Saturday, December 30, 2017

II.7. WHAT OPÉRA TOURS WON'T SAY: OBSERVATION AND THE USUAL STORY CLASH

MENU: 2.7. What Opéra tours won't say

"LOOK AT THE IMPORTANCE WE GIVE TO CULTURE!" IS THE OFFICIAL MESSAGE OF THE MID-19TH CENTURY'S MOST IMPORTANT BUILDING
(1861-1874)

Often one needs specialized information to challenge accepted views. Here observing is enough.

     Christopher Dickey
Richard Nahem
The Palais Garnier, named after its architect Charles Garnier or called simply "l'Opéra," towers over a new 19th-century city.





Friday, December 29, 2017

II.7.1. A PALACE FOR A NEW ELITE

2.7.1. MENU: A palace for a new elite

THE OPÉRA DOMINATES A NEW CITY OF BANKS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, DEPARTMENT STORES...

The second tranche of the urban metamorphosis that followed the first working-class insurrection avoided rebels and pollution by being built in the wealthy west.

View from the terrace of the Printemps department store

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