The bride-show was a custom of Byzantine emperors and Russian tsars to choose a wife from among the most beautiful maidens of the country. A similar practice also existed in Imperial China.
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Orazio Torriani was an Italian architect and sculptor who worked in Rome. He was related to architect Nicola Torriani, but their exact relationship is unknown.
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Lombard is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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