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Hôtel de Ville de Paris

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:20:44 -0800

Paris, França.

About Hôtel de Ville de Paris

The Hôtel de Ville (French for "City Hall") in Paris, France, is the building housing the City of Paris's administration. Standing on the place de l'Hôtel de Ville (formerly the place de Grève) in the city's IVe arrondissement, it has been the location of the municipality of Paris since 1357. It serves multiple functions, housing the local administration, the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe, (since 1977), and also being a venue for large receptions.

In July 1357, Étienne Marcel, provost of the merchants (i.e. mayor) of Paris, bought the so-called maison aux piliers ("House of Pillars") in the name of the municipality on the gently sloping shingle beach which served as a river port for unloading wheat and wood and later merged into a square, the Place de Grève (French for "Square of the Strand"), a place where Parisians often gathered, particularly for public executions. Ever since 1357, the City of Paris's administration has been located on the same location where the Hôtel de Ville stands today. Before 1357, the city administration was located in the so-called parloir aux bourgeois ("Parlour of Burgesses") near the Châtelet.

In 1533, King Francis I decided to endow the city with a city hall which would be worthy of Paris, then the largest city of Europe and Christendom. He appointed two architects: Italian Dominique de Cortone, nicknamed Boccador because of his red beard, and Frenchman Pierre Chambiges. The House of Pillars was torn down and Boccador, steeped in the spirit of the Renaissance, drew up the plans of a building which was at the same time tall, spacious, full of light and refined. Building work was not finished until 1628 during the reign of Louis XIII.

During the next two centuries, no changes were made to the edifice which was the stage for several famous events during the French Revolution (notably the murder of the last provost of the merchants Jacques de Flesselles by an angry crowd on 14 July 1789 and the coup of 9 Thermidor Year II when Robespierre was shot in the jaw and arrested in the Hôtel de Ville with his followers). Eventually, in 1835, on the initiative of Rambuteau, préfet of the Seine département, two wings were added to the main building and were linked to the facade by a gallery, to provide more space for the expanded city government.

During the Franco-Prussian War, the building played a key role in several political events. On 30 October 1870, revolutionaries broke into the building and captured the Government of National Defence, while making repeated demands for the establishment of a communard government. The existing government was rescued by soldiers who broke into the Hôtel de Ville via an underground tunnel built in 1807, which still connects the Hôtel de Ville with a nearby barracks. On 18 January 1871, crowds gathered outside the building to protest against speculated surrender to the Prussians, and were dispersed by soldiers firing from the building, who inflicted several casualties. The Paris Commune chose the Hôtel de Ville as its headquarters, and as anti-Commune troops approached the building, Commune extremists set fire to the Hôtel de Ville destroying almost all extant public records from the French Revolutionary period. The blaze gutted the building, leaving only a stone shell.

Reconstruction of the hall lasted from 1873 through 1892. The reconstruction of the building was directed by architects Théodore Ballu and Édouard Deperthes following an architectural contest. Ballu also built the Church of La Trinité in the IXe arrondissement and the belfry of the town hall of the Ier arrondissement, opposite the Louvre's east facade. He also restored the Saint-Jacques Tower, a Gothic church tower in a square 150 metres to the west of the Hôtel de Ville.

The architects rebuilt the interior of the Hôtel de Ville within the stone shell that had survived the fire. While the rebuilt Hôtel de Ville is, from the outside, a copy of the 16th century French Renaissance building that stood before 1871, the new interior was based on an entirely new design, with ceremonial rooms lavishly decorated in the 1880s style.

The central ceremonial doors under the clock are flanked by allegorical figures of Art, by Laurent Marqueste, and Science, by Jules Blanchard. Some 230 other sculptors were commissioned to produce 338 individual figures of famous Parisians on each facade, along with lions and other sculptural features. The sculptors included prominent academicians like Ernest-Eugène Hiolle and Henri Chapu, but easily the most famous was Auguste Rodin. Rodin produced the figure of the 18th Century mathematician Jean le Rond d'Alembert, finished in 1882.

The statue on the garden wall on the south side is of Étienne Marcel, the most famous holder of the post of prévôt des marchands (provost of merchants) which predated the office of mayor. Marcel came to a sticky end, lynched in 1358 by an angry mob after trying to assert the city's powers a little too energetically.

The decor featured murals by the leading painters of the day, including Raphaël Collin, Jean-Paul Laurens, Puvis de Chavannes, Henri Gervex, Aimé Morot and Alfred Roll. Most can still be seen as part of a guided tour of the building.

Escadaria Darú - Museu do Louvre

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:39:37 -0800

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Paris, França.

About the Daru Staircase

Located on the site of the former staircase of the Musée Napoléon (the museum vestibule can be admired on the first floor), this monumental staircase was built by Lefuel from 1855 to 1857 in the Pavillon Daru, which was named after one of the emperor's ministers.
At the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, construction of the staircase was incomplete and was not resumed until 1883, when The Victory of Samothrace, found in 1863, was placed there. The staircase is indeed often called the Escalier de la Victoire de Samothrace (Victory of Samothrace Staircase). The mosaic decoration celebrating the arts, partially executed in the late nineteenth century, was eventually concealed in 1934 to highlight the formal aspects of the flights of steps, which are lit by light from the cupolas.

