Posts tagged France
Art Deco Architecture
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F… France
Le Cinéma “Palace,” Avignon, France
by polbar
There is quite a lot of really interested Deco in France, and I admit I need to post more of it. But for now, take a gander at this inspiring bit of theater front.
D… Dijon
Gare de Dijon, Dijon, France
by Cart1
Resuming the alphabet of Deco, here we are in the D’s again.
C… Caen
Hôtel des Postes, Caen, France
Photo by Oliver & Karl
Magnificent hotel in Caen. A great many more photos of the hotel from the same photographer/s can be found on Flickr starting here (then click Next).
From Flickr (with translation):
This photo was taken on August 13, 2008 in Caen, Basse-Normandie, FR, using a Canon Digital IXUS 75.
Hôtel des postes
Depuis la place Gambetta
Hôtel des postes construit par Pierre Chirol en 1932 dans un style art déco pour remplacer l’ancien bâtiment construit au XIXe le long de la rue de l’hôtel de ville (actuelle rue Jean Eudes).
L’angle de la rue Auber (place de la République) et de la rue Georges Lebret a été détruit pendant la bataille de Caen et reconstruit à l’identique (voir sur le site Caen et la SGM).
Les façades et la toiture sont inscrites aux monuments historiques depuis le 10 août 2010 (STAP du Calvados).
From Place Gambetta Hotel positions built by Pierre Chirol in 1932 in art deco style to replace the old building built in the nineteenth along the street from the city hall (now rue Jean Eudes). The angle of the Rue Auber (Republic Square) and St Georges Lebret was destroyed during the Battle of Caen and rebuilt identically (see site Caen and SGM). Facades and roof are listed historical monument since August 10, 2010 (STAP Calvados).
C… Calais
Calais, France
Photo by RB 1909
Detail, place de l’Hôtel de Ville.
B… Bordeaux
Collège Francisco Goya, Bordeaux, France
by Bernard Blanc
This door is just gorgeous.
From Flickr:
Collège Francisco Goya, rue du Commandant Arnould, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France.
Ancienne École Primaire Supérieure de Garçons qui fonctionna de 1834 à 1932. Les bâtiments actuels datent des années 1930.
(Old Boys Higher Primary School, which operated from 1834 to 1932. The current buildings date from the 1930s.)
Early 30s Modern architecture. Background here.
Villa Cavrois
Croix, France
Robert Mallet-Stevens, 1929–1932
Doors, Bretagne, France
by Jean-Patrick Leroy
Several doors in the town of Bretagne in far northwest France.
P.S. Not thrilled with Tumblr’s new slide show tool. Seems much more difficult, though hopefully I get the hang of it.
Eglise Sainte Agnès, Maisons-Alfort, France
by Yvette Gauthier
Detail, rectory grille of a church southeast of Paris.
Art Deco Dance Hall, Somewhere in France
by romanywg
Extraordinary dance hall, long abandoned. The photographer doesn’t want to give away the location. From the photographer:
Abandoned for many years but not too decayed as it is quite secure and no pigeons or vandals have found it , yet. It’s in France actually, but impossible to get into now, unfortunately.
La Piscine, Roubaix, France
by aegiandyad
Two shots of the converted swimming pavilion.
From the photographer, who I follow on DeviantArt:
This is the main sculpture gallery on the ground floor of La Piscine art gallery in Roubaix. As you can see, it’s a converted municipal swimming pool from which the pool has not been removed.
