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The Royal Salt Works, Saline Royale
The unique industrial complex of the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is considered Ledoux’s masterpiece and the major achievement of the socioaesthetic Enlightenment movement of the pre-Revolutionary era. Ledoux believed that rational architecture, urban design, and industrial organization could contribute to … Continue reading
Mont St. Michel
Victor Hugo called it ‘a majestic pyramid standing on a huge rock, shaped and carved by the Middle Ages’. Pre-Christian legends held that it was the island where the souls of the dead congregated. But for Aubert, Bishop of nearby … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Recent Posts
Tagged Aubert, Christianity, France, Middle Ages, Mont St. Michel, Normandy
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Maison Carree
The Maison Carree represents perfect definition of the Vitruvian principles of proportion and beauty in architecture in their most classical guise. As an austere moral symbol of Republican values expressed through its simplicity of form, the building has inspired the … Continue reading
Posted in Museums, Religion
Tagged Ancient Architecture, Architecture, Christianity, Church, France, Maison Carree, Nimes, Religion, Religious Architecture, Roman architecture, Vitruvian
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Sarcophagus Portrait
This portrait is from the Fayum region and was painted in the Greco-Roman period. The word “Tayum” refers to a very fertile region southwest of Cairo. It was centered around an artificial lake, Lake Qaroun, an ambitious engineering project dating … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Louvre, ncaustic, Paris, pigment on linen, Sarcophagus Portrait
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Chateau de Malmaison – Paris, France
Located just a short distance outside Paris, this splendid country retreat has two claims to fame. Historically, it is renowned for its links with Napoleon I and Josephine, its most famous owners. In addition, Malmaison is often cited as a … Continue reading
Posted in Palaces
Tagged Architecture, France, Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, Palaces, Paris
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