Sobre o Museu do Louvre

O Museu do Louvre (Musée du Louvre), instalado no Palácio do Louvre, em Paris, é um dos maiores e mais famosos museus do mundo. Localiza-se no centro de Paris, entre o rio Sena e a Rue de Rivoli. O seu pátio central, ocupado agora pela pirâmide de vidro, encontra-se na linha central dos Champs-Élysées, e dá forma assim ao núcleo onde começa o Axe historique (Eixo histórico).

É onde se encontra a Mona Lisa, a Vitória de Samotrácia, a Vênus de Milo, enormes coleções de artefatos do Egito antigo, da civilização greco-romana, artes decorativas e aplicadas, e numerosas obras-primas dos grandes artistas da Europa como Ticiano, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Goya e Rubens, numa das maiores mostras do mundo da arte e cultura humanas. O museu abrange, portanto, oito mil anos da cultura e da civilização tanto do Oriente quanto do Ocidente.

O Louvre é gerido pelo estado francês através da Réunion des Musées Nationaux. Foi o museu mais visitado do mundo em 2007, com 8,3 milhões de visitantes.

O Grand Louvre

O Palácio do Louvre é uma estrutura quase retangular, composto pela praça do Cour Carrée e duas alas que envolvem o Cour Napoléon a norte e ao sul. No coração do complexo, está a Pirâmide do Louvre, acima do centro dos visitantes. O museu é dividido em três alas: a Ala Sully a leste, que contém a Cour Carrée e as partes mais antigas do Louvre, a Ala Richelieu ao norte, e da Ala Denon, que faz fronteira com o Rio Sena para o sul.

Em 1983, o presidente francês François Mitterrand propôs um plano o Grand Louvre a fim de renovar o prédio e transferir o Ministério da Fazenda, permitindo que exibisse todo o edifício. O Arquiteto I. M. Pei foi premiado com o projeto e propôs uma pirâmide de vidro para o pátio central. A pirâmide e seu átrio subterrâneo, foi inaugurado em 15 de Outubro de 1988. A segunda fase do plano do Grand Louvre, La Pyramide Inversée (A Pirâmide invertida), foi concluída em 1993. A partir de 2002, o atendimento dobrou desde a sua conclusão.

Aeroporto Roma Ciampino - Rome Ciampino Airport

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:53:29 -0800

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Roma, Itália.

Sobre o Aeroporto Roma Ciampino

O Aeroporto Roma Ciampino está localizado na Itália e é considerado um aeroporto de média dimensão. A 15 km do aeroporto fica Roma. Roma Ciampino é um destino muito conhecido para passar as férias de verão e também para curtas estadias durante todo o ano. O código IATA para se refererir a este aeroporto é CIA. Existem 4 terminais no aeroporto Roma Ciampino, o que torna a navegação um pouco confusa.

O aeroporto Roma Ciampino é usado, principalmente, pelas companhias aéreas de baixo custo para percursos internacionais. Ryanair é a companhia aérea de baixo mais importante no aeroporto Roma Ciampino. Também pode viajar para CIA com as companhias aéreas easyJet e Wizz Air.

Aeroporto de Beauvais - Beauvais Airport

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:11:37 -0800

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Aeroporto de Beauvais, Norte de Paris - França.

About the Beauvais Airport

Paris’ 'third airport' is located about 55 miles north of the French capital. Beauvais Airport (airport code BVA) is home to many low cost budget airlines: Ryanair, Wizzair, Sterling, BlueAir and Norwegian Air Shuttle.

With over 20 regularly scheduled daily flights and many more via charters Beauvais is the budget travelers alterative to Charles-de-Gaulle or Orly.

Beauvais Airport is billed as the ‘The Low Cost Airport.‘ With many flights to and from European capitals including Barcelona, Budapest, Dublin, Rome and Stockholm along with other destinations.

There is direct bus service to and from Paris leaving from Porte Maillot. Busses leave 3 hours before and 20 minutes after each flight and take about an hour and twenty minutes.

Beauvais Airport is located in Tille France a few miles from the town of Beauvais.

Before travelling please make sure you understand the new EU airport security rules that went into effect 6 November 2006.

Ryanair - Aeroporto de Beauvais

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:53:51 -0800

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Aeroporto de Beauvais, Paris - França.

About the Beauvais Airport

Paris’ 'third airport' is located about 55 miles north of the French capital. Beauvais Airport (airport code BVA) is home to many low cost budget airlines: Ryanair, Wizzair, Sterling, BlueAir and Norwegian Air Shuttle.

With over 20 regularly scheduled daily flights and many more via charters Beauvais is the budget travelers alterative to Charles-de-Gaulle or Orly.

Beauvais Airport is billed as the ‘The Low Cost Airport.‘ With many flights to and from European capitals including Barcelona, Budapest, Dublin, Rome and Stockholm along with other destinations.

There is direct bus service to and from Paris leaving from Porte Maillot. Busses leave 3 hours before and 20 minutes after each flight and take about an hour and twenty minutes.

Beauvais Airport is located in Tille France a few miles from the town of Beauvais.

Before travelling please make sure you understand the new EU airport security rules that went into effect 6 November 2006.

Sorvete italiano - Italian ice cream

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:49:11 -0800

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Roma, Itália.

