arms of France that was used from the High Middle Ages until the French Revolution in 1792, and then again in brief periods in the 19th century. This design still represents France and the House of Bourbon in the form of Heraldry#Marshalling, marshalling in the arms of Coat of arms of Spain, Spain, Coat of arms of Quebec, Quebec, and Coat of arms of Canada, Canada — for example. Other European nations have also employed the symbol. The ''fleur-de-lis'' became "at one and the same time, religious, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in French heraldry. The Mary, mother of Jesus, Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph are among saints often depicted wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur De Lys (superhero)
Fleur de Lys is a superheroine from Quebec and an ally of Northguard, created in 1984 by Mark Shainblum and Gabriel Morrissette in the comic '' New Triumph featuring Northguard''. The name of the character is inspired by the heraldic symbol of the fleur de lys, which is the official emblem of Quebec and a prominent part of the Flag of Quebec. The character was honored with a Canadian postage stamp in 1995, with fellow superheroes Superman, Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Johnny Canuck and Captain Canuck Captain Canuck is a Canadian comics, Canadian comic book superhero. Created by cartoonist Ron Leishman and artist/writer Richard Comely, the original Captain Canuck first appeared in ''Captain Canuck'' #1 (July 1975). The series was the first suc .... Fleur de Lys uses a fleur-de-lys-shaped, non-lethal light saber to vanquish her foes. The character's civilian identity is martial-arts expert Manon Deschamps, from Quebec. In 2010, Fleur de Lys was featured in an animated web seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur De Lys (restaurant)
Fleur de Lys was a French cuisine, French restaurant in San Francisco, California, US. It closed in June 2014 after a 28-year run. A sister restaurant in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas by the same name was closed in 2010 and reopened under the name Fleur by Hubert Keller in 2010. History and description The original 75-seat restaurant occupies an unobtrusive windowless mid-block storefront on Sutter Street near Jones Street in the Tendernob neighborhood of San Francisco. The restaurant first opened in the late 1950s. Maurice Rouas, then Maître d', purchased the restaurant from its original owner in 1970 and remained active . In 1986 he brought Hubert Keller as chef from the now-defunct Sutter 500 restaurant nearby. The restaurant was damaged by a kitchen fire in 2001 and closed for more than a year due to difficulty obtaining rebuilding permits. Keller spent the time opening a second restaurant named Fleur in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Angels
The Blue Angels, formally named the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, are a Aerobatics, flight demonstration squadron of the United States Navy.. Blue Angels official site. Formed in 1946, the unit is the second oldest formal aerobatics, aerobatic team in the world, following the which formed in 1931. The team has six Navy and one United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps demonstration pilots. They fly the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. The Blue Angels typically perform aerial displays in at least 60 shows annually at 32 locations throughout the United States and two shows at one location in Canada. The "Blues" still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in the inaugural 1946 season. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows from March through November each year. Members of the Blue Angels team also visit more than 50,000 people in schools, hospitals, and community functions at air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur De Lis Stakes
The Fleur de Lis Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older over a distance of miles on the dirt run annually in late-June or early-July at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. History The event was inaugurated on 31 May 1975 as the Fleur de Lis Handicap and was won by the favorite Bundler defeating four other runners on a sloppy track in the time of 1:39 over the mile distance. The event was held over the same distance for one more year before being extended to miles. The event is named after the English translation for the French "fleur-de-lis", a flower of the lily. The lily is the symbol of the Louisville flag, the location where the event is held. The lily has traditionally been used to represent French royalty and Louisville, named for the French king Louis XVI. In 1983 the distance for the event was increased to miles. The event's condition from 1983–85 and 1987–89 was for four-year-olds & older. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fleur De Lys
The Fleur de Lys (initially Les Fleur de Lys ) were a British band originally formed in late 1964, in Southampton, Hampshire, England. History They recorded singles beginning in 1965 in the transitional Beat to psychedelic music genre, later known as freakbeat. The band had varied line-ups; only drummer Keith Guster was a member throughout their history. The band disbanded in 1969. Fleur de Lys were managed by Atlantic Records' Frank Fenter, who had also discovered Sharon Tandy, one of few white artists to record for Stax Records. Sweet Feeling's manager Howard Conder recruited the band to record the song "Reflections of Charles Brown", under the name Rupert's People. This single, heavily reminiscent of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale", failed to chart (except in Australia where it reached No. 13 in August 1967) despite receiving airplay but became a collectable item according to ''Record Collector Magazine'' (Issue c. 1992). The band recorded a B-side, "Hold On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mona Lisa (actress)
