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La Barben: the Prefect supports Rocher Mistral and is overruled by the Council of State
How far will the public authorities go to defend the indefensible in the never-ending case of the Château de La Barben transformed into an amusement park under the name of Rocher Mistral? After…
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Nancy, just like Paris...
While the disappearance of Paris is becoming ever more apparent as the Olympic Games approach in the city managed (if we dare use that term) by Anne Hidalgo, the latter continues to set an…
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Impossible to escape the Olympic Games
"There may be some who would like to do something else..." suggested Raymond Devos, a French comedian, in a falsely ingenuous tone in a sketch entitled "Faites l’amour, pas la guerre" ("Make love,…
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The French Ministry of Culture requests the removal of a non-compliant installation
If the request made by Culture Minister Rachida Dati to Société Foncière Lyonnaise (SFL) the day before yesterday, Thursday 18 April, is acted upon, it is a welcome one. This developer is in charge…
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Fragments of the rood screen at Notre-Dame finally revealed
Last July, we wrote an article about "the obstruction of INRAP", which did not want to give access to the fragments of sculptures from the rood screen of the cathedral discovered during the…
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From Copenhagen to Paris
There is no end to the litany of historic monuments in France and elsewhere in Europe that have gone up in flames while work was underway to restore them. This time it’s Denmark’s turn to be hit by…
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Notre-Dame: a very intrusive choir organ
Notre-Dame should not be a playground for the French President of the Republic or the Archbishop of Paris. No doubt they think they have some legitimacy in the decisions they take, but they have…
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L’invité de La Tribune de l’Art n° 9 - 3/4/24 : Alexandre d’Andoque
Cela fait plus d’un an que nous n’avions pas produit de podcast, pour des raisons de temps essentiellement. Nous allons essayer d’être plus régulier à l’avenir, mais nous préférons ne pas nous engager…
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The Beauvoisine Museum in Rouen: a ruinous and destructive project
When we met the new director of Rouen’s museums at a press briefing, he told us about the "vast architectural and museographic renovation project" for the two museums in the rue Beauvoisine, the…
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Three new databases
We’ve been announcing it for a long time, but this time it’s done: our databases are being enriched, and no fewer than three new ones will be added to the existing Stella database, which lists…
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A short lesson on the protection of historic monuments, for Jean-François Martins, Director of the Eiffel Tower operating company
It’s one thing for politicians to talk rubbish about the legislation governing historic monuments, but it’s quite another for them to be able to do so over and over again on the airwaves without…
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Classification of the Eiffel Tower: what the heritage law says
While Emmanuel Grégoire, the first deputy mayor of Paris, said that he was not opposed to the classification of the Eiffel Tower and was prepared to look into the matter, Anne Hidalgo stated this…
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The fontaine des Innocents restored, Goujon’s nymphs to join "a museum"
The restoration of the Fontaine of the Innocents is finally coming to an end. This is good news, especially as the restoration work appears to have been carried out with great care and respect…
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The Rocher Mistral affair. False pretences and real issues
On 13 February 2024, the Aix-en-Provence correctional court sentenced SAS Rocher Mistral (which had received over €6 million in public funding) and its chairman, Vianney-Marie Audemard d’Alançon,…
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A short lesson on the protection of historic monuments, for Emmanuel Grégoire, deputy mayor of Paris
In an excerpt widely shared on social networks, Emmanuel Grégoire is heard talking to Sud Radio about the Eiffel Tower and the request for the monument to be classified by Culture Minister Rachida…
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Budget cancellations: a new blow to France’s heritage
The Ministry of the Budget (obviously in collusion with the Élysée Palace) has just wiped €10 billion off France’s budget with the stroke of a pen, despite the fact that the budget was debated in…
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The history of architecture in mourning. Tribute to Jean-Pierre Babelon and Claude Mignot
In less than a year, the history of architecture (ill. 1) has seen a series of deaths of figures who have left their mark, to varying degrees and in different circles, on this demanding…
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Many judicial and financial problems for Rocher Mistral
Rocher Mistral and Vianney d’Alançon have just been condemned, at first instance, by the Aix-en-Provence court for unauthorised work carried out at the Château de La Barben. It is interesting to…
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Fundraising launched to restore Saint-Louis de Vincennes
Of course, you have to push open the door. From the street, its silhouette is austere, clad in millstone and red brick, but inside, the Saint-Louis de Vincennes church reveals admirable…
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Rachida Dati’s hot heritage issues in Paris
France’s new Minister of Culture didn’t get off to a great start when she approved the ’relocation-reconstruction’ of the Institut Curie’s Pavillon des Sources... But while the future of this Parisian…
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Pavillon des Sources: the reassembly trick!
As we like to give newcomers a chance, we’ll give Rachida Dati credit this time. She must sincerely believe that she has found the right solution to save Marie Curie’s Pavillon des Sources: move it…
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New threats to the Place de la Concorde
The Anne Hidalgo-style transformation of the Place de la Concorde is underway! In other words, the continuation of the regular massacre to which this fully listed square is subjected by Paris…
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Madam Minister for Culture, don’t let yourself be fooled by Vianney d’Alançon
In an article posted online yesterday on the Figaro website, the director of the Rocher Mistral theme park (whose co-shareholders are the Dassault, Michelin and Montagne families) made a…
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Notre-Dame: archaeological digs sacrificed to meet deadlines
Has the Établissement public in charge of Notre-Dame, under pressure to meet the deadlines imposed by the French President, who wants the monument to reopen on 8 December 2024, vandalised precious…
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The deputy mayor of Paris confuses the Alexandre III bridge with the Concorde, and the Concorde with a fairground
The Place de la Concorde, considered by architectural historians to be one of the most beautiful squares in the world, has been mistreated for years, as we have regularly denounced here since…
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Fire at Château du Grand-Serquigny: another preventable tragedy
The fire that partly destroyed the Château du Grand-Serquigny in the Eure region (France) on Saturday was a tragedy. But once again, it is a tragedy that could have been avoided: all the…
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Imminent destruction of Marie Curie’s Pavillon des Sources
At a recent meeting of the Paris City Council, Emmanuel Grégoire dared to make the following statement about the Pavillon des Sources threatened with imminent destruction: "Marie Curie never…