imperial
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The visit will include talks, a banquet, and a visit to the Temple of Heaven, a complex of imperial temples where emperors would pray for a good harvest.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The V&A opened an eastern beachhead in 2025 with V&A East Storehouse, a dense, hands-on jumble of imperial treasure and modern design that opens the institution’s collections to visitors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
This distinction mattered enormously to the founders, who were deeply suspicious of standing armies and associated them with tyranny and imperial overreach.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026
Made by Poupard, Napoleon's official hatmaker, the headpiece displays all the hallmark features of an authentic imperial bicorne, including its distinctive proportions, a small tricolour cockade, and a silk‑taffeta lining, Parich said.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Clementine Stark had a canopy bed moored like an imperial barge at one end of her sea-blue bedroom carpet.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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