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☆ Airbnb’s Icons allow you to drift off in the ‘Up’ house or rest in Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ mansion
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —If you have ever wanted to dream in the balloon-lifted “Up” house, party with Kevin Hart or jam with Doja Cat, Airbnb has just the thing. With Icons, we’ve created the most extraordinary experiences on Earth.”Here are some of the entertainment-focused Icons announced so far:An actual photo of the Airbnb house recreated to look like the home in the Disney/Pixar movie "Up" -- both the interior and exterior. Ryan LowryDrift off in the “Up”house - “Sleep inside one of Disney and Pixar’s most iconic homes – and yes, it floats. You’ll enjoy an unforgettable living room performance from the Grammy-winning artist, including her favorite songs and tracks from her latest album.”"Purple Rain" House - AirBnb Icons Eric OgdenStay in Prince’s “Purple Rain” house - “Prince purchased the Minneapolis, Minnesota home featured in the legendary film ‘Purple Rain,’ but it’s never been available to the public until now. Explore the home and go crazy for rare and special tracks from Prince’s world in an exclusive studio session.

Persons: Kevin Hart, Airbnb, Brian Chesky, we’ve, Ryan Lowry, ”, You’ll, Kevin, Doja, Eric Ogden, “ Prince, it’s, Khaby, Holly Andres Step, Marvel, you’re, Joy, Janhvi Kapoor Organizations: CNN, Wednesday, Disney Locations: Abiquiu , New Mexico, Minneapolis , Minnesota, Milan, Italy, Westchester , New York, Paris

☆ Opinion: If Trump wins, I might leave America for good
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In a growing number of cases, that reason can be traced to one proximate source — former President Donald Trump. Or more precisely — how he has torn apart America and our democracy that, for my nearly 80 years on this planet, I have cherished. To be sure, there are reasons for Americans to make the move beyond the prospects of a second Trump presidency. “There’s a feeling of safety that you have and a feeling of belonging in Mexico,” Kahn continued. But as a good American I went, ‘no, I don’t want to go to the hospital.

Persons: David A, CNN Paris CNN — I’ve, Donald Trump, Pamela, “, ‘, ’ ”, Adrian Leeds, Adrian, we’ve, ” Leeds, “ It’s, it’s, ” Patricia Casaburi, they’ve, ”, ” Tony Kahn, ” Kahn, Kahn, Gordon Kahn, J, Edgar Hoover, “ I’m, I’m, I’ve, he’s, Trump, Daniel Tostado, Skyler Schmanski, He’d, Schmanski, ’, ” Schmanski, Giorgia Meloni, you’re, Casaburi Organizations: CNN, French Legion of, The New York Times, CBS News, CNN Paris CNN, Adrian Leeds Group, Citizen Solutions, Trump, PBS, NPR, America, Hollywood, FBI, Mexico City, Global Citizens Solutions Locations: Europe, Asia, Paris, France, Seine, Tuileries, America, London, Dubai, Mexico City, Mexico, ” Paris, Marseilles, American, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Brazilian

☆ How Does Paris Stay Paris? By Pouring Billions Into Public Housing
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Thomas Fuller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The two-bedroom penthouse comes with sweeping views of the Eiffel Tower and just about every other monument across the Paris skyline. The rent, at 600 euros a month, is a steal. Marine Vallery-Radot, 51, the apartment’s tenant, said she cried when she got the call last summer that hers was among 253 lower-income families chosen for a spot in the l’Îlot Saint-Germain, a new public-housing complex a short walk from the Musée d’Orsay, the National Assembly and Napoleon’s tomb. “We were very lucky to get this place,” said Ms. Vallery-Radot, a single mother who lives here with her 12-year-old son, as she gazed out of bedroom windows overlooking the Latin Quarter. “This is what I see when I wake up.”

Persons: Germain, ” Organizations: Eiffel, National Assembly Locations: Paris

☆ Opinion: Stuck in traffic, I wonder if this European city’s car-free vision is working
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The fact is that gas cars aren’t being weaponized on most of the continent the way they are in America. I’m all in favor of the commendable end to gas cars that Europe has now embraced – a decade or more hence. Of course, that’s only one corner of what’s happened to Paris traffic under the Hidalgo regime. The same toxic, planet-warming emissions are being generated, especially with all that idling in place in endless traffic jams. Perhaps a couple of decades from now when all those gas guzzling cars will be gone entirely?

Persons: David A, That’s, “, Giuseppe Sala, hasn’t, van, Laurent Nunez, ”, King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Anne Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Joe Biden, Eric Adams Organizations: CNN, French Legion of, The New York Times, CBS News, European Union, Sunday, ”, Concorde, Olympic, Seine, Maison de Radio, Notre Dame, US Locations: Europe, Asia, Paris, America, Milan, Italy’s, Swedish, Stockholm, Vienna, Pontevedra, Spain, –, dribs, Hidalgo, ”, Seine, Taxis, New York

☆ Australia criticises China for 'unsafe, unprofessional' naval interaction
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles attends a joint news conference with France's Foreign and Defence ministers at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Australia's government said on Saturday it had expressed serious concerns to China after an "unsafe and unprofessional" interaction between an Australian navy vessel and Chinese warship left Australian military divers injured. He said despite the Australian vