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Taken at Aeternus Paradisus
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Christina Aguilera
I've been standing where you left me (left me)
Praying that you'd come and get me (get me)
But now I've found my second wind (wind)
Now I found my second skin (skin)
Well I know what you were thinking
You thought you'd watch me fade away (away)
When you broke me into pieces
But I gave each piece a name (a name)
One of me is wiser (wiser)
One of me is stronger, one of me is a fighter
And there's a thousand faces of me
And we're gonna rise up
And we're gonna rise up
For every time you broke me
Well you're gonna face an army
Army of me!
Boats chained in autumn.
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The Bois de Boulogne is a large public park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by the Emperor Napoleon III to be turned into a public park in 1852.
It is the second-largest park in Paris, slightly smaller than the Bois de Vincennes on the eastern side of the city. It covers an area of 845 hectares (2088 acres), which is about two and a half times the area of Central Park in New York and slightly less (88%) than that of Richmond Park in London.
The Bois de Boulogne contains two artificial lakes and eight artificial ponds, connected by three artificial streams. They receive their water from a canal drawn from Ourq River and from artesian wells in Passy. The water arrives in the Lac Superieur (Upper Lake), built in 1852 and located near the Hippodrome de Auteil, then flows by gravity to the Grand Cascade and then to the Lac Inferieur, or Lower Lake.
The Lac Inferieur (1853) is the largest lake in the park, near the large lawns of Muette. The area is very popular with joggers, and boats can be rented on the lower lake from 15 February to the end of October. The lake is the home to many swans and ducks. An island in the lake, accessible by boat, contains the city's only monument to the Park's builder, Napoleon III; a small wooden kiosk at the end of the island, called the Kiosk of the Emperor.
"Be careful of the small costs!
A small crack sinks large boats."
Benjamin Franklin
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The Bois de Boulogne is a large public park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by the Emperor Napoleon III to be turned into a public park in 1852.
It is the second-largest park in Paris, slightly smaller than the Bois de Vincennes on the eastern side of the city. It covers an area of 845 hectares (2088 acres), which is about two and a half times the area of Central Park in New York and slightly less (88%) than that of Richmond Park in London.
The Bois de Boulogne contains two artificial lakes and eight artificial ponds, connected by three artificial streams. They receive their water from a canal drawn from Ourq River and from artesian wells in Passy. The water arrives in the Lac Superieur (Upper Lake), built in 1852 and located near the Hippodrome de Auteil, then flows by gravity to the Grand Cascade and then to the Lac Inferieur, or Lower Lake.
The Lac Inferieur (1853) is the largest lake in the park, near the large lawns of Muette. The area is very popular with joggers, and boats can be rented on the lower lake from 15 February to the end of October. The lake is the home to many swans and ducks. An island in the lake, accessible by boat, contains the city's only monument to the Park's builder, Napoleon III; a small wooden kiosk at the end of the island, called the Kiosk of the Emperor.
Taken on Tranquility Isle
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Sassy Sweet Poses: "Attitude"
Marketplace: marketplace.secondlife.com/p/SSP-Attitude-Fatpack-wear-to...
EEP: Specter's Skies
Marketplace Store: marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/237689
Song: "Kings & Queens"
Ava Max
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6LhCim5y_Y
"Oh-oh-oh, no damsel in distress, don't need to save me
Once I start breathing fire, you can't tame me
And you might think I'm weak without a sword
But if I had one, it'd be bigger than yours!"
I did a supportive photo shoot for a beloved person that currently is struggling with the diagnosis of breast cancer and going through a hard time with chemo therapy. Supporting in any way is good, even with bringing a smile through some supportive Stormtroopers under the command of Darth Vader :-)
I did a supportive photo shoot for a beloved person that currently is struggling with the diagnosis of breast cancer and going through a hard time with chemo therapy. Supporting in any way is good, even with bringing a smile through some supportive Stormtroopers under the command of Darth Vader :-)
Designed in 1982 by the Danish Johan Otto von Spreckelsen and opened in July 1989, the "Grande Arche" standing composed of two vertical structures 105 meters high that support a horizontal placed on top.
Its covering is in Carrara marble and glass, and in the center hangs the so-called "Cloud", a kind of candle.
There are four elevators to access the "viewpoint".
PS. It was under renovation. I never went up. Cloudy.
I did a supportive photo shoot for a beloved person that currently is struggling with the diagnosis of breast cancer and going through a hard time with chemo therapy. Supporting in any way is good, even with bringing a smile through some supportive Stormtroopers under the command of Darth Vader :-)
It has a columned facade, built in 1774, and a small courtyard from which, through a double colonnade, we have access to the beautiful and famous garden.
I did a supportive photo shoot for a beloved person that currently is struggling with the diagnosis of breast cancer and going through a hard time with chemo therapy. Supporting in any way is good, even with bringing a smile through some supportive Stormtroopers under the command of Darth Vader :-)
I did a supportive photo shoot for a beloved person that currently is struggling with the diagnosis of breast cancer and going through a hard time with chemo therapy. Supporting in any way is good, even with bringing a smile through some supportive Stormtroopers under the command of Darth Vader :-)
The Grande Arche was designed as an infrastructural canopy. Purity in form was the goal of the Architect. The 110 meter long, wide, and tall hypercube is made of concrete and marble. It features reflective glazing on the outside walls. Notre-Dame could fit in the Arche's carved out void.
The massive scale of the Arche is best visible in its atrium, which hosts an amazing stretched Teflon mesh. This portion of the building was an afterthought added to the original project once Architect Paul Andreu took over the project.
The innovative awning allows wind and light to permeate, while shielding visitors from the elements. This seemingly cloud-like structure is fastened by tensioned cables which clutches onto the building’s facade, and whose figure appears alien like among the sharp contours of the Grande Arche. The freestanding, transparent elevator shafts which also occupy the interior quad provides some of the most remarkable views of Paris. This shaft climbs to the uppermost level, establishing a datum that measures a thirty-five story structural phenomenon.
I found a pretty cool message while walking on the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne, Germany. I waited for a barge to pass through to add to the composition.
Yaacov Agam is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art.
Great Agam's Fountain is one of refreshing places in huge futuristic kingdom of concrete, steel and glass.
This fountain was designed by Yaacov Agam, a key figure in the history and development of the genre known as kinetic art. Born in Palestine, Agam moved to Paris in the early 1950s where he has spent much of his life. The musical fountain seen here was created in 1977.
The fountain's pool is made of polymorphic mosaic surface. It is comprised of 66 vertical water jets shooting water up to 14 meters. The fountain, at night beautifuly illuminated, was further enhanced with the addition of five new triple tulip jets in 1991.
To Marta and the girls from brazilian soccer team. Champions anyway...
Today's soundtrack: We are the champions - Queen
Galleria Ferrari
Audi Road Trip Avril 2017
Toulouse - Sant'Agata Bolognese
I did a supportive photo shoot for a beloved person that currently is struggling with the diagnosis of breast cancer and going through a hard time with chemo therapy. Supporting in any way is good, even with bringing a smile through some supportive Stormtroopers under the command of Darth Vader :-)
Views from the friend's triplex apartment, in the background La Défense where it is the largest financial center in the city of Paris.
Avenue Foch is an avenue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, named after World War I Marshal Ferdinand Foch in 1929. It is one of the most prestigious streets in Paris, and one of the most expensive addresses in the world, home to many grand palaces, including ones belonging to the Onassis and Rothschild families. The Rothschilds once owned numbers 19-21. The avenue runs from the Arc de Triomphe southwest to the Porte Dauphine at the edge of the Bois de Boulogne city park. It is the widest avenue in Paris and is lined with chestnut trees along its full length.
Galleria Ferrari
Audi Road Trip Avril 2017
Toulouse - Sant'Agata Bolognese
Yaacov Agam is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art.
Great Agam's Fountain is one of refreshing places in huge futuristic kingdom of concrete, steel and glass.
This fountain was designed by Yaacov Agam, a key figure in the history and development of the genre known as kinetic art. Born in Palestine, Agam moved to Paris in the early 1950s where he has spent much of his life. The musical fountain seen here was created in 1977.
The fountain's pool is made of polymorphic mosaic surface. It is comprised of 66 vertical water jets shooting water up to 14 meters. The fountain, at night beautifuly illuminated, was further enhanced with the addition of five new triple tulip jets in 1991.
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"There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with."
Paris trees and the hidden sun.
The Bois de Boulogne is a large public park located along the western edge of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by the Emperor Napoleon III to be turned into a public park in 1852.
It is the second-largest park in Paris, slightly smaller than the Bois de Vincennes on the eastern side of the city. It covers an area of 845 hectares (2088 acres), which is about two and a half times the area of Central Park in New York and slightly less (88%) than that of Richmond Park in London.
When I lost my mind.
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Les Deux Plateaux, more commonly known as the Colonnes de Buren, is a highly controversial art installation created by the French artist Daniel Buren in 1985–1986. It is located in the inner courtyard (Cour d'Honneur) of the Palais Royal in Paris, France.
• The Buren columns are an 'in situ' installation built in 1986 which extends over 3000 m2 in the courtyard of the royal palace 1st arrondissement (opposite the Louvre).
• This work was commissioned by the Minister of Culture at the time (Jack Lang) to magnify the main courtyard of the royal palace, at the time occupied by a vulgar parking lot.
• The royal palace is indeed a historically charged place: built by Richelieu in 1628, it houses a palace, gardens, galleries and a theater 'la comédie Française'.
