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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tomoka Takeuchi sheds a tear after being eliminated in the qualification round of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. Takeuchi won silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Milan Cortina Olympics: Snowboarding

Japan's Tomoka Takeuchi sheds a tear after being eliminated in the qualification round of the snowboarding women's parallel giant slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. Takeuchi won silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

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Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Dead At 93

File photo - Valentino Garavani attends the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" and the new Anna Wintour Costume Center, in New York City, NY, USA, on May 5, 2014. - Italian fashion legend Valentino Garavani has died at 93. Photo by Briquet-Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Kurdish Kung Fu Master Kawlokei's Discipline - Iraq

Master Abdulqader Soran Abdulsamad Kawlokei (L) instructs a Kung Fu training session for youth inside a local hall in Soran, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Kawlokei, dedicated to the discipline since 2014, uses martial arts as a non-institutional platform to instill self-confidence, resilience, and discipline among young people. His initiative offers a positive, purposeful outlet in a region facing persistent economic and political instability. The training focuses on mental and physical coordination, emphasizing the art's philosophical value beyond combat, on July 11, 2025 in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Photo by Sabur Rashid Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CORRECTED: Figure skating: Carolina Kostner

CORRECTED: Figure skating: Carolina Kostner

Carolina Kostner, an Italian former figure skater and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, gives an interview to Kyodo News on Dec. 16, 2025, in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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CORRECTED: Figure skating: Carolina Kostner

CORRECTED: Figure skating: Carolina Kostner

Carolina Kostner, an Italian former figure skater and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, gives an interview to Kyodo News on Dec. 16, 2025, in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala

41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala

Actor and director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife of 36 years Michele Singer Reiner, 68 were found stabbed to death at their home Brentwood, California home on December 14, 2025.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Michele Singer Reiner, Rob Reiner, Jake Reiner, Romy Reiner and Nick Reiner 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala - Held at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center on April 28, 2014. Photo bySteven Bergman/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rob Reiner 1947 - 2025

Rob Reiner 1947 - 2025

Actor and director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife of 36 years Michele Singer Reiner, 68 were found stabbed to death at their home Brentwood, California home on December 14, 2025.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— January 25, 2014 Los Angeles, Ca. Rob Reiner The 66th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Photo by Tammie Arroyo/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND

FRANCE, PARIS (75) 16TH DISTRICT, FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON, BY THE ARCHITECT FRANK GERHY IN 2014, LOCATED IN BOIS DE BOULGNE AND JARDIN D'ACCLIMATATION, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORAY ART AND MODERN ART Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BOIS DE BOULOGNE PARK. THE LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL HOUSE A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, WILL OPEN ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC OCTOBER 27TH 2014 (PRECEDED BY THREE OPEN FREE DAYS WITH RESERVATION ON FRIDAY 24, SATURDAY 25 AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26). THIS LANDMARK IN PARIS IS SIGNED BY THE FAMOUS DESIGNER FRANK GEHRY. AT THE REQUEST OF BERNARD ARNAULT (LVMH BOSS, FRENCH FIRST FORTUNE AND WORLD TENTH), THE ARCHITECT DESIGNED A "ICEBERG" LANDED ON THE WATER, WRAPPED IN TWELVE HUGE GLASS WALLS THAT SEEM INFLATED BY THE WIND AND PLAY WITH THE LIGHT AND THE SKY. 40 METERS HIGH, THE BUILDING OF 11,000 M2 IS A GREAT TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT THAT DISRUPTS THE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE : NOT LESS THAN THIRTY PATENTS WERE FILED, A RECORD. EARLY IN THE PROJECT, LVMH ANNOUNCED AN INVESTMENT OF 100 MILLION EUROS, BUT TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION DELAYS - DUE MAINLY TO THE ACTION OF RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS - HAVE ADDED TO THE FINAL AMOUNT, KEPT SECRET. T

