Arras (disambiguation)

Arras (disambiguation)

Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

Arras may also refer to:

People and places

  • Harry Arras (1881-1942), American character actor
  • Wim Arras (born 1964), Belgian cyclist
  • Arras, Albania, a municipality in eastern Albania

Other

  • Battle of Arras (disambiguation), several battles of that name
  • Arras Culture
  • HMCS Arras, a Battle class trawler
  • A hanging tapestry, known chiefly for the one behind which Polonius hides in Gertrude's closet scene, in Shakespeare's Hamlet
  • Las arras - In Hispanic weddings, the thirteen coins presented to the bride by the groom, to symbolize the groom's commitment to 'provide' for his bride and make his wealth hers

See also


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