• It is also the place that houses the Ministry of Culture.
DESCRIPTION
• The installation includes 260 black and white striped columns (in Buren's work the bands are always 8.7 cm)
• The columns are made of Carrara marble (white) and black Pyrenean marble
The columns are aligned with reference to the classical architecture of the place and are arranged in a checkerboard shape.
The columns emerge in the open air as if it arose from the archaeological soil of Paris.
Of different heights, these columns visually create a rhythm that contrasts with the classicism of the colonnade of the royal palace.
Originally the water was to flow underground around the underground columns lit by light effects.
MEANING
• The form of the installation: the column, its material: the marble and its arrangement: straight make many echoes of ancient architecture.
• Daniel Buren also wanted to restore its popular character to the place, because its installation, in the shape of a checkerboard, invites the public to invest it: people sit on the columns, jump, climb, take a break ...
• The artist wanted to create contrasts: classic / modern;
• solemnity of the buildings.
CONTROVERSY
• The result provokes a public outcry: can we install zebra columns in a classified historic site?
• Petitions are circulating… Buren is accused of wanting to disfigure a mythical place!
• The ministry is even studying the destruction of the work before its inauguration.
• In the end, the artist sues the state and the project is carried out.
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Daniel Buren (born 25 March 1938) is a French conceptual artist.
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Les Deux Plateaux, more commonly known as the Colonnes de Buren, is a highly controversial art installation created by the French artist Daniel Buren in 1985–1986. It is located in the inner courtyard (Cour d'Honneur) of the Palais Royal in Paris, France.
As described by the architectural writer Andrew Ayers, "Buren's work takes the form of a conceptual grid imposed on the courtyard, whose intersections are marked by candy-striped black-and-white columns of different heights poking up from the courtyard's floor like sticks of seaside rock. ... In one sense the installation can be read as an exploration of the perception and intellectual projection of space."
The work replaced the courtyard's former parking lot and was designed to conceal ventilation shafts for an underground extension of the culture ministry's premises. Some of the columns extend below courtyard level and are surrounded by pools of water into which passersby toss coins.
The project was the "brainchild" of the culture minister Jack Lang and elicited considerable controversy at the time. It was attacked for its cost and unsuitability to a historic landmark. Lang paid no attention to the orders of the Commission des Monuments Historiques, which objected to the plan. In retrospect Ayers has remarked: "Given the harmlessness of the result (deliberate — Buren wanted a monument that would not dominate), the fuss seems excessive, although the columns have proved not only expensive to install, but also to maintain."
This was designed by Louis in 1781 and extends for 225 meters. It is surrounded by three robust pillar wings.
In 1830 the larger inner courtyard of the palace, the Cour d'Honneur, was enclosed to the north by what was probably the most famous of Paris's covered arcades, the Galerie d'Orléans. Demolished in the 1930s, its flanking rows of columns still stand between the Cour d'Honneur and the popular Palais-Royal Gardens.
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The Palais under the stewardship of Louis Philippe II:
A few years after the death of Louise Henriette, her husband secretly married his mistress, the witty marquise de Montesson, and the couple lived at the Château de Sainte-Assise where he died in 1785. Just before his death, he completed the sale of the Château de Saint-Cloud to Queen Marie Antoinette.
Louis Philippe II d'Orléans succeeded his father as the head of the House of Orléans. He was born at Saint-Cloud and later moved to the Palais-Royal and lived there with his wife, the wealthy Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon whom he had married in 1769. The couple's eldest son, Louis-Philippe III d'Orléans, was born there in 1773.
Louis Philippe II, who controlled the Palais-Royal from 1780 onward, expanded and redesigned the complex of buildings and the gardens of the palace between 1781 and 1784. In 1780, he decided to commercialise the residence by letting out the area under the colonnades to retailers and service-providers and in 1784, the gardens and surrounding structures of the Palais-Royal opened to the public as a shopping and entertainment complex. Though the corps de logis remained the private Orléans seat, the arcades surrounding its public gardens had 145 boutiques, cafés, salons, hair salons, bookshops, museums, and countless refreshment kiosks. These retail outlets sold luxury goods such as fine jewelry, furs, paintings and furniture to the wealthy elite. Stores were fitted with long glass windows which allowed the emerging middle-classes to window shop and indulge in fantasies. Thus, the Palais-Royal became one of the first of the new style of shopping arcades and became a popular venue for the wealthy to congregate, socialise and enjoy their leisure time. The redesigned palace complex became one of the most important marketplaces in Paris. It was frequented by the aristocracy, the middle classes, and the lower orders. It had a reputation as being a site of sophisticated conversation (revolving around the salons, cafés, and bookshops)], shameless debauchery (it was a favorite haunt of local prostitutes), as well as a hotbed of Freemasonic activity.