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Cooldude101

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on: Aug 2, 2018
Why are flying buttresses necessary for large Gothic cathedrals?
 
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What contribution(s) did each of the following people make: Escoffier, Monet, Debussy, Brillat-Savarin, Renoir, Victor Hugo, and Gounod?
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Flying buttresses support the walls of Gothic cathedrals.

Answer to Question 2

a. EscoffierFrench chef who wrote the original French cuisine cookbook
b. MonetImpressionist artist
c. Debussycomposer
d. Brillat-Savarinauthor of The Physiology of Taste
e. RenoirImpressionist artist
f. Victor Hugoauthor of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Misrables
g. Gounodcomposer


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