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Cet ouvrage s’inscrit dans la continuité des études actuelles sur les liens entre arts visuels et langage dans l’Antiquité classique. Si le vocabulaire architectural a depuis longtemps suscité l’intérêt des spécialistes, aucune réflexion globale sur les rapports entre l’architecture et le langage n’avait encore été entreprise.
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Cet ouvrage s’inscrit dans la continuité des études actuelles sur les liens entre arts visuels et langage dans l’Antiquité classique. Si le vocabulaire architectural a depuis longtemps suscité l’intérêt des spécialistes, aucune réflexion globale sur les rapports entre l’architecture et le langage n’avait encore été entreprise.
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Dire l'architecture dans l'Antiquité
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Cet ouvrage s’inscrit dans la continuité des études actuelles sur les liens entre arts visuels et langage dans l’Antiquité classique. Si le vocabulaire architectural a depuis longtemps suscité l’intérêt des spécialistes, aucune réflexion globale sur les rapports entre l’architecture et le langage n’avait encore été entreprise.
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Commissioned in 1750, the Palazzo Venier was planned as a testimony to the power and wealth of a great Venetian family, but the fortunes of the Veniers waned midconstruction and the project was abandoned. Empty, unfinished, and decaying, the building was considered an eyesore until the early twentieth century when it attracted and inspired three women at key moments in(...)
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Commissioned in 1750, the Palazzo Venier was planned as a testimony to the power and wealth of a great Venetian family, but the fortunes of the Veniers waned midconstruction and the project was abandoned. Empty, unfinished, and decaying, the building was considered an eyesore until the early twentieth century when it attracted and inspired three women at key moments in(...)
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The unfinished palazzo: stories of Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim
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Commissioned in 1750, the Palazzo Venier was planned as a testimony to the power and wealth of a great Venetian family, but the fortunes of the Veniers waned midconstruction and the project was abandoned. Empty, unfinished, and decaying, the building was considered an eyesore until the early twentieth century when it attracted and inspired three women at key moments in their lives: Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse, and Peggy Guggenheim. Luisa Casati turned her home into an aesthete’s fantasy where she hosted parties as extravagant and decadent as Renaissance court operas, spending small fortunes on her own costumes in her quest to become a “living work of art” and muse. Doris Castlerosse strove to make her mark in London and Venice during the glamorous, hedonistic interwar years, hosting film stars and royalty at glittering parties. In the postwar years, Peggy Gugenheim turned the Palazzo into a model of modernist simplicity that served as a home for her exquisite collection of modern art that today draws tourists and art lovers from around the world. Each vivid life story is accompanied by previously unseen materials from family archives, weaving an intricate history of these legendary art world eccentrics.
The unfinished palazzo: stories of Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse and Peggy Guggenheim
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Commissioned in 1750, the Palazzo Venier was planned as a testimony to the power and wealth of a great Venetian family, but the fortunes of the Veniers waned midconstruction and the project was abandoned. Empty, unfinished, and decaying, the building was considered an eyesore until the early twentieth century when it attracted and inspired three women at key moments in their lives: Luisa Casati, Doris Castlerosse, and Peggy Guggenheim. Luisa Casati turned her home into an aesthete’s fantasy where she hosted parties as extravagant and decadent as Renaissance court operas, spending small fortunes on her own costumes in her quest to become a “living work of art” and muse. Doris Castlerosse strove to make her mark in London and Venice during the glamorous, hedonistic interwar years, hosting film stars and royalty at glittering parties. In the postwar years, Peggy Gugenheim turned the Palazzo into a model of modernist simplicity that served as a home for her exquisite collection of modern art that today draws tourists and art lovers from around the world. Each vivid life story is accompanied by previously unseen materials from family archives, weaving an intricate history of these legendary art world eccentrics.
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La double vie du roi Khéops
La double vie du roi Khéops
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Dans "La double vie du roi Kheops", l'architecte Antoine Laget propose une thèse sur la méthode conceptuelle de l'architecture de la Pyramide et de l'ensemble du Complexe funéraire y compris le groupe du Sphinx. Selon Laget, cette méthode a été mise en oeuvre dans le cadre d'un projet global conçu par le prince Khoufou (Khéops) lui-même, terminé lors de son accession au(...)
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Dans "La double vie du roi Kheops", l'architecte Antoine Laget propose une thèse sur la méthode conceptuelle de l'architecture de la Pyramide et de l'ensemble du Complexe funéraire y compris le groupe du Sphinx. Selon Laget, cette méthode a été mise en oeuvre dans le cadre d'un projet global conçu par le prince Khoufou (Khéops) lui-même, terminé lors de son accession au(...)
