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Art Deco—
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francenew : a
fifth bridge coming to Bordeaux: pont Bacalan-Bastide, a new
vertical lift bridge
Ile
de France, Paris: in the context of Abelard and of French cathedrals
France’s western isles: Ile de Ré France’s western iles: Ile d’Oleron
on first arriving in France - driving
Marianne - a French national symbol, with French definitive stamps the calendar of the French Revolution
the
6th bridge at Rouen: Pont Gustave Flaubert, the French umbrella & Aurillac the
forest as seen by francois mauriac, and today 50 years
old: Citroën
DS Pic
du Midi - observing stars clearly, A64 Carcassonne,
A61: world heritage fortified city mardi gras! carnival in Basque country what a hair cut! m & french pop/rock country life in France: the poultry fair
short biography of Pierre (Peter) Abelard
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architectural and design trendsThe Art Deco movement can be regarded as having two main currents that showed particularly in architecture: the sybaritic trend with its all-enveloping, opulent decoration, and the much more austere, revolutionary trend - but both with a common theme of total design.
Buildings of note include
This hotel, when restored to its original state, was used for Double Sin, in 1990 [Series 2], in the television series dramatising Hercule Poirot stories by Agatha Christie and starring David Suchet. Much of the Poirot series uses a wide variety of Art Deco buildings and contents in the UK.
Miami Beach, Florida is known as the one of the greatest collections of Art Deco buildings in the world.
Ludwig Mies van der RoheOriginally from Germany, van der Rohe moved to the United States of America in 1937 when Germany came under the Nazi regime. Always an architect of minimalist design, Miles van der Rohe is well-remembered for the phrase that encapsulates his design premise - “Less is more”. He often used a steel frame with glass and brick, or polished stone to create buildings of great internal space that appear to float in their environment.
In contrast to the sumptuous Rockfeller Centre in New York, Raymond Hood also headed the architects for the RCA Building, later renamed the GE Building.
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The other main architectural trend of Art Deco is Art deco - sybaritic trend. Art deco in France looks at the effect of this coherent style in France, particularly in the South West.
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