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Roger-Henri Expert
Roger-Henri Expert (18 April 1882 – 13 April 1955) was a French architect. Life The son of a merchant, Expert first studied painting at the École des beaux-arts in Bordeaux, then from 1906 attended the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied under Gaston Redon and Gustave Umbdenstock. In 1912 he won the second Prix de Rome and spent three years in Rome at the Villa Medici. He returned to the Ecole as an instructor, in 1922, then as the head of his atelier in 1934, until 1953. In 1921 he accepted a position as ''Architecte des Bâtiments civils et palais nationaux'' (official architect of national structures), responsible for the maintenance of the Louvre Palace, Gobelins Manufactory, the Panthéon, Paris, Panthéon, as well as new projects for embassies, fair pavilions and other government commissions through the 1950s. Stylistically Expert worked in a simplified classicism tending towards Art Deco—his Tourism Pavilion for the 1925 In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Embassy Of France, Belgrade, Serbia
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a Sovereign state, state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes an embassy or high commission, which is the main office of a country's Diplomacy, diplomatic representatives to another country; it is usually, but not necessarily, based in the receiving state's Capital (political), capital city. Consulates, on the other hand, are smaller diplomatic missions that are normally located in major cities of the receiving state (but can be located in the capital, typically when the sending country has no embassy in the receiving state). In addition to being a diplomatic mission to the country in which it is located, an embassy may also be a non-resident permanent mission to one or more other countries. The term embassy is sometimes used interchangeably with Chancery (diplomacy), chancery, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Académie Des Beaux-Arts
The (; ) is a French learned society based in Paris. It is one of the five academies of the . The current president of the academy (2021) is Alain-Charles Perrot, a French architect. Background The academy was created in 1816 in Paris as a merger of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture (Academy of Painting and Sculpture, founded 1648), the Académie de musique (Academy of Music, founded in 1669) and the Académie d'architecture (Academy of Architecture, founded in 1671). Awards Currently, the provides several awards including five dedicated prizes: . Prix et Concours. * Liliane Bettencourt Prize for Choral Singing * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exposition Internationale Des Arts Et Techniques Dans La Vie Moderne (1937)
The ''Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne'' (International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life) was held from 25 May to 25 November 1937 in Paris, France. Both the Palais de Chaillot, housing the Musée de l'Homme, and the Palais de Tokyo, which houses the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, were created for this exhibition that was officially sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions. A third building, , housing the permanent Museum of Public Works, which was originally to be among the new museums created on the hill of Chaillot on the occasion of the Exhibition, was not built until January 1937 and inaugurated in March 1939. Exhibitions At first the centerpiece of the exposition was to be a tower (" Phare du Monde") which was to have a spiraling road to a parking garage located at the top and a hotel and restaurant located above that. The idea was abandoned as it was far too expensive. Pavilions Finnish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardins Du Trocadéro
The Jardins du Trocadéro (; Gardens of the Trocadéro) is a public space in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is bounded to the northwest by the wings of the Palais de Chaillot and to the southeast by the Seine and the Pont d'Iéna at the Place de Varsovie, with the Eiffel Tower on the opposite bank of the Seine. History The entire site was formerly the garden of the original Trocadéro Palace, laid out by Adolphe Alphand for the 1878 Exposition Universelle. The present garden has an area of 93,930 m2, and was created for the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937). This was the design of Parisian architect Roger-Henri Expert. During the exposition in 1937, the pavilions of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union were facing each other on opposite sides of the Jardins du Trocadéro. The grounds hosted the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Main sights Fontaine de Varsovie The main feature, called the Fonta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Arrondissement Of Paris
The 13th arrondissement of Paris (''XIIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of Paris. In spoken French, the arrondissement is referred to as ''le treizième'' ("the thirteenth"). The arrondissement is situated on the Rive Gauche, left bank of the Seine, River Seine. It is home to Paris's principal Asian community, the Quartier Asiatique, located in the southeast of the arrondissement in an area that contains many high-rise apartment buildings. The neighbourhood features a high concentration of Chinese and Vietnamese businesses. The current mayor has been Jérôme Coumet (originally elected as a Socialist Party (France), Socialist, now miscellaneous left) since 2007. He was reelected by the arrondissement council on 29 March 2008 after the list which he headed gained 70% of the votes cast in the second round of the 2008 French municipal elections, 2008 municipal election. He was again reelected on 13 April 2014 and on 11 July 2020. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Normandie