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La double vie du roi Khéops
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Dans "La double vie du roi Kheops", l'architecte Antoine Laget propose une thèse sur la méthode conceptuelle de l'architecture de la Pyramide et de l'ensemble du Complexe funéraire y compris le groupe du Sphinx. Selon Laget, cette méthode a été mise en oeuvre dans le cadre d'un projet global conçu par le prince Khoufou (Khéops) lui-même, terminé lors de son accession au trône et réalisé avant son décès. La conception n'implique que les savoirs et outils de l'époque attestés par l'égyptologie ainsi que l'utilisation du tracé régulateur et d'une numération spécifique. L'auteur démontre que Khoufou utilise les principes d'un procédé qui sera fixé beaucoup plus tard par les architectes grecs et ceux de la Renaissance pour la conception de nombreuses oeuvres.
La double vie du roi Khéops
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Dans "La double vie du roi Kheops", l'architecte Antoine Laget propose une thèse sur la méthode conceptuelle de l'architecture de la Pyramide et de l'ensemble du Complexe funéraire y compris le groupe du Sphinx. Selon Laget, cette méthode a été mise en oeuvre dans le cadre d'un projet global conçu par le prince Khoufou (Khéops) lui-même, terminé lors de son accession au trône et réalisé avant son décès. La conception n'implique que les savoirs et outils de l'époque attestés par l'égyptologie ainsi que l'utilisation du tracé régulateur et d'une numération spécifique. L'auteur démontre que Khoufou utilise les principes d'un procédé qui sera fixé beaucoup plus tard par les architectes grecs et ceux de la Renaissance pour la conception de nombreuses oeuvres.
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August 2017
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En sept études, Carl Schorske dévoile la naissance de notre modernité. Celle-ci commence à Vienne, dans les années 1880, où la bourgeoisie libérale, parvenue au pouvoir, traduit ses espérances dans le prodigieux remodelage de la Ringstrasse. Mais le peuple tenu à l’écart de la scène politique y fait une brutale irruption, guidé par les leaders antisémites. Face à ce(...)
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En sept études, Carl Schorske dévoile la naissance de notre modernité. Celle-ci commence à Vienne, dans les années 1880, où la bourgeoisie libérale, parvenue au pouvoir, traduit ses espérances dans le prodigieux remodelage de la Ringstrasse. Mais le peuple tenu à l’écart de la scène politique y fait une brutale irruption, guidé par les leaders antisémites. Face à ce(...)
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Vienne fin de siècle: politique et culture
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En sept études, Carl Schorske dévoile la naissance de notre modernité. Celle-ci commence à Vienne, dans les années 1880, où la bourgeoisie libérale, parvenue au pouvoir, traduit ses espérances dans le prodigieux remodelage de la Ringstrasse. Mais le peuple tenu à l’écart de la scène politique y fait une brutale irruption, guidé par les leaders antisémites. Face à ce déferlement de violence politique dont Hitler saura s’inspirer, beaucoup rejettent les illusions de leurs pères : à la raison, ils opposent le sentiment ; aux normes sociales, ils substituent la libération des instincts ; à l’empire multinational, ils préfèrent une terre promise. Herzl bâtit l’État juif, Freud libère l’inconscient, Otto Wagner esquisse la ville de demain, Klimt révèle les visages d’Éros, Kokoschka révolutionne le langage et Schoenberg invente la musique.
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En sept études, Carl Schorske dévoile la naissance de notre modernité. Celle-ci commence à Vienne, dans les années 1880, où la bourgeoisie libérale, parvenue au pouvoir, traduit ses espérances dans le prodigieux remodelage de la Ringstrasse. Mais le peuple tenu à l’écart de la scène politique y fait une brutale irruption, guidé par les leaders antisémites. Face à ce déferlement de violence politique dont Hitler saura s’inspirer, beaucoup rejettent les illusions de leurs pères : à la raison, ils opposent le sentiment ; aux normes sociales, ils substituent la libération des instincts ; à l’empire multinational, ils préfèrent une terre promise. Herzl bâtit l’État juif, Freud libère l’inconscient, Otto Wagner esquisse la ville de demain, Klimt révèle les visages d’Éros, Kokoschka révolutionne le langage et Schoenberg invente la musique.
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February 2017
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When buildings speak: architecture as language in the Habsburg empire and its aftermath, 1867-1933
When buildings speak: architecture as language in the Habsburg empire and its aftermath, 1867-1933
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In When Buildings Speak, Anthony Alofsin explores the rich yet often overlooked architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states. He shows that several different styles emerged in this milieu during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Moreover, he contends that each of these styles communicates to us in a manner resembling language(...)