Foto para adicionar um capítulo na saga da tortura de hoje, afinal o calor está ainda mais implacável nesse momento. Temperatura girando em torno de 33ºC por aqui pelo Rio de Janeiro.

Siciliano - Sicilian

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:05:54 -0800

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Roma, Itália.

Esse post eu sei que é maldade... mas com o calor que está fazendo no Rio de Janeiro... acabo lembrando muito de sorvete... e estou me segurando para não subir essa foto há um tempão...

E esse era bom demais....

Fazia de 4 a 8ºC na hora.... bom, porque o sorvete não derretia rápido...

Liège-Guillemins Station

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:21 -0800

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Liège, Bélgica.

About the Liège-Guillemins Station

Liège-Guillemins train station is the main station of the city of Liège, in eastern Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is on the high-speed train network. The station is used by 36,000 people every day.

The new station by the architect Santiago Calatrava has now been openend. It has 9 tracks and 5 platforms (three of 450m and two of 350m). All the tracks around the station have been modernized to allow high speed arrival and departure.

The new station is made of steel, glass and white concrete. It includes a monumental dome 200 metres long and 35 metres high. The building costs were € 312 million. The station was officially opened on September 18th with a show by Franco Dragone.

In addition to the national traffic, Liège-Guillemins station welcomes Thalys and ICE trains, connecting Liège to Brussels, Paris, Aachen, Cologne and Frankfurt. Two new dedicated high-speed tracks have been built : HSL 2 (Brussels-Liège) and HSL 3 (Liège-German border).

There are also plans for Eurostar and ICE to link directly Liège to London

Liège-Guillemins is also a transportation hub for TEC Bus: more than 1,620 buses carrying 15,000 people serve the station everyday. It is one of the rare train station in Europe directly connected to the highway network (E40-E25).

Estação Garbatella - Garbatella Station

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:04:36 -0800

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Roma, Itália.

Garbatella è una stazione della Linea B della Metropolitana di Roma.

È stata inaugurata nel 1990 in sostituzione della vecchia stazione del 1955 con il medesimo nome, che si trovava a circa 200 m di distanza: la vecchia stazione era infatti accessibile da Piazza Giancarlo Vallauri, mentre quella attuale si affaccia su Via Giacinto Pullino.

Si trova alle spalle degli ex Mercati Generali di Roma, su via Ostiense nell'omonimo quartiere.

Sobre a Estação Garbatella

Garbatella é uma estação da linha B do metropolitano de Roma.

Foi inaugurada em 1990 substituindo a antiga estação homônima de 1955, que se encontrava a cerca de 200 m de distância. A antiga estação era acessível da Piazza Giancarlo Vallauri, enquanto a atual se apresenta sobre a rua Giacinto Pullino.

Se encontra junto aos antigos Mercados Gerais de Roma, na rua Ostiense em bairro homônimo.

Institut de France

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:39:44 -0800

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Paris, França.

Sobre o Instituto de França

Institut de France, ou em português Instituto de França, é uma instituição académica francesa, fundada em Paris a 25 de Outubro de 1795, agrupando as cinco grandes academias nacionais francesas, entre as quais a prestigiosa Académie des Sciences, com quase 700 académicos franceses e estrangeiros recrutados de entre os intelectuais mais representativos de cada campo do saber. Cabe ao Institut de France administrar cerca de um milhar de fundações, bem como museus, castelos e palácios, a maioria aberta ao público. O Institut também atribui bolsas de investigação e prémios, sob recomendação das suas academias, que no ano de 2002 ultrapassaram os 5 000 000 de euros. A instituição é actualmente presidida por Gabriel de Broglie. O nome é também por vezes utilizado para referir o edifício onde a instituição está instalada, um dos mais marcantes de Paris, sito no endereço 23 quai Conti, no 6.º arrondissement de Paris.

As academias incluídas no Institut de France são: a Académie Française, fundada em 1635; a Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, fundada em 1663; a Académie des Sciences, fundada em 1666; a Académie des Beaux-Arts, fundada em 1816; e a Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, fundada em 1795.

O Institut de France tem na sua dependência quatro bibliotecas de investigação:

* Bibliothèque Mazarine, em Paris
* Bibliothèque de l'Institut, em Paris
* Bibliothèque Thiers, em Paris
* Bibliothèque du Musée Condé, em Chantilly

A Revolução Francesa levou à supressão das academias reais que existiam à época, as quais foram substituídas, de acordo com o artigo 298.º da Constituição francesa de 1795, a Constituição do ano III por um Instituto nacional, que nos termos daquele artigo tinha por missão recolher as descobertas e aperfeiçoar as artes e as ciências (Há para toda a República um instituto nacional encarregue de recolher as descobertas e de aperfeiçoar as artes e as ciências).

A lei orgânica que fixou a estrutura do Instituto foi publicada no dia 3 do Brumário do ano IV (10 de Outubro 1795), criando um Instituto nacional das ciências e das artes tendo como objectivo aperfeiçoar as ciências e as artes não interrompidas, a publicação das descobertas, a correspondência com as academias estrangeiras, o seguimento dos trabalhos científicos e literários que tenham por objecto a utilidade geral e a glória da República. Uma outra lei, datada do dia 15 do Germinal do ano IV (4 de Abril de 1796), regulamenta a nova instituição, fixando em detalhe as suas actividades (sessões de trabalho, sessões públicas e atribuição de prémios).

