Villa Savoye: LeCorbusier
Grande Arch at La Defense
Villa La Roche: Corb
Swiss and Brazilion Pavilion: Corb
University of Paris
Contemporary Art Museum: Jean Nouvel
The Louvre: Mona Lisa/Aphrodite
Moulan Rouge: I have not seen the movie
Arc de Triumph
A busy day makes for a great day. Villa Savoye was a short train ride out of Paris to Poissy. This was a must see because it is the pinnacle of the modern architectural movement. Most people do not like Corb, his stuff is pretty simple. I thought the Villa Savoye was incredible. Corb describes it as an “object in a field.” We spent about half the day here and I could have stayed longer. This house is one of the most architecturally studied houses in architecture. Corb's main theory about architecture was his five points: pilotis, free facade, free plan, roof garden, and the ribbon window.
Skipping to the night. Since it was Friday, people under 25 got in free to the Louvre. So I saw the Mona Lisa for free. It honestly looked like it does in the pictures; there was nothing different about it. I thought about ripping it off the wall to see if there was a secret encryption on the back that would lead me to the Holy Grail for those of you that read the “Davinci Code.”
The Arc de Triumph was enormous. The day was unbelievable. When I see these things I never would have imagined I would be able to walk through them.
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