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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

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

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

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

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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Prague Dancing House or Ginger and Fred, by Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunic , Prague,Czech Republic, EU, Europe

La maison qui danse, ou maison dansante (Tancici dum), concue par Frank Gehry et Vlado Milunic, Prague, Republique tcheque, Europe. - Photo by Clark/robertharding/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM - Vertical; Color Image; Travel Destinations; Travel; Outdoors; Day; Prague; Czech Republic; Europe; Capital Cities; Dancing House; Fred and Ginger; Modern; Deconstructivist; Incidental People; Building Exterior; Building; Architecture; City; Urban Scene; Street; Road; Cities; Urban; Colour Image; Color; Colour; Daytime; Outdoor; Outside; Streets; Roads; Travel Destination; Tourist Destination; Tourist Destinations

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. PARIS (75) LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, SOUTH FACADE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NORTHERN PART OF THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY OF NEUILLY (IN THE CENTER) AND THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF LA DEFENSE (ON THE LEFT) AT THE REQUEST OF BERNARD ARNAULT (BOSS OF LVMH), FRANK GEHRY, THE ARCHITECT IMAGINED AN ICEBERG PLACED ON THE WATER, WRAPPED IN TWELVE IMMENSE GLASS SAILS, WHICH SEEM INFLATED BY THE WIND AND PLAY WITH THE LIGHT AND THE SKY. . 40M HIGH, THIS 11,000 M2 BUILDING IS A FORMIDABLE TECHNICAL FEAT THAT OVERTURNS THE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE: NO LESS THAN THIRTY PATENTS HAVE BEEN FILED, A RECORD Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aerial of the Luma cultural center build from Gery, Unesco world heritage site Arles, France

Aerial of the LUMA Cultural Center building, architect Frank Gehry, Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France, Europe - © Michael Runkel/robertharding/ANDBZ - Photo by Runkel/robertharding/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM - aerien; batiment du centre culturel LUMA; architecte Frank Gehry; Arles; Bouches-du-Rhone; Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur; France; Europe; Strasbourg; musee; architecture; immeuble, batiment; vue du ciel, vue aerienne; paysage, panorama urbain; urbain, citadin; paysage; design; deconstruit; cube; verre; toit, toiture; place, plaza; moderne; parc, espace vert, jardin; arbres; vert; ciel; nuages; beton; acier, siderurgie; lumiere du soleil; ombre; perspective; grand, vaste, large; prise de vue; jour, journee; ete; art; culture; voyage, voyager; touriste, touristique; destination; attraction; point de repere, monument; iconique; unique

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Dancing House or Ginger and Fred at night by Frank Gehry, busy traffic light trails, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, EU, Europe

Trainees de lumiere laissees de nuit par des voitures devant la maison qui danse, ou maison dansante (Tancici dum), concue par Frank Gehry et Vlado Milunic, Prague, Boheme, Republique tcheque, Europe. - Photo by Clark/robertharding/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM - Horizontal; Color Image; Travel Destinations; Travel; Outdoors; Night; Prague; Czech Republic; Europe; Capital Cities; Dancing House; Fred and Ginger; Modern; Deconstructivist; Incidental People; Building Exterior; Building; Architecture; City; Urban Scene; Street; Road; Light Trail; Long Exposure; Street Light; Light Beam; Illuminated; Cities; Urban; Colour Image; Color; Colour; Nighttime; Outdoor; Outside; Streets; Roads; Travel Destination; Tourist Destination; Tourist Destinations

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Darougheh Historical House - Iran

A view of a tall modern building towering over the historical Darougheh House in Mashhad, Iran, on September 27, 2023. The historic Darougheh House was built in the late Qajar era by order of Yousef Khan Herati, the last darougheh (warden) of Mashhad. It covers approximately 1,100 square meters. Until the 1980s, the heirs of the late Herati resided in this house. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Old Town Riga

House of the Black Heads in the Old Town Riga, Latvia on September 5, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. BASQUE COUNTRY. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BIARRITZ, TRADITIONAL BASQUE ARCHITECTURE BUILDING AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ON THE SEAFRONT Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Lille

FRANCE. NORD (59). LILLE / VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ. THE LAM, LILLE METROPOLIS MUSEUM OF MODERN ART OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND RAW ART. BUILDING: MANUELLE GAUTRAND ARCHITECTURE Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Lille

FRANCE. NORD (59). LILLE / VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ. THE LAM, LILLE METROPOLIS MUSEUM OF MODERN ART OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND RAW ART. BUILDING: MANUELLE GAUTRAND ARCHITECTURE Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN. AERIAL VIEW AT SUNSET OF THE LINCOLN BUILDING (NEO-GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE) AND THE METLIFE BUILDING (INTERNATIONAL STYLE) SKYSCRAPERS Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