O Institut de France foi então dividido em três classes:

1. Classe das ciências físicas e matemáticas, com dois presidentes, um para as ciências físicas e outro para as ciências matemáticas, organizado em 10 secções;
2. Classe das ciências morais e políticas, com 6 secções;
3. Classe de literatura e das belas-artes, com 8 secções.

Quando a Classe das ciências morais e políticas pareceu demonstrar pouca lealdade ao novo regime do Consulado, foi suprimida por um aresto de cônsules, datado de 24 de Janeiro de 1803 (3 do Brumário do ano XI), o qual também dividiu a terceira Classe em três novas Classes, ficando o Institut com a seguinte composição:

1. Classe das Ciências Físicas e Matemáticas;
2. Classe da Língua e Literatura Francesa;
3. Classe das Línguas Clássicas e de História;
4. Classe das Belas-Artes.

Em 1816, Louis XVIII, por intermédio do seu Ministro do Interior, Vincent-Marie Viénot de Vaublanc, conde de Vaublanc, reorganizou o Institut pelo seu decreto de 21 de Março de 1816, reorganização que também serviu de pretexto para excluir alguns dos membros da academia. Nesta reestruturação a designação de Academia é restaurada, passando a ser empregue para designar cada uma das classes. Surgem assim os nomes de Académie Française, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-lettres e de Académie des Sciences, agora restabelecidas. A quarta das classes recebe o nome de Académie des Beaux-Arts.

Ao restabelecer, por decreto de 26 de Outubro de 1832, a Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, Louis-Philippe dá ao Institut de France a sua configuração actual.

O cardeal Jules Mazarin deixou em 1661 inscrita no seu testamento, e dotada com parte da sua enorme fortuna, a intenção de fundar um grande colégio onde pudessem ser recebidos pelo menos 60 gentis-homens oriundos das nações que tinham sido integradas nos domínios do rei de França pela Paz de Vestfália (1648) e pelo Tratado dos Pirenéus (1659), ou seja de Artois, da Alsácia, de Pignerol, do Roussillon e da Cerdanha). Por essa razão a instituição ficaria conhecida pelo nome "Collège des Quatre-Nations" (Colégio das Quatro Nações).

Como testamenteiro, Jean-Baptiste Colbert encarregou o arquitecto Louis Le Vau de preparar o projecto do edifício, o qual deveria ser construído de forma a fazer face ao pátio quadrado do Louvre na outra margem do rio Sena. Concluído o projecto, a construção foi realizada entre 1662 e 1688.

Em 1805, por ordem de Napoleão Bonaparte, o Institut de France foi instalado no edifício do Colégio, tendo então Antoine Vaudoyer recebido a incumbência de transformar a capela colegial em sala das sessões solenes das academias.

O Institut de France e as academias nele integradas administram, entre muitos outros bens culturais, os seguintes:

* Institut de France:
o desde 1884 a Fundação d'Aumale: Schloss Chantilly com o seu domínio, o "Musée Condé" e o "Musée Vivant du Cheval" em Chantilly
o desde 1904 a Fundação Siegfried: Castelo de Langeais em Langeais
o desde 1905 a Fundação Dosne-Thiers: Hôtel particulier Dosne-Thiers e a sua biblioteca, Paris
o desde 1912 a Fundação Jacquemart-André: Hôtel particulier Jacquemart-André e o Museu homónimo em Paris
o desde 1912 a Fundação Jacquemart-André: abadia "Abbaye royale de Chaalis" e o seu domínio em Fontaine-Chaalis
o desde 1919 a Fundação Edmond de Rothschild: Casa do Institut de France em Londres (destruída durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial e desde 1952 a funcionar noutro imóvel)
o desde 1928 a Fundação Astor: Solar e domínio de Kerazan em Loctudy
o desde 1928 a Fundação Théodore Reinach: Villa Kerylos em Beaulieu-sur-Mer
o desde 1997 a Fundação André Bussinger: Castelo de Braux-Sainte-Cohière em Braux-Sainte-Cohière
* Académie française:
o desde 1985 a Fundação Duque e Duquesa de Castries: Castelo de Castries em Castries (Hérault)
* Académie des beaux-arts:
o desde 1932 a Fundação Paul Marmottan: Musée Marmottan Monet em Paris e Bibliothèque Marmottan em Boulogne-Billancourt
o desde 1934 a Fundação Ephrussi de Rothschild: Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild em Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
o desde 1966 a Fundação Claude Monet: Casa Claude Monet em Giverny
* Académie des sciences:
o desde 1897 a Fundação Antoine d'Abbadie: Castelo de Abbadie em Hendaye
o desde 1992 a Fundação Haus Louis Pasteur: casa de Louis Pasteur em Arbois (Jura)

Fonte: wikipedia

Institut de France

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:46:50 -0800

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Château de Colonster

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:12:37 -0800

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Liège, Bélgica.

conheça o Château por dentro

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About the Colonster Castle

It is known that the estate was owned by the powerful des Prez family in the 9 th century. In 1334, Colonster Castle belonged to Lord Jean, Knight and Lord of Colonster, so-called des Prez, Master of the City of Liège. It was occupied by Lord Eustache de Chabot, Burgomaster of Liège in the 15 th century.