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In When Buildings Speak, Anthony Alofsin explores the rich yet often overlooked architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states. He shows that several different styles emerged in this milieu during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Moreover, he contends that each of these styles communicates to us in a manner resembling language(...)
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When buildings speak: architecture as language in the Habsburg empire and its aftermath, 1867-1933
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In When Buildings Speak, Anthony Alofsin explores the rich yet often overlooked architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states. He shows that several different styles emerged in this milieu during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Moreover, he contends that each of these styles communicates to us in a manner resembling language and its particular means of expression.
When buildings speak: architecture as language in the Habsburg empire and its aftermath, 1867-1933
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In When Buildings Speak, Anthony Alofsin explores the rich yet often overlooked architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states. He shows that several different styles emerged in this milieu during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Moreover, he contends that each of these styles communicates to us in a manner resembling language and its particular means of expression.
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November 2008, Chicago
November 2008, Chicago
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2009 marks the centennial of the influential Plan of Chicago. Designed by Daniel H. Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the forward-thinking plan proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. As a result, by the(...)
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2009 marks the centennial of the influential Plan of Chicago. Designed by Daniel H. Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the forward-thinking plan proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. As a result, by the(...)
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Burnham of Chicago: architects & planner
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2009 marks the centennial of the influential Plan of Chicago. Designed by Daniel H. Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the forward-thinking plan proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. As a result, by the time he died in 1912, Burnham was one of the most famous architects in America as well as an internationally renowned city planner. Thomas S. Hines’s book is at once both a biography of Burnham and a vivid portrait of the birth and growth of an American city. In commemoration of the historic anniversary of Burnham’s Plan, this edition of Burnham of Chicago includes a new introduction by American history scholar, Neil Harris.
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2009 marks the centennial of the influential Plan of Chicago. Designed by Daniel H. Burnham, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, the forward-thinking plan proposed many of the city’s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. As a result, by the time he died in 1912, Burnham was one of the most famous architects in America as well as an internationally renowned city planner. Thomas S. Hines’s book is at once both a biography of Burnham and a vivid portrait of the birth and growth of an American city. In commemoration of the historic anniversary of Burnham’s Plan, this edition of Burnham of Chicago includes a new introduction by American history scholar, Neil Harris.
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December 2008, Chicago
December 2008, Chicago
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This pioneering study explains how one of America's important early cities responded to the challenge of housing its poorer citizens.
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This pioneering study explains how one of America's important early cities responded to the challenge of housing its poorer citizens.
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Baltimore's alley houses: homes for working people since the 1780s
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This pioneering study explains how one of America's important early cities responded to the challenge of housing its poorer citizens.
Baltimore's alley houses: homes for working people since the 1780s
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This pioneering study explains how one of America's important early cities responded to the challenge of housing its poorer citizens.
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September 2008, Baltimore
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During the 18th century a remarkable group of women formed the Bluestocking Salon, where women and men met to debate contemporary ideas and promote the life of the mind. Together, these cultural innovators helped forge new roles for women as influential thinkers, writers, and artists, and their creative achievements were publicly celebrated. Richly illustrated(...)
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During the 18th century a remarkable group of women formed the Bluestocking Salon, where women and men met to debate contemporary ideas and promote the life of the mind. Together, these cultural innovators helped forge new roles for women as influential thinkers, writers, and artists, and their creative achievements were publicly celebrated. Richly illustrated(...)
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June 2008, New Haven, London
June 2008, New Haven, London
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Brilliant women : 18th-century bluestockings
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During the 18th century a remarkable group of women formed the Bluestocking Salon, where women and men met to debate contemporary ideas and promote the life of the mind. Together, these cultural innovators helped forge new roles for women as influential thinkers, writers, and artists, and their creative achievements were publicly celebrated. Richly illustrated with portraits, prints, and personal artifacts, "Brilliant women" tells the story of this fascinating group of women. The authors chart the changing fortunes of the female intellectual and explore how a number of bluestocking women, such as artist Angelica Kauffmann, historian Catharine Macaulay, and early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, used portraiture to advance their work and their reputations in a period framed by the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. "Brilliant women" pays tribute to the friendships and achievements of these bluestocking women, presenting new information on the range of cultural activities in which they were engaged, as well as celebrating their legacy.