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Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BOIS DE BOULOGNE PARK. THE LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL HOUSE A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, WILL OPEN ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC OCTOBER 27TH 2014 (PRECEDED BY THREE OPEN FREE DAYS WITH RESERVATION ON FRIDAY 24, SATURDAY 25 AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26). THIS FUTURE LANDMARK IN PARIS IS SIGNED BY THE FAMOUS DESIGNER FRANK GEHRY. AT THE REQUEST OF BERNARD ARNAULT (LVMH BOSS, FRENCH FIRST FORTUNE AND WORLD TENTH), THE ARCHITECT DESIGNED A "ICEBERG" LANDED ON THE WATER, WRAPPED IN TWELVE HUGE GLASS WALLS THAT SEEM INFLATED BY THE WIND AND PLAY WITH THE LIGHT AND THE SKY. 40 METERS HIGH, THE BUILDING OF 11,000 M2 IS A GREAT TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT THAT DISRUPTS THE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE : NOT LESS THAN THIRTY PATENTS WERE FILED, A RECORD. EARLY IN THE PROJECT, LVMH ANNOUNCED AN INVESTMENT OF 100 MILLION EUROS, BUT TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION DELAYS - DUE MAINLY TO THE ACTION OF RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS - HAVE ADDED TO THE FINAL AMOUNT, KEPT SE

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Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

PARIS (75) BOIS DE BOULOGNE. ACROBATIC WORK ON TOP OF THE LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION (OWNED BY BERNARD ARNAULT - LVMH) WILL HOST IN NOVEMBER 2014, A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. THIS ICONIC BUILDING IN THE CAPITAL IS DESIGNED BY FRANK GEHRY Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BOIS DE BOULOGNE PARK. THE LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL HOUSE A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, WILL OPEN ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC OCTOBER 27TH 2014 (PRECEDED BY THREE OPEN FREE DAYS WITH RESERVATION ON FRIDAY 24, SATURDAY 25 AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26). THIS LANDMARK IN PARIS IS SIGNED BY THE FAMOUS DESIGNER FRANK GEHRY. AT THE REQUEST OF BERNARD ARNAULT (LVMH BOSS, FRENCH FIRST FORTUNE AND WORLD TENTH), THE ARCHITECT DESIGNED A "ICEBERG" LANDED ON THE WATER, WRAPPED IN TWELVE HUGE GLASS WALLS THAT SEEM INFLATED BY THE WIND AND PLAY WITH THE LIGHT AND THE SKY. 40 METERS HIGH, THE BUILDING OF 11,000 M2 IS A GREAT TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT THAT DISRUPTS THE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE : NOT LESS THAN THIRTY PATENTS WERE FILED, A RECORD. EARLY IN THE PROJECT, LVMH ANNOUNCED AN INVESTMENT OF 100 MILLION EUROS, BUT TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION DELAYS - DUE MAINLY TO THE ACTION OF RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS - HAVE ADDED TO THE FINAL AMOUNT, KEPT SECRET. T

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Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BOIS DE BOULOGNE PARK. THE LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL HOUSE A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, WILL OPEN ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC OCTOBER 27TH 2014 (PRECEDED BY THREE OPEN FREE DAYS WITH RESERVATION ON FRIDAY 24, SATURDAY 25 AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26). THIS FUTURE LANDMARK IN PARIS IS SIGNED BY THE FAMOUS DESIGNER FRANK GEHRY. AT THE REQUEST OF BERNARD ARNAULT (LVMH BOSS, FRENCH FIRST FORTUNE AND WORLD TENTH), THE ARCHITECT DESIGNED A "ICEBERG" LANDED ON THE WATER, WRAPPED IN TWELVE HUGE GLASS WALLS THAT SEEM INFLATED BY THE WIND AND PLAY WITH THE LIGHT AND THE SKY. 40 METERS HIGH, THE BUILDING OF 11,000 M2 IS A GREAT TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT THAT DISRUPTS THE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE : NOT LESS THAN THIRTY PATENTS WERE FILED, A RECORD. EARLY IN THE PROJECT, LVMH ANNOUNCED AN INVESTMENT OF 100 MILLION EUROS, BUT TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION DELAYS - DUE MAINLY TO THE ACTION OF RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS - HAVE ADDED TO THE FINAL AMOUNT, KEPT SE

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Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) BOIS DE BOULOGNE PARK. THE LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL HOUSE A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, WILL OPEN ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC OCTOBER 27TH 2014 (PRECEDED BY THREE OPEN FREE DAYS WITH RESERVATION ON FRIDAY 24, SATURDAY 25 AND SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26). THIS LANDMARK IN PARIS IS SIGNED BY THE FAMOUS DESIGNER FRANK GEHRY. AT THE REQUEST OF BERNARD ARNAULT (LVMH BOSS, FRENCH FIRST FORTUNE AND WORLD TENTH), THE ARCHITECT DESIGNED A "ICEBERG" LANDED ON THE WATER, WRAPPED IN TWELVE HUGE GLASS WALLS THAT SEEM INFLATED BY THE WIND AND PLAY WITH THE LIGHT AND THE SKY. 40 METERS HIGH, THE BUILDING OF 11,000 M2 IS A GREAT TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT THAT DISRUPTS THE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE : NOT LESS THAN THIRTY PATENTS WERE FILED, A RECORD. EARLY IN THE PROJECT, LVMH ANNOUNCED AN INVESTMENT OF 100 MILLION EUROS, BUT TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION DELAYS - DUE MAINLY TO THE ACTION OF RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATIONS - HAVE ADDED TO THE FINAL AMOUNT, KEPT SECRET. T

