Pierre Chareau
Club-house de Beauvallon side table
Mahogany and patinated wrought iron.
63 x 54,5 cm; 24 ¾ x 21 ½ in.
Circa 1927.
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Went to the château de Versailles
Photo 1: the Orangery built under Louis XIV to try to grow oranges and lemons. At the time, they were luxury fruits because they were not grown in France. They continue the tradition of keeping them under cover in winter and taking them out in summer. Some trees are over 200 years old!
Photo 2 : Look at the difference size between the golf cart and the trees !!!!
Photo 3, 4, 5 : The Grand Trianon marble colonnade and detail of the curtains.
Photo 6 : The Petit Trianon
Photo 7 : Cedre du Liban over 30 meters high and planted in 1840
Photo 8 : more garden
Photo 9 : Le Hameau de la Reine, Marie Antoinette safe heaven
Photo 10 : Temple de l'Amour / Temple of love 😍
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Napoleon visiting the Stairs of the Louvre under the guidance of the architects Percier and Fontaine
by Auguste Couder
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8 janvier 1570 : mort de Philibert de l’Orme, premier à porter le titre d' "architecte du roi" ➽ http://bit.ly/Philibert-Delorme Étudiant trois années durant l’antiquité en Italie où il côtoie le milieu érudit romain, Philibert de l’Orme revient en France et enrichit de ses travaux sa ville natale avant qu’en habile courtisan bien que mauvais dessinateur, il ne se fasse apprécier de Catherine de Médicis qui le charge de la construction du tombeau de François Ier : mais celui qui bientôt sera le premier à recevoir le titre d’ « architecte du roi » semble avoir usurpé le talent d’un frère plus méconnu...
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Happy Feast Day
Saint King Louis IX of France
1214-1270
Feast day: August 25
Patronage: Architects and Monastic third orders
Saint Louis IX was crowned King of France at age 12 and reigned until his death. His mother ruled the kingdom until he reached maturity and instructed him in his education and religion. Louis married Margaret of Provence in 1234 and they had 11 children. He saw himself as a “Lieutenant of God on earth” even obtaining Christ's crown of thorns from Baldwin II, Latin emperor at Constantinople. He was an exemplary king, protecting the poor and clergy, founding hospitals and the Abbey of Royaumount and built Saint-Chapelle, an architectural gem. He led two crusades in 1238 and 1267, where he died of the plague.
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Unreachable Exterior #13659
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Charlotte Perriand Shelving Unit
Photographed by Love French Is Better
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Deck - Tropical Deck
a medium-sized image of an open backyard deck in an island style.
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On a French Village, 1950’s - Unknown photographer
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TANK ARCHITECTES
RUE CASTAGNARY, 2021
Paris, France
Image © Julien Lanoo
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