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Hauss·mann

 (hous′mən, ōs-män′), Baron Georges Eugène 1809-1891.
French public official who planned and oversaw numerous municipal improvements to Paris during the tenure of Napoleon III.
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Haussmann

(French əsmən)
n
(Biography) Georges-Eugène, Baron. 1809–91, French town planner, noted for his major rebuilding of Paris in the reign of Napoleon III
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Tristram lived behind one of those chalk-colored facades which decorate with their pompous sameness the broad avenues manufactured by Baron Haussmann in the neighborhood of the Arc de Triomphe.
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Yet for a growing number of multinationals expanding to Africa, office design is key to projecting a successful brand and attract- ing young talent, says Gregoire Schwebig, chief executive of pan-African office developer Haussmann Group.
Haussmann mainly works with wealthy multinationals who require international-quality office space to reflect their financial muscle and ambition, a focus that has delivered big name clients including Uber, Total, Mitsubishi and L'Oreal.
A 'first' in Europe, the WeChat Pay solution is being initially rolled out at the two Paris flagship stores owned by the Galeries Lafayette Group - Galeries Lafayette Haussmann and BHV MARAIS starting from 25th of September.
WeChat Pay is being initially rolled out at the two Paris flagship stores owned by the Galeries Lafayette Group - Galeries Lafayette Haussmann and BHV MARAIS.
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Georges-Eugene Haussmann, the driving force behind a drastic overhaul of the city beginning in the mid-19th century, made an enormous and lasting mark on the French capital.
The hotel situated on the Haussmann Boulevard in Central Paris.