In 1524, the seigneury of Colonster was bequeathed to Lord Erard, Count de la Marck, who was appointed Bishop of Chartres by Louis XII, then was made a Cardinal. Later, it fell to the share of Conrard de Horion’s wife, Countess Madeleine de la Marck, and permanently remained in the possession of the Horion family until 1787. It is thanks to the Horion family that Colonster Castle underwent successive alterations. The last major building campaign was organised by Maximilien-Henri-Hyancinthe, Count of Horion (1694-1759), and gave the building the aspect it had until the great fire of 1966: a country castle in the style of the 18 th century – as still shows in the north-wing drawing rooms.

The land and seigneury were made over to lawyer and legal adviser Thomas Mattias de Louvrex in 1787. The Castle was sold to Baron de Hasselbrouck the following year, then left to Mr de Sélys-Longchamp. His daughter later left the Castle to Mr Adolphe Allard. The last Lord of Colonster was Baron P. Van Zuylen, who sold the estate to the University of Liège in 1963.

19 th-century improvement and alteration works more specifically affected the outbuildings. Visitors can still see a circular tower in the Castle’s Park and a main building that were altered at the time.

The Castle was devastated by a great fire in 1966. Architects Henri Lacoste and Jean Opdenberg were put in charge of restoring and adapting it – by dint of major redevelopments – to the University’s functional, modern requirements, while preserving its majestic character. They notably built the grandiose spiral staircase leading to the different floors.

The Castle’s façade, the roof, the towers, the 18 th-century wrought-iron gate and the outbuildings’ pillars were listed in 1981, as well as the north-wing drawing rooms that had been spared by the fire.

Foie gras terrine with two vinegars, sole fillets with coarsely grated vegetables, grilled half lobster with basil butter, lamb cottage pie in a fresh herb croute, Orloff veal tian, muscovy duck thigh with red wine and Anna apple, savoury fruit pasty with Bourbon vanilla ice cream, delicate warm smooth cake with fondant chocolate, strawberry ragout with spicy wine: only listing some of the Crypt’s dishes will make your mouth water!

The menu varies each week to follow seasons and surprise guests. The chef always carefully selects products of the highest quality. As a prestigious setting, Colonster Castle seeks to offer the academic community and guests a prestigious cuisine.

Under the watchful eye of two teachers, final-year students of the Liège hotel management school concoct tempting menus and take care of plate presentation and service. Thanks to our partnership with the hotel management school, Colonster Castle can offer competitive prices: the full menu, with cocktail snacks, starter, main course and dessert, costs EUR 24!

Condrieu Guigal 94, Le Caillou blanc du Château Talbot 96, Château Citran 98, Château Sociando-Mallet 96, Château Labegorce-Zédé 98, Château Laroze-Figeac 96, Nuits-Saint-Georges Ambroise 94, Lirac Domaine de la Mordorée 99, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Roger Sabon 2000... Prestigious names to dream of! The Castle’s wine list is exceptionally long: an impressive selection from all regions of France, Italy and Spain – where modest, but carefully chosen wines mix with prominent appellations. Marvels of delicacy at totally unexpected prices.

Unfortunately, due to the steps at the Crypt’s entrance, the restaurant is not easily accessible to people with reduced mobility.

In addition, the hotel management school cannot provide service during examination periods and school holidays. As a result, the Crypt is closed on those days.

Mercedes-Benz Museum

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:11:04 -0800

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Stuttgart, Alemanha.

Visita virtual - Virtual Tour

About the W 125

Driving this completely newly developed record car in January 1938, Rudolf Caracciola recorded the highest speed ever attained on a public road to this day. On the motorway between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, he reached a record speed of 268.9 mph - the average of two attempts over one kilometer each.

About the C 111-III

The C 111-III was to demonstrate the performance of the turbodiesel engine which Mercedes-Benz was about to launch in the 300 SD. With convincing results: In tests
in Nardo, Italy, in 1978, the C 111-III established nine world speed records over different distances and time spans. Over the 500-kilometer (311-mile) distance, the
car reached an average speed of 200.1 mph.

About the 190 E

To demonstrate the reliability of the new four-valve engine, this Mercedes-Benz 190
E.3-16 covered 50,000 kilometers (31,075 miles) in nine days at an average speed of
154.1 mph in Nardo, Italy - with stops only for refueling and driver changes. The record run was staged immediately before the 1983 Frankfurt International Motor Show
at which Mercedes-Benz presented the production version of the car with sixteen-valve engine.

About the E 320 CDI

On the high-speed track in Laredo, Texas, three production versions of the
Mercedes-Benz E 320 CDI covered 100,000 miles in a thirty-day record attempt in
April 2005 - without a hitch. Fitted with a diesel particulate trap, they proved the
reliability of this emission control system even under extremely arduous conditions.
And they accomplished this at a spectacular average speed of 239.7 mph over the
entire distance.

About the Fuel Efficiency Record Vehicle

Between 1977 and 1980, Mercedes-Benz trainees participated in six fuel-economy competitions, having designed and built the relevant cars themselves. With
this economobile, 17-year-old Volker Schramm won the Kilometer Marathon in
Hockenheim in 1980. The projected fuel consumption: one liter of diesel for 639
miles (2418 mpg) - at an average speed of 13 mph.

