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The urban architectural heritage of mainland Normandy was badly damaged during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. Many historic urban centres were destroyed, notably in Caen, Rouen , Lisieux and perhaps most tragically in Valognes , once known as the "Versailles of Normandy" for its aristocratic mansions and palaces.
As Saint Laurent was an admirer of Proust, Grange modelled the house around the themes of his great novel, In Search of Lost Time. [ 1 ] His usual customers include Isabelle Adjani , Princess Caroline of Monaco , Alain Ducasse , François Pinault , Robert Agostinelli , Valentino and Karl Lagerfeld .
Jacques Garcia, (born 25 September 1947) is a French architect, [1] interior designer and garden designer, best known for his contemporary interiors of Paris hotels and restaurants. He is the current owner of the Château du Champ-de-Bataille , a Baroque château lying between the communes of Neubourg and Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc .
The somewhat battered and denuded Château de Gaillon, begun in 1502 on ancient foundations [1] was the summer archiepiscopal residence of Georges d'Amboise, Cardinal Archbishop of Rouen; he made of the old château-fort a palatial Early Renaissance structure of unparalleled luxury and magnificence, the most ambitious and significant French ...
The French Normandy style is distinguished by a round stone tower topped by a cone-shaped roof. The tower is usually placed near the centre, serving as the entrance to the home. French Normandy and French provincial details are often combined to create a style simply called French Country or French Rural carved or embossed on mouldings ...
The word charrette is French for 'cart' or 'chariot'. Its use in the sense of design and planning arose in the 19th century at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where it was not unusual at the end of a term for teams of student architects to work right up until a deadline, when a charrette would be wheeled among them to collect up their scale models and other work for review. [6]
Juan Pablo Molyneux is a Chilean-born American interior designer. Based on the Upper East Side New York and Le Marais Paris-France, he has designed the interiors of private residences, and public buildings, and private member's clubs in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. Molyneux is known for his classic & traditional style.
The Sunset Tower (1929–1932) located on 8358 Sunset Blvd. is another notable Bryant-design building. [15] This landmark is an example of large scale Art Deco architectural design in Los Angeles. [16] He also designed the Trianon Apartments, a French Normandy building located in Thai Town. [17]