Gloria Lerma Yatco (June 22, 1922 – August 25, 2019), better known by her stage name Mona Lisa, was a Filipino film actress. Known by the screen name Fleur de Lis before and during World War II, she was one of the renowned Filipina actresses of the late 1930s and 1940s. Career She was paired with Ely Ramos in LVN Pictures' '' Giliw Ko'', along with LVN's first leading actress Mila del Sol and Fernando Poe. The film, directed by Carlos Vander Tolosa, is also remembered because Mona Lisa's appearance made history as she became the first actress to appear in a Filipino film wearing a bathing suit. After WWII, she came back to the limelight as Mona Lisa, top billed with Teddy Benavidez in ''Kalbario ng Isang Ina'' (1946) and ''Siyudad sa Ilalim ng Lupa'' (1949) opposite Fernando Royo. Mona Lisa paired with some of the Philippines' finest actors of the 1940s such as Ricardo Brillantes in ''Batang Lansangan'', ''Pag-ibig at Patalim'' (1948) opposite Teddy Benavidez and ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunchback Of Notre-Dame
''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (, originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The title refers to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which features prominently throughout the novel. It focuses on the unfortunate story of Quasimodo, the Roma street dancer Esmeralda and Quasimodo's guardian the Archdeacon Claude Frollo in 15th-century Paris. All its elements—the Renaissance setting, impossible love affairs and marginalised characters—make the work a model of the literary themes of Romanticism. The novel is considered a classic of French literature and has been adapted repeatedly for film, stage and television. Some prominent examples include a 1923 silent film with Lon Chaney, a 1939 sound film with Charles Laughton, a 1956 film with Anthony Quinn and a 1996 Disney animated film with Tom Hulce. Written during a time of cultural upheaval, the novel champions historical preservation. Hugo solidified Notre-D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur De Lis Hotel
Fleur de Lis Hotel was a 13th century hotel in the city of Canterbury, Kent, England. It is recorded that Charles Dickens stayed there. The hotel was eventually demolished in 1958. History The hotel is mentioned as early as 1376. In the back of the building was a livery stable and the Fleur de Lis tap, which can be dated to 1372. An engraving from 1808 on a post card shows the 13th century windows in the courtyard of the hotel with carved corbels. The same corbels can be seen in a 1895 photograph that show the back of the building next to The Cherry Tree Freehouse pub on 10 White Horse Lane. On September 14, 1872, the Mayor's annual banquet was held at the Fleur de Lis Hotel, by the landlord Samuel Prentice. The room was decorated with flowers and plants that were supplied by the Earl of Mountcharles Mountcharles () is a village and townland (of 650 acres) in the south of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It lies 6 km from Donegal Town on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur-de-Lis Trail
The Fleur-de-lis Trail is a scenic roadway located on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. It is approximately long and runs along the southeastern part of the island through an Acadian region, with a spur route to and encircling Isle Madame (Nova Scotia), Isle Madame, for a total distance of . Routes *Nova Scotia Trunk 4, Trunk 4 *Nova Scotia Trunk 22, Trunk 22 *Nova Scotia Route 206, Route 206 *Nova Scotia Route 247, Route 247 *Nova Scotia Route 320, Route 320 *Nova Scotia Route 327, Route 327 *Trout Brook Road *Fourchu Road *St. Peters Fourchu Road Communities * Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Port Hawkesbury * Arichat, Nova Scotia, Arichat * Isle Madame * D'Escousse, Nova Scotia, D'Escousse * Lennox Passage, Nova Scotia, Lennox Passage * Grandique Ferry * Louisdale, Nova Scotia, Louisdale * Grande Anse, Nova Scotia, Grande Anse * L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia, L'Ardoise * St. Peters, Nova Scotia, St. Peters * Lower St. Esprit, Nova Scotia, Lower St. Esprit * Fourchu, Nova Scotia, Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur De Lys (Los Angeles, California)
Fleur de Lys is a large residence in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ..., California. Overview Situated on five acres of land in Holmby Hills, the property has twelve bedrooms, fifteen baths, a fifty-seat theater, a ballroom, a gym, a pool house, a running track, a tennis court and a guest house. There is a driveway from the gate to the main house. The house was commissioned in 1996 and completed in 2002, epitomizing the opulence and grandeur of French architecture inspired by Vaux le Vicomte and Versailles. It was designed by architect Richardson Robertson III of Robertson Partners who ensured that every detail aligned with the aesthetics of grand French chateaux. Completed in 2002, the 45,000-square-foot mansion was the brainchild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleur De Lys, Newfoundland And Labrador
Fleur de Lys () is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 207 in the Canada 2021 Census. Fleur de Lys is located approximately 26 km north of Baie Verte. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ..., Fleur de Lys had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also * Baie Verte Peninsula References Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