About the Mercedes-Benz Museum

The Mercedes-Benz Museum – A milestone in contemporary architecture

Located at the gates of the city, visitors to Stuttgart are greeted with the view of a unique new structure. Designed by UNStudio, one of the world's most respected architecture firms, the Mercedes‑Benz Museum is worth a visit for its design alone.

Ben van Berkel, joint founder and Director of UNStudio sums it up like this: "The Mercedes‑Benz Museum sets up an interface for a series of radical spatial principles in order to create a completely new typology."

One of the most outstanding aspects of this groundbreaking concept is the route taken by visitors through the Museum. They do not begin their visit to the exhibition at a conventional entrance at the base of the building. They are transported by lift to the top floor. Here they have the choice of two tours, during which they descend through the building. The paths of each tour meet on each floor, enabling visitors to switch between tours – the Collections tour and Legend tour – should they wish to do so.

120 years in the spirit of tradition

As inventors of the automobile, we are aware of our responsibilities. Our pursuit of perfection and passion for building cars have been an established tradition for 120 years. This tradition was extended in unique fashion in May 2006. At the birthplace of the automobile, Mercedes‑Benz stages an exciting journey through history, enabling you to experience the identity and legend of the brand.

Anoitecer romano - Sunset at Rome

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:20:43 -0800

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Roma, Itália.

Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:30:50 -0800

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Stuttgart, Alemanha.

About the Porsche 911 GT1 Straßenversion (Street Version)

The Porsche 911 GT1 was a racing car designed for competition in the GT1 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and sold as a road car for homologation purposes. The limited-production street-legal version was labeled the 911 GT1 Straßenversion (Street version).

Porsche debuted the 911 GT1 in 1997, announcing that it would compete at the 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans. In spite of its name, the car actually has very little in common with the 911, its floorpan was taken from the 956/962 Group C car. In addition, the GT1 featured a water-cooled, twin-turbocharged and intercooled, four valve per cylinder flat-six in a mid-mounted position and making about 600 hp (450 kW). In comparison, the 993 generation 911 GT2, which was otherwise the company's highest-performance vehicle, used an air-cooled engine with only two valves per cylinder and mounted in the rear, which was the traditional layout for the 911.

The new vehicle was an outright success at Le Mans, winning the GT1 class at its debut race, although it lost the overall victory to Joest Racing's Porsche WSC-95 prototype, still a success in that this vehicle used a Porsche powerplant.

The 911 GT1 made its debut in the BPR Global GT Series (the FIA championship's predecessor) at the Brands Hatch 4 hours, where Hans-Joachim Stuck and Thierry Boutsen won comfortably. They followed up by winning at Spa and Ralph Kelleners and Emmanuel Collard triumphed for the factory team at Zhuhai.

The '96 GT1 had around 600 hp (450 kW) - according to some rumors, the real power of the flat-6 was 640 hp (480 kW) - and was clocked at a top speed of exactly 330 km/h (205 mph) on the legendary Mulsanne Straight in the practice sessions of the 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours Race (presumably on a low downforce setup).

Regulations for the GT1 category stipulated that to be eligible, a total of 25 cars must be built for road use. Porsche developed a fully road-legal version, dubbed "911 GT1 Strassenversion," and delivered one in early 1996 to the German government for compliance testing, which it passed. The engine had to be slightly de-tuned to meet European emissions laws, although its 700&bhp;PS (400 kW) and dry weight of 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) proved to be more than adequate; the vehicle could accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill in 3.3 seconds on its way to a top speed of 378 km/h (235 mph).

About The Porsche Museum

The successful record of Stuttgart’s sports-car manufacturer – Porsche is both the smallest independent German automaker and the world’s most profitable automaker – is based on decades of experience in automotive manufacturing and in motorsports. The history of Porsche sports cars begins in 1948 with the legendary Type 356 "No. 1,” but the conceptual basis of the brand is the result of the lifelong work of Professor Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951), which was continued by his son Ferry (1909–1998).

By establishing an independent engineering office in Stuttgart in 1931, Ferdinand Porsche laid the foundations for the House of Porsche, and he made automotive history by pioneering developments for his client companies. During the past six decades, Porsche has experienced many high points as well as low ones. But thanks to efficient production methods, distinctive positioning of its brand, and innovative models such as the 356, 911, 914, 924, 944, 928, and the Boxster and the Cayenne, the former sports-car specialist has developed into one of the world's most successful automobile manufacturers.

This unique history is both an honor and an obligation. Porsche customers, shareholders, and Porsche fans had often expressed their wish for an inspiring place in which to display the corporate history, and in July 2004 Porsche’s Management Board responded by approving the construction of a new museum at Zuffenhausen’s Porscheplatz. After three years of construction the museum as an architectural emblem of the Porsche brand makes now history as the most spectacular building project ever undertaken by the company. The Porsche Museum houses a Central Department offering all the historical and contemporary knowledge about Porsche. It serves to present the fascinating thrill and diversity of the Porsche brand to visitors from all over the world.

