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The Beauvoisine Museum in Rouen: a ruinous and destructive project
When we met the new director of Rouen’s museums at a press briefing, he told us about the "vast architectural and museographic renovation project" for the two museums in the rue Beauvoisine, the…
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A short lesson on the protection of historic monuments, for Jean-François Martins, Director of the Eiffel Tower operating company
It’s one thing for politicians to talk rubbish about the legislation governing historic monuments, but it’s quite another for them to be able to do so over and over again on the airwaves without…
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Classification of the Eiffel Tower: what the heritage law says
While Emmanuel Grégoire, the first deputy mayor of Paris, said that he was not opposed to the classification of the Eiffel Tower and was prepared to look into the matter, Anne Hidalgo stated this…
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The fontaine des Innocents restored, Goujon’s nymphs to join "a museum"
The restoration of the Fontaine of the Innocents is finally coming to an end. This is good news, especially as the restoration work appears to have been carried out with great care and respect…
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The Rocher Mistral affair. False pretences and real issues
On 13 February 2024, the Aix-en-Provence correctional court sentenced SAS Rocher Mistral (which had received over €6 million in public funding) and its chairman, Vianney-Marie Audemard d’Alançon,…
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A short lesson on the protection of historic monuments, for Emmanuel Grégoire, deputy mayor of Paris
In an excerpt widely shared on social networks, Emmanuel Grégoire is heard talking to Sud Radio about the Eiffel Tower and the request for the monument to be classified by Culture Minister Rachida…
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Budget cancellations: a new blow to France’s heritage
The Ministry of the Budget (obviously in collusion with the Élysée Palace) has just wiped €10 billion off France’s budget with the stroke of a pen, despite the fact that the budget was debated in…
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The history of architecture in mourning. Tribute to Jean-Pierre Babelon and Claude Mignot
In less than a year, the history of architecture (ill. 1) has seen a series of deaths of figures who have left their mark, to varying degrees and in different circles, on this demanding…
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Many judicial and financial problems for Rocher Mistral
Rocher Mistral and Vianney d’Alançon have just been condemned, at first instance, by the Aix-en-Provence court for unauthorised work carried out at the Château de La Barben. It is interesting to…
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Fundraising launched to restore Saint-Louis de Vincennes
Of course, you have to push open the door. From the street, its silhouette is austere, clad in millstone and red brick, but inside, the Saint-Louis de Vincennes church reveals admirable…
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Rachida Dati’s hot heritage issues in Paris
France’s new Minister of Culture didn’t get off to a great start when she approved the ’relocation-reconstruction’ of the Institut Curie’s Pavillon des Sources... But while the future of this Parisian…
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Pavillon des Sources: the reassembly trick!
As we like to give newcomers a chance, we’ll give Rachida Dati credit this time. She must sincerely believe that she has found the right solution to save Marie Curie’s Pavillon des Sources: move it…
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New threats to the Place de la Concorde
The Anne Hidalgo-style transformation of the Place de la Concorde is underway! In other words, the continuation of the regular massacre to which this fully listed square is subjected by Paris…
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Madam Minister for Culture, don’t let yourself be fooled by Vianney d’Alançon
In an article posted online yesterday on the Figaro website, the director of the Rocher Mistral theme park (whose co-shareholders are the Dassault, Michelin and Montagne families) made a…
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Notre-Dame: archaeological digs sacrificed to meet deadlines
Has the Établissement public in charge of Notre-Dame, under pressure to meet the deadlines imposed by the French President, who wants the monument to reopen on 8 December 2024, vandalised precious…
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The deputy mayor of Paris confuses the Alexandre III bridge with the Concorde, and the Concorde with a fairground
The Place de la Concorde, considered by architectural historians to be one of the most beautiful squares in the world, has been mistreated for years, as we have regularly denounced here since…
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Fire at Château du Grand-Serquigny: another preventable tragedy
The fire that partly destroyed the Château du Grand-Serquigny in the Eure region (France) on Saturday was a tragedy. But once again, it is a tragedy that could have been avoided: all the…
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Imminent destruction of Marie Curie’s Pavillon des Sources
At a recent meeting of the Paris City Council, Emmanuel Grégoire dared to make the following statement about the Pavillon des Sources threatened with imminent destruction: "Marie Curie never…
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The Académie des Beaux-Arts opposes the replacement of Notre-Dame’s stained glass windows
Yesterday, Wednesday 20 December, the Académie des Beaux-Arts published a press release without ambiguity on the project to replace Viollet-le-Duc’s stained glass windows in Notre-Dame. While it…
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100,000 !
100,000. 100,000 people have already signed, in exactly ten days, the petition we launched on 10 December at 2.30pm against the replacement of Viollet-le-Duc’s stained glass windows in Notre-Dame.…
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Musée de l’Œuvre de Notre-Dame: an opportunity for the Hôtel-Dieu
The regrettable affair of the Viollet-le-Duc stained glass windows (sign the petition) should not detract from a remarkable decision by the French President of the Republic, which cannot be…
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Contemporary stained glass windows at Notre-Dame: it’s possible, in the north tower
French President Emmanuel Macron and Mgr Ulrich, Archbishop of Paris, want to leave their mark on Notre-Dame cathedral by commissioning contemporary stained glass windows. While the idea of…
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La Tribune de l’Art launches a petition to save Notre-Dame’s stained glass windows
La Tribune de l’Art generally prefers to support petitions rather than launch them itself. But the announcement by the President of the Republic that he was going to replace some of…
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Notre-Dame: Musée de l’Œuvre on track, Viollet-le-Duc’s stained glass windows under threat
The President of the French Republic today visited the Notre-Dame construction site, one year to the day before it is due to reopen to the public on 8 December 2024. The framework is almost…
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Statue unbolted and Art Deco destroyed - yesterday’s sad news
If only there were a French Ministry of Culture responsible for heritage, that would be a good idea. Unfortunately, the joke is back in the news. Two events have just occurred, two events that we…
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What will become of Louis XV’s commode?
Curious onlookers, connoisseurs, experts and dealers flocked to the Saint-Germain-en-Laye auction house this morning, where - for less than three days - an exceptional piece of furniture finally…
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An exemplary indictment of Rocher Mistral
On Tuesday 14 November, Rocher Mistral and Vianney d’Alençon appeared before the criminal court in Aix-en-Provence to answer for the countless breaches of the heritage, town planning and…