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Written by Richard Hesse
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 00:00 |
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LAON CATHEDRAL UP CLOSE
This tiny exhibition in the upper reaches of the superb Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine (1 Place du Trocadéro, 75116 Paris) is an absolute must, if only for what is says about the redemptive power of work. The centerpiece is a gorgeously detailed 1/75 scale model of one of the first of France’s great Gothic cathedrals, built (the model) by 57 prison inmates at Cergy Pontoise and on the Ile de Ré. Around it are samples of the impedimenta thrown up by this sort of project – progress books, the molds used to form the bricks, the books providing historical background and context, an atmospheric video interview and more. For an added bonus while you’re there, lose yourself in the labyrinth of structures containing full-scale facsimiles of some of France’s surviving Romanesque and Gothic church wall paintings, and goggle at the glorious bird’s eye view of Paris, the Eiffel Tower and its surroundings. R. Hesse
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Written by Madeleine Czigler
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 00:00 |
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PARIS COUTURE WEEK
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| Designer Jean Paul Gaultier withArielle Dombasle after presenting his haute couture collection in Paris. Click here for more couture photos. Photo: Elizabeth Pantaleo |
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Gainsbourg (Vie Héroïque) |
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Film -
Drama
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Written by Heidi Ellison
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 00:00 |
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Gainsbourg (Eric Elmosnino) and Brigitte Bardot (Laetitia Casta). Photo © Jérôme Brezillon
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The French obsession with singer/songwriter/
chain-smoking drunk/provocateur-par-excellence Serge Gainsbourg is unending nearly 20 years ...
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Restaurants -
Non-French
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Written by Marie Tatin
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 00:00 |
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Foie gras terrine and eel teriyaki with sansho spices, done up to look like an exquisite cake. Photo © Darren Palmer
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When you enter this small restaurant, the first indication that it’s Japanese comes from the unmistakable accent of the young woman who greets you. Then you see the star ...
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Mama Shelter Revisited |
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Hotels -
Flash News
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Written by Colin Eaton
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 00:00 |
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Concept and interiors by Philippe Starck. Photos: Francis Amiand
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Why did I decide to pay a return visit to Mama Shelter? Because the mismatch between the high-design hotel and its location in a little-known ...
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