About 80 vehicles and many small exhibits will be on display at the new Porsche Museum in a unique ambience. In addition to world-famous, iconic vehicles such as the 356, 550, 911, and 917, the exhibits include some of the outstanding technical achievements of Professor Ferdinand Porsche from the early 20th century. Even then, the name of Porsche stood for the commitment never to be satisfied with a technical solution that fails to fully meet or exceed all of its requirements, including opportunities for further improvement.

From the lobby, visitors ascend a spectacular ramp to the entrance of the spacious exhibition area, where they can gain an initial overview of the impressive collection.

Here the visitor is free to choose whether to start chronologically with the company history before 1948, or to head directly into the main area of the exhibition, which contains a chronological history of Porsche products and thematic islands. Both areas are interlinked by the “Porsche Idea” section, which forms the backbone of the exhibition.

The Idea section explains what makes the various themes and exhibits so unique. It tells of the spirit and the passion that motivate the work at Porsche, and pays tribute to the company as well as the people behind the product.

The edifice by Vienna’s Delugan Meissl Associated Architects is an eye-catcher. The fascinating impact of the monolithic, virtually floating exhibition hall can be felt. This bold and dynamic architecture reflects the company’s philosophy. It is designed to convey a sense of arrival and approachability, and to guide the visitors smoothly from the basement level into the superstructure - this is how the architects express their dedication.

In their design, the architects at Delugan Meissl set out to create a place of sensuous experience that reflects the authenticity of Porsche products and services as well as the company’s character, while also reshaping Porscheplatz with an unmistakable appearance.

In July of 2004 the decision was reached to launch the most spectacular building project in the history of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. A total of 170 architectural firms from all over Europe had originally vied for the job to build the new museum. Ten of these firms were ultimately invited to formally bid on the job, and the Viennese firm of Delugan Meissl Associated Architects won the bid in February 2005. Actual construction began in October of that year.

At the turn of the year 2006/07, the so-called basement and the core of the building were completed. By that point in time, about 21,000 cubic meters of concrete had been used for the underground garage, ground floor, second floor, and central support beams. The steel structure supporting the exhibition space, which spans 5,600 square meters, was successfully completed in the fall of 2007. The installation of building systems and the interior work began during the same season.

On December 2008, finally, the Museum was handed over to Porsche exactly on time. The opening of the Porsche Museum took place on Saturday 31 January 2009.

Museu de Orsay - Musée d'Orsay

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:43:46 -0800

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Paris, França.

Sobre o Museu de Orsay

O Museu de Orsay (musée d'Orsay em francês) é um museu na cidade de Paris, na França. Situa-se na margem esquerda do rio Sena no VII arrondissement. As colecções do museu apresentam principalmente pinturas e esculturas da arte ocidental do período compreendido entre 1848 e 1914. Entre outras, estão aí presentes obras de Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, Maurice Denis, Odilon Redon. Existem também exposição temporárias que decorrem paralelamente à exposição permanente.

O edifício, que actualmente alberga o museu, era originalmente uma estação ferroviária, Gare de Orsay, construída para o Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans (em português, Caminho de ferro de Paris a Orleães), no local onde se erguera até 1871 um antigo palácio administrativo, o Palais d'Orsay. Foi inaugurado em 1898, a tempo da Exposição Universal de 1900. O projecto foi do arquitecto Victour Laloux.

Em 1939, deixou de ser o terminal da linha que ligava Paris a Orleães devido ao comprimento reduzido do cais, passando a ser apenas uma estação da rede suburbana de caminhos de ferro; e mais tarde, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial serviu de centro de correios. A estação foi fechada a 1 de Janeiro de 1973.

Em 1977, o Governo francês decidiu transformar o espaço num museu. Foi inaugurado pelo presidente de então, François Mitterrand, a 1 de Dezembro de 1986. Os arquitectos Renaud Bardon, Pierre Colboc e Jean-Paul Philippon foram os responsáveis pela adaptação da estação.

As colecções do museu provêm essencialmente de três locais: do museu do Louvre, as obras de artistas nascidos a partir de 1820, ou que tenham emergido no mundo da arte com a Segunda República; do museu do Jeu de Paume, as obras impressionistas desde 1947; e do museu de arte moderna de Paris, as obras mais recentes. Estas colecções abrangem várias vertentes das artes plásticas tais como a pintura, a escultura, a fotografia entre outras.

Pintores

Pierre Bonnard, Eugène Boudin, Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Cézanne, Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, Honoré Daumier, Edgar Degas, Eugène Delacroix, Henri Fantin-Latour, Antoni Gaudí, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Hector Guimard, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Gustav Klimt, Édouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Jean-François Millet, Piet Mondrian, Claude Monet, Gustave Moreau, Berthe Morisot, Edvard Munch, Nadar, Camille Pissarro, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Auguste Rodin, le douanier Rousseau, Paul Sérusier, Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, Alfred Sisley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, James McNeill Whistler

Escultores

François Rude, Jules Cavelier, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Auguste Rodin, Paul Gauguin, Camille Claudel and Honoré Daumier

About Musée d'Orsay

The Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine, housed in the former railway station, the Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts edifice built between 1898 and 1900. It holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1915, including paintings, sculptures, furniture, and photography, and is probably best known for its extensive collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces (the largest in the world) by such painters such as Monet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cezanne, Seurat, Gauguin and Van Gogh. Many of these works were held at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume prior to the museum's opening in 1986.