SS ''Normandie'' was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line ''Compagnie Générale Transatlantique'' (CGT). She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, transatlantic crossing, crossing the Atlantic in a record 4.14 days, and remains the most powerful steam Turbo-electric transmission, turbo-electric-propelled passenger ship ever built. ''Normandie''s novel design and lavish interiors led many to consider her the greatest of ocean liners.''Floating Palaces.'' (1996) A&E. TV Documentary. Narrated by Fritz Weaver Despite this, she was not a commercial success and relied partly on government subsidy to operate. During service as the flagship of the CGT, she made 139 westbound transatlantic crossings from her home port of Le Havre to New York City. ''Normandie'' held the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing at several points during her service career, during which was her main rival. During the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Granet
André Granet (born Paris 6 May 1881: died 27 October 1974) was a French architect who also specialized in organizing and designing major exhibitions. In addition he manifested a passion for aviation. Architecture André Granet, the architect: Some of his better known commissions * Salle Pleyel * Atrium Casino * Hôtel Splendid * "''La Villa Florentine''" built at Maisons-Laffitte for M. Trussy (1905) * Gnome et Rhône factory at Gennevilliers (1906-1913) André Granet practiced as an architect in France between 1905 and 1971, working for the first part of his career alongside his father, the architect Louis Granet. Granet worked on numerous public buildings and "national palaces". He was a high-profile practitioner of Art Deco architecture in France. Passionate about aviation Passionate about aviation, with Robert Esnault-Pelterie (1881-1957) he founded the "Air Locomotion Manufacturers' Association" (''"Association des Industriels de la Locomotion Aérienne"''), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris Colonial Exposition
The Paris Colonial Exhibition (or "''Exposition coloniale internationale''", International Colonial Exhibition) was a six-month colonial exhibition held in Paris, France, in 1931 that attempted to display the diverse cultures and immense resources of French colonial empire, France's colonial possessions. History The exposition opened on 6 May 1931 in the Bois de Vincennes on the eastern outskirts of Paris. The scale was enormous.Leininger-Miller 54. It is estimated that from 7 to 9 million visitors came from over the world. The French government brought people from the colonies to Paris and had them create native arts and crafts and perform in grandly scaled reproductions of their native architectural styles such as huts or temples.Leininger-Miller 55. Other nations participated in the event, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy (with a pavilion designed by Armando Brasini), Japan, Portugal, and the United States. Politically, France hoped the exposition would paint its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Nationale Supérieure Des Arts Décoratifs
The École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (; ÉnsAD) also known as Arts Decos' and École des Arts décoratifs, is a public grande école of art and design, constituent member of PSL Research University. The school is located in the Rue d'Ulm in Paris. Profile The ''École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs'' played a major role in the development of the Art Deco design movement in the 1920s and in the creation of new design concepts. The School has an international reputation for its teaching in the fields of animation, photography, scenography, industrial design, communication design, interactive design, video, interior design, fashion, textile and engraving. History The E.N.S.A.D. has its roots in the ''École royale gratuite de dessin'' (Royal Free School of Design) founded in 1766 by Jean-Jacques Bachelier, confirmed in 1767 by letters patent from Louis XV of France. Its founder's aim was to develop crafts relating to the arts in order to improve the qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dax, Landes
Dax (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France, Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture of the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department. It is known as a spa destination, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments. Dax is also known for its bullfighting culture, especially during the August ferias, one of the most crowded festival events in France with 800,000 people attending over five days. It is also a market town, former bishopric and busy local centre, especially for the Chalosse area. Geography Dax lies on the river Adour, from the Atlantic Ocean and northwest of Bayonne. Dax station has rail connections to Paris, Hendaye, Tarbes, Bordeaux, Bayonne and Pau. History It was established by the Romans, and its reputation is supposed to date from a visit by Julia, the daughter of the first Emperor Octavian Augustus. Its Roman name was ''Civitas Aquensium''. In the Middle Ages, it was administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Marie Louis Joseph Sarrabezolles
Charles Marie Louis Joseph Sarrabezolles (27 December 1888 – 11 February 1971), also known as ''Carlo Sarrabezolles'' (or Charles or Charles-Marie), was a French sculptor. Life Sarrabezolles was born in Toulouse, studied at that city's École des Beaux-Arts (1904–1907), then from 1907 to 1914 at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he settled for good. In 1914 he was runner-up (''premier second'') in Prix de Rome competition. From 1914 to 1918, during World War I, he was held prisoner in Germany. In 1920 he married Nicole Cervi, with whom he had three children. In 1923 they moved into a studio at 16 rue des Volontaires where he remained until his death. A square there, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, bears his name. His best-known work is probably ''L'Âme de la France, The Soul of France'', which he executed in three different materials: the first in plaster in 1921, the second in stone in 1922, and the last in bronze in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