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Louis Vuitton Art Museum Inauguration - Paris

Louis Vuitton Art Museum Inauguration - Paris

US architect Frank Gehry, flanked by French President Francois Hollande and Bernard Arnault, speaks at the Louis Vuitton art museum during its inauguration, a week before its official opening to the public, on October 20, 2014 in Paris, France. Photo Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fondation Louis Vuitton

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris (France) 17 octobre 2014. Journée de présentation à la presse de la Fondation Louis Vuitton en présence de l'architecte Frank Gehry et du Président du groupe LVMH bernard Arnault. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louis Vuitton Foundation Inauguration - Paris

Louis Vuitton Foundation Inauguration - Paris

(L-R) LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry and French President Francois Hollande pose in front of 'Gudrun', an oil on canvas by Gerhard Richter at the inauguration of the Louis Vuitton Foundation, one week before its official opening to the public, in Paris, France on October 20, 2014. Photo Pool by Romuald Meigneux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louis Vuitton Foundation Inauguration - Paris

Louis Vuitton Foundation Inauguration - Paris

(L-R) Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault and French President Francois Hollande pose in front of 'Gudrun', an oil on canvas by Gerhard Richter at the inauguration of the Louis Vuitton Foundation, one week before its official opening to the public, in Paris, France on October 20, 2014. Photo Pool by Romuald Meigneux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fondation Louis Vuitton

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris (France) 17 octobre 2014. Journée de présentation à la presse de la Fondation Louis Vuitton en présence de l'architecte Frank Gehry et du Président du groupe LVMH bernard Arnault. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fondation Louis Vuitton

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris (France) 17 octobre 2014. Journée de présentation à la presse de la Fondation Louis Vuitton en présence de l'architecte Frank Gehry et du Président du groupe LVMH bernard Arnault. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fondation Louis Vuitton

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris (France) 17 octobre 2014. Journée de présentation à la presse de la Fondation Louis Vuitton en présence de l'architecte Frank Gehry et du Président du groupe LVMH bernard Arnault. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fondation Louis Vuitton

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris (France) 17 octobre 2014. Journée de présentation à la presse de la Fondation Louis Vuitton en présence de l'architecte Frank Gehry et du Président du groupe LVMH bernard Arnault. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louis Vuitton Foundation Inauguration - Paris

Louis Vuitton Foundation Inauguration - Paris

Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry (R) and LVMH luxury group CEO LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault pose in front of 'Gudrun', an oil on canvas by Gerhard Richter at the inauguration of the Louis Vuitton Foundation, one week before its official opening to the public, in Paris, France on October 20, 2014. Photo Pool by Romuald Meigneux/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fondation Louis Vuitton

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris (France) 17 octobre 2014. Journée de présentation à la presse de la Fondation Louis Vuitton en présence de l'architecte Frank Gehry et du Président du groupe LVMH bernard Arnault. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Louis Vuitton Art Museum Inauguration - Paris

Louis Vuitton Art Museum Inauguration - Paris

US architect Frank Gehry, Bernard Arnault, who heads up the LVMH luxury goods empire, and French President Francois Hollande pose in front of the the Louis Vuitton art museum during its inauguration, a week before its official opening to the public, on October 20, 2014 Photo Thierry Orban/Abacapress.com

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Fondation Louis Vuitton

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris (France) 17 octobre 2014. Journée de présentation à la presse de la Fondation Louis Vuitton en présence de l'architecte Frank Gehry et du Président du groupe LVMH bernard Arnault. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fondation Louis Vuitton

Fondation Louis Vuitton

Paris (France) 17 octobre 2014. Journée de présentation à la presse de la Fondation Louis Vuitton en présence de l'architecte Frank Gehry et du Président du groupe LVMH bernard Arnault. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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