The museum building was originally a railway station, Gare d'Orsay, constructed for the Chemin de Fer de Paris à Orléans and finished in time for the 1900 Exposition Universelle to the design of three architects: Lucien Magne, Émile Bénard and Victor Laloux. It was the terminus for the railways of southwestern France until 1939.

By 1939 the station's short platforms had become unsuitable for the longer trains that had come to be used for mainline services. After 1939 it was used for suburban services and part of it became a mailing center during World War II. It was then used as a set for several films, such as Kafka's The Trial adapted by Orson Welles, and as a haven for the Renaud-Barrault Theatre Company and for auctioneers, while the Hôtel Drouot was being rebuilt. The station's hotel closed on 1 January 1973.

In 1977 the French Government decided to convert the station to a museum. ACT Architecture (Renaud Bardon, Pierre Colboc and Jean-Paul Philippon) were the designers and the construction work was carried by Bouygues.[3] The Italian architect Gae Aulenti oversaw the design of the conversion from 1980 to 1986.

The work involved creating 20,000 sq. m. of new floorspace on four floors. The new museum was opened by President François Mitterrand on 1 December 1986.

F500 Mind and F400 Carving

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:01:31 -0800

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Stuttgart, Alemanha.

Referência no museu = E 0 M 0 C 0

Visita virtual - Virtual Tour

About the F500 Mind

Mercedes-Benz presented the F 500 Mind at the 2003 Tokyo Motor Show. In this car,
the interplay of man and machine was optimized by a novel control and display concept with segmented steering wheel, input-sensitive accelerator and brake pedals and a multi-vision display. A test vehicle for alternative propulsion systems, the F 500 is powered by a diesel hybrid engine.

About the F400 Carving

The F 400 Carving was presented by Mercedes-Benz at the 2001 Tokyo Motor Show.
It was used to test new dynamic handling control systems in conjunction with active
camber control. With this new engineering, the outer wheels of the F 400 tilt at an
angle of up to 20 degrees when cornering - hence the epithet Carving with reference
to the sporty carver skies.

About the Mercedes-Benz Museum

The Mercedes-Benz Museum – A milestone in contemporary architecture

Located at the gates of the city, visitors to Stuttgart are greeted with the view of a unique new structure. Designed by UNStudio, one of the world's most respected architecture firms, the Mercedes‑Benz Museum is worth a visit for its design alone.

Ben van Berkel, joint founder and Director of UNStudio sums it up like this: "The Mercedes‑Benz Museum sets up an interface for a series of radical spatial principles in order to create a completely new typology."

One of the most outstanding aspects of this groundbreaking concept is the route taken by visitors through the Museum. They do not begin their visit to the exhibition at a conventional entrance at the base of the building. They are transported by lift to the top floor. Here they have the choice of two tours, during which they descend through the building. The paths of each tour meet on each floor, enabling visitors to switch between tours – the Collections tour and Legend tour – should they wish to do so.

120 years in the spirit of tradition

As inventors of the automobile, we are aware of our responsibilities. Our pursuit of perfection and passion for building cars have been an established tradition for 120 years. This tradition was extended in unique fashion in May 2006. At the birthplace of the automobile, Mercedes‑Benz stages an exciting journey through history, enabling you to experience the identity and legend of the brand.

Estação Denfert Rochereau - Denfert Rochereau Station

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:24:59 -0800

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Metro de Paris, França.

Entretenimento adulto - For adults only

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:54:54 -0800

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Montmartre - Paris, França.

Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou

nobody@flickr.com (rbpdesigner) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:03:19 -0800

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Paris, França.

Sobre o Centro Pompidou

O Centro Georges Pompidou (Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou) é um complexo fundado em 1977 em Paris, França, que abriga museu, biblioteca, teatros, entre outros equipamentos culturais. O centro anexou recentemente o Atelier Brancusi que abriga esculturas do artista romeno Constantin Brancusi em um ambiente que recria as condições de trabalho e a luminosidade de seu estúdio de criação.

Foi desenhado pelo arquiteto italiano Renzo Piano e pelo arquiteto também Italiano naturalizado britânico Richard Rogers. O projeto foi considerado extremamente arrojado, sendo inserido em um momento de crise da arquitetura moderna, embora tenha sido bastante criticado. Alguns teóricos afirmam que o Centro (tanto pela sua arquitetura quanto pela sua proposta) é um dos marcos do início da pós-modernidade nas artes. Sua implantação configura a existência de um espaço público (a praça do Centro) para o qual as suas atividades internas se estendem.

O Centro Pompidou é um dos principais exemplos da arquitetura high-tech, uma tendência dos anos 70 e que continua a ser explorada até hoje e se inspira na arquitetura industrial e nas novas tecnologias. A arquitetura high tech utiliza os elementos tecnológicos como objetos estéticos. No Centro Pompidou, isto pode ser observado nas grandes tubulações aparentes (dutos de ar condicionado e outros serviços), nas escadas rolantes externas (ver imagem) e no sistema estrutural em aço por sua semelhança aos sistemas industriais.

O Centro Pompidou é um dos mais visitados de Paris. Na biblioteca do centro há uma vasta coleção de livros, acesso gratuito à internet, jornais e revistas de todas as partes do mundo e televisões com canais internacionais.