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La Piscine -8-

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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.

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