La Piscine -8-
Music scene.
Jean-Baptiste Lully by Pierre-Alexandre Schoenewerk ( left )
Georg Friedrich Händel by Jean-Jules Salmon ( right )
Jean-Baptiste Lully ( 1632 - 1687 ) was an Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist and dancer who spent most of his life in the court of Louis XIV of France.
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 -1759 ) was a German, later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London.
La Piscine ("swimming pool") is a museum of art and industry in Roubaix, France.
The swimming pool was constructed between 1927 and 1932.
It closed as a swimming pool in 1985 and was remodelled as a museum, opening in 2000.
A modern entrance building, special exhibition space and garden were constructed in the adjoining textile factory.
La Piscine -8-
Music scene.
Jean-Baptiste Lully by Pierre-Alexandre Schoenewerk ( left )
Georg Friedrich Händel by Jean-Jules Salmon ( right )
Jean-Baptiste Lully ( 1632 - 1687 ) was an Italian-born French composer, instrumentalist and dancer who spent most of his life in the court of Louis XIV of France.
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 -1759 ) was a German, later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London.
La Piscine ("swimming pool") is a museum of art and industry in Roubaix, France.
The swimming pool was constructed between 1927 and 1932.
It closed as a swimming pool in 1985 and was remodelled as a museum, opening in 2000.
A modern entrance building, special exhibition space and garden were constructed in the adjoining textile factory.