THEY CAN REVEAL UNFAMILIAR MENTALITIES OR UNSTATED AGENDAS
Harald Wolff
Louis XVI tries to flee revolutionary Paris. Secrecy is essential but postillons' bright yellow liveries resemble those of the hated lord of the lands through which he passes...
- A métro station's face lift: Why the spectacular renovation at forgotten Château Rouge?
- A parade route changes course: What were the royal entries, and what did changing their route imply?
- The successive statues of place des Vosges: Why is a royal statue held up by a tree trunk?
- A royal statue for a bridge: Why is the king's statue on a bridge instead of in the center of a royal square?
- Napoleon's tomb was built for Louis XIV. Why is the architecture and decor that trumpets that reality overlooked?
- The discipline of the February and June 1848 insurrections terrified the privileged. Why not say so?
- Emblematic site, odd marker: Why emphasize an impossible shooting?
- Masking the Opéra's purpose: Why is the salon at the heart of the edifice decorated by an orgy?
- King, queens, their children, their siblings, their cousins, all of their wives and children have households of hundreds of heirarchically-organized subordinates: Why?
- Louis XVI stops seizing legacies of British manufacturers.
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