The 19th century saw a comprehensive development of spa facilities, with spas becoming a popular summer residence for gentry, high aristocracy and wealthy bourgeoisie.
The opera house was originally built, and rebuilt, by Barcelona's wealthy bourgeoisie, and when it was destroyed in 1994 it was still privately owned by some 400 shareholders.
Despite this outward appearance of simplicity, his support came from the wealthy bourgeoisie.
He worked as a tutor and butler in the homes of several families of the wealthy Jewish bourgeoisie.
In the 19th century, the wealthy bourgeoisie began to move outside the city walls which had protected the city when the Union of Denmark and Norway was still a threat.
Nonetheless, those who gained the king's favour and the wealthy bourgeoisie continued to renovate existing châteaux or build lavish new ones as their summer residence in the Loire.
Absinthe was favoured by all social classes, from the wealthy bourgeoisie, to poor artists and ordinary working-class people.
Over time, however, various local dignitaries took up residence on the Graben, at first primarily the wealthy bourgeoisie.
The social sphere that Wells portrays in Marriage is that of the wealthy bourgeoisie.
The working class and peasants were the first to establish political parties because the nobility and the wealthy bourgeoisie were politically timid.