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Notre-Dame Is Still Not Entirely Free of Its Scaffolding
Architecture · Monarchies · Heritage · Paris · Saint Petersburg
One of the most beautiful bridges in Paris, the Pont Alexandre III, built to celebrate the strengthening of the diplomatic alliance between France and Russia
One of the most beautiful bridges in Paris, the Pont Alexandre III, was built to celebrate the strengthening of the diplomatic alliance between France and Russia. Incredibly costly, difficult to execute and superbly decorated, the Alexander Bridge remains to this day one of the principal sights of Paris. Construction ran
Architecture · Monarchies · Heritage · Paris
The Vendôme Column in Paris from its erection in 1807 to its destruction in 1871
This is how the Vendôme Column might have looked, erected by Napoleon in 1807 in honour of the victory at Austerlitz. The associations are no accident: the form does indeed match the message. The original in the end differs little from the prototype, save for a somewhat widened viewing platform
Architecture · Geography · Cinema · Museums
Orava Castle in Slovakia, where “Nosferatu” was filmed, and its film media library
Orava Castle is a medieval fortress in Slovakia, perched on a 112-metre rock above the River Orava. It was here that the 1922 film "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror" was shot. True, in the plot the castle stands in Romania. In 2015, in the castle, where a
Architecture · Geography · Heritage
The Roman Lighthouse of A Coruña in Spain, the Oldest Surviving, and Its Likeness to the Pharos of Alexandria
The oldest surviving lighthouse in the world, A Coruña in Spain, was built by the Romans as early as the 1st century AD. Since then the lighthouse has undergone some changes, having been raised in height and strengthened, but its architectural core has remained unchanged. It is believed that the
Architecture · Cinema · London · Observations · Nature
Ever wondered where our crime films get all this taste for a grey, oppressive palette?
Ever wondered where our crime films get all this taste for a grey, oppressive palette? No, Dostoevsky, with his gloomily coloured texts, is not the chief culprit here. It is chiefly the influence of the textbook templates of the English detective story, tied precisely to the Victorian era, which has
Coming Up · Architecture · Art · Museums · Paris
Exhibition of architect Hans Hollein at Gallerie 4 of the Centre Pompidou until June
The Centre Pompidou has closed, but there is still a reason, and a chance, to visit it. Gallerie 4, which remains open until June, is currently hosting an exhibition of the architect and conceptual artist Hans Hollein (1934–2014), who worked in extreme design and architecture for more than fifty
Architecture · Moscow · Observations · Heritage
Snegirev House on Plyushchikha Hidden Under a Canopy
Snegirev House on Plyushchikha has been hidden under a canopy. In the neglected residence of Professor Vladimir Fyodorovich Snegirev, the founder of Russian gynaecology, repair work has been under way for several years now, though I am not sure it can be called restoration. Built in the Romantic style in
Architecture · Moscow · Heritage
Restoration begins on the Rostokino Aqueduct in Moscow, the only surviving aqueduct in Russia
Restoration work has begun on the Rostokino Aqueduct in Moscow. The only surviving aqueduct in Russia, it is a cultural heritage site of federal significance and an important part of Russia's first water supply system, the Catherine (Mytishchi) Waterworks. The aqueduct was built in 1779–1785 and played
Architecture · Faith · Heritage · Paris
Damaged Notre-Dame limestone to be raffled for France's endangered religious heritage
Notre-Dame de Paris is raffling about fifty stones from its historic façade among those who donate €40 or more to the cathedral's restoration before 4 April 2025. Fragments of limestone that proved too badly damaged for reuse have been cut into pieces weighing from 800 grams, each
Archive · Architecture · Faith · Books · Rome
The Raising of the Obelisk in the Vatican
"On the Vatican Temple and Its Origin", Carlo Fontana