Brilliant women : 18th-century bluestockings
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During the 18th century a remarkable group of women formed the Bluestocking Salon, where women and men met to debate contemporary ideas and promote the life of the mind. Together, these cultural innovators helped forge new roles for women as influential thinkers, writers, and artists, and their creative achievements were publicly celebrated. Richly illustrated with portraits, prints, and personal artifacts, "Brilliant women" tells the story of this fascinating group of women. The authors chart the changing fortunes of the female intellectual and explore how a number of bluestocking women, such as artist Angelica Kauffmann, historian Catharine Macaulay, and early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, used portraiture to advance their work and their reputations in a period framed by the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. "Brilliant women" pays tribute to the friendships and achievements of these bluestocking women, presenting new information on the range of cultural activities in which they were engaged, as well as celebrating their legacy.
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June 2008, New Haven, London
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The history of architecture in the palm of your hand. Lavishly illustrated and super-condensed, this book is the perfect gift for any architecture buff. In the handy, pocket-size volume bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to informative introductions to significant architectural movements, time lines, and capsule biographies of great architects(...)
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The history of architecture in the palm of your hand. Lavishly illustrated and super-condensed, this book is the perfect gift for any architecture buff. In the handy, pocket-size volume bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to informative introductions to significant architectural movements, time lines, and capsule biographies of great architects(...)
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February 2008, New York
February 2008, New York
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Architecture: a world history
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The history of architecture in the palm of your hand. Lavishly illustrated and super-condensed, this book is the perfect gift for any architecture buff. In the handy, pocket-size volume bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to informative introductions to significant architectural movements, time lines, and capsule biographies of great architects and explorations of the masterpieces they created. From the pyramids to cathedrals to skyscrapers, this title takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the most spectacular examples of architecture from around the world and throughout time.
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The history of architecture in the palm of your hand. Lavishly illustrated and super-condensed, this book is the perfect gift for any architecture buff. In the handy, pocket-size volume bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to informative introductions to significant architectural movements, time lines, and capsule biographies of great architects and explorations of the masterpieces they created. From the pyramids to cathedrals to skyscrapers, this title takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of the most spectacular examples of architecture from around the world and throughout time.
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February 2008, New York
February 2008, New York
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Nicolas Foucquet, le très célèbre surintendant de Louis XIV, entreprit la construction du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte en 1637. Pour mener à bien son projet., il fit appel aux plus grands: à Louis Le Vau et à André Le Nôtre pour dessiner les plans et les jardins, à Charles Le Brun pour réaliser les décors intérieurs. Lorsque ce chef-d'œuvre fut achevé en 1661, Louis XIV(...)
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Nicolas Foucquet, le très célèbre surintendant de Louis XIV, entreprit la construction du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte en 1637. Pour mener à bien son projet., il fit appel aux plus grands: à Louis Le Vau et à André Le Nôtre pour dessiner les plans et les jardins, à Charles Le Brun pour réaliser les décors intérieurs. Lorsque ce chef-d'œuvre fut achevé en 1661, Louis XIV(...)
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January 1900, Paris
January 1900, Paris
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Le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Nicolas Foucquet, le très célèbre surintendant de Louis XIV, entreprit la construction du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte en 1637. Pour mener à bien son projet., il fit appel aux plus grands: à Louis Le Vau et à André Le Nôtre pour dessiner les plans et les jardins, à Charles Le Brun pour réaliser les décors intérieurs. Lorsque ce chef-d'œuvre fut achevé en 1661, Louis XIV poussé par son ministre Colbert prit ombrage du succès de son surintendant et prononça sa disgrâce. Depuis trois siècles, le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte demeure un lieu privilégié car, fait exceptionnel, il ne subit que peu de transformations extérieures grâce à ses propriétaires successifs, le maréchal de Villars, le duc de Choiseul-Praslin, Alfred Sommier et le conte Patrice de Vogüe, qui eurent tous le même souci : préserver ce monument de l'architecture classique.
Le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Nicolas Foucquet, le très célèbre surintendant de Louis XIV, entreprit la construction du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte en 1637. Pour mener à bien son projet., il fit appel aux plus grands: à Louis Le Vau et à André Le Nôtre pour dessiner les plans et les jardins, à Charles Le Brun pour réaliser les décors intérieurs. Lorsque ce chef-d'œuvre fut achevé en 1661, Louis XIV poussé par son ministre Colbert prit ombrage du succès de son surintendant et prononça sa disgrâce. Depuis trois siècles, le château de Vaux-le-Vicomte demeure un lieu privilégié car, fait exceptionnel, il ne subit que peu de transformations extérieures grâce à ses propriétaires successifs, le maréchal de Villars, le duc de Choiseul-Praslin, Alfred Sommier et le conte Patrice de Vogüe, qui eurent tous le même souci : préserver ce monument de l'architecture classique.
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January 1900, Paris
January 1900, Paris
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