Facade of the Flatiron Building lit by late afternoon sun against a stormy sky. The landmark is an example of Historicism (Historism) style architecture and is located in the Flatiron District in Midtown Manhattan, New York City Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN, FLATIRON DISTRICT. ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL OF THE BASE SIDE OF THE FLATIRON BUILDING, FROM 22ND STREET. IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF BEAUX-ARTS ARCHITECTURE AND WAS ONE OF THE TALLEST SKYSCRAPERS IN NEW YORK CITY WHEN COMPLETED IN 1902. THE FACADES OF THE UPPER FLOORS ARE INTRICATELY DECORATED WITH TERRA COTTA ORNAMENTS AND THE BUILDING IS CROWNED BY ROUNDED CORNICES Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Bordeaux

FRANCE. GIRONDE (33). BORDEAUX. THE CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING OF THE RANDSTAD GROUP, COURS MARECHAL JUIN Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Bordeaux

FRANCE. GIRONDE (33). BORDEAUX. THE CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING OF THE RANDSTAD GROUP, COURS MARECHAL JUIN Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH. ON BACKGROUND, THE APPRENTICE GARDEN AND THE ORANGERY. THE CASTLE OF CHEVERNY INSPIRED THE CASTLE OF MOULINSART, FAMOUS HOME OF THE CAPTAIN HADOCK, BEST FRIEND OF TINTIN. ALTHOUGH REDUCED BY ITS TWO LATERAL TOWERS, THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING: HERGE WAS INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CASTLE, BUT ALSO FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING AND ITS GARDENS Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH. ON BACKGROUND, THE APPRENTICE GARDEN AND THE ORANGERY. ON BACKGROUND RIGHT, THE VILLAGE OF CHEVERNY. THE CASTLE OF CHEVERNY INSPIRED THE CASTLE OF MOULINSART, FAMOUS HOME OF THE CAPTAIN HADOCK, BEST FRIEND OF TINTIN. ALTHOUGH REDUCED BY ITS TWO LATERAL TOWERS, THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING: HERGE WAS INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CASTLE, BUT ALSO FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING AND ITS GARDENS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Norbert Scanella/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Jean Isenmann/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Robert Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Marseille

FRANCE. PROVENCE. BOUCHES-DU-RHONE (13) MARSEILLES. THE SAINTE-MARIE-MAJEURE CATHEDRAL, CALLED LA MAJOR. IT WAS BUILT (NEO-BYZANTINE STYLE) BETWEEN 1852 AND 1893 ON THE PLANS OF THE ARCHITECT LEON VAUDOYER. ITS ARCHITECTURE AND ITS INTERIOR DECORATION, IN MARBLE AND PORPHYRY, GIVE IT A PARTICULAR ASPECT FOR A RELIGIOUS BUILDING. Photo by Stephane Frances/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. PARIS (75) LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, SOUTH FACADE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NORTHERN PART OF THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY OF NEUILLY (IN THE CENTER) AND THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF LA DEFENSE (ON THE LEFT) AT THE REQUEST OF BERNARD ARNAULT (BOSS OF LVMH), FRANK GEHRY, THE ARCHITECT IMAGINED AN ICEBERG PLACED ON THE WATER, WRAPPED IN TWELVE IMMENSE GLASS SAILS, WHICH SEEM INFLATED BY THE WIND AND PLAY WITH THE LIGHT AND THE SKY. . 40M HIGH, THIS 11,000 M2 BUILDING IS A FORMIDABLE TECHNICAL FEAT THAT OVERTURNS THE PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE: NO LESS THAN THIRTY PATENTS HAVE BEEN FILED, A RECORD Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - LOIR ET CHER (41) - CASTLE OF CHEVERNY : AERIAL VIEW FROM THE SOUTH. ON BACKGROUND, THE APPRENTICE GARDEN AND THE ORANGERY. THE CASTLE OF CHEVERNY INSPIRED THE CASTLE OF MOULINSART, FAMOUS HOME OF THE CAPTAIN HADOCK, BEST FRIEND OF TINTIN. ALTHOUGH REDUCED BY ITS TWO LATERAL TOWERS, THE SIMILARITIES ARE STRIKING: HERGE WAS INSPIRED BY THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE CASTLE, BUT ALSO FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING AND ITS GARDENS Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged after the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged after the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged after the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged after the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged after the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged after the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged after the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The facade of the 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged by the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

A mobile crane is outside the 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol, damaged by the January 31 Russian missile attack in the historical quarter in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 2, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The facade of the 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged by the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged after the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

A mobile crane is outside the 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol, damaged by the January 31 Russian missile attack in the historical quarter in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 2, 2025.

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Hotel Bristol in Odesa

The 19th-century building of Hotel Bristol in the historical quarter is seriously damaged after the January 31 Russian missile attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)