Heritage: threats, denaturation, vandalism and destruction
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The dire state of Paris fountains, eight years onDuring the summer of 2017, we published a report on the functioning of ornamental fountains in Paris. At the time, we found that 56% of them were not flowing. We went back to see each of them in June…
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New developments regarding the statue of Jacques Cœur in BourgesA reader of La Tribune de l’Art informed us of an interesting fact: the statue of Jacques Cœur, power-washed by the Bourges town hall and thus “restored” in violation of all rules and the French…
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Bourges strips Jacques CœurWe learned from the mayor of the city of Bourges, Yann Galut himself, proudly posting on his Facebook page, that “The statue of Jacques Cœur has regained its former glory”, that this “very beautiful…
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Bayeux tapestry: let’s listen to the restorers“We found the best experts in the world to explain in detail why it was absolutely impossible to lend this work. And, believe me, we found them, and, believe me, we could have found them again.”
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A nerve as big as the RitzPlace Vendôme, despite a questionable redevelopment in place for several years (poor paving, steel bollards, inelegant parking exits…), had until now remained somewhat protected from the deliberate…
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French National Assembly: Resistance is taking shapeSince last Sunday, when the news of a glass building being constructed by the Assemblée nationale to the right of the colonnade was revealed via social media, and since the publication of our…
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Imagine...Imagine that the colonnade of the Assemblée nationale were located within a remarkable heritage site governed by a conservation and enhancement plan. Imagine that the colonnade of the Assemblée…
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The "Renaissance of the Louvre" threatens the LouvreLaurence des Cars, inside the Louvre, only talks to her close collaborators. Many people in the museum complain that she does not say hello to anyone, keeping her head stubbornly fixed towards the…
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Belgian storiesBrussels urban planning in the second half of the 20th century was so violent that a term was coined to describe the damage it caused: "Bruxellisation", or the destruction of a city in peacetime.…
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A legal action by associations against the denaturing of the Pavillon des SourcesNous avons abondamment parlé, sur La Tribune de l’Art, du scandale de l’Institut Curie, qui a démoli un bâtiment Art déco, et qui s’apprêtait à faire la même chose pour le pavillon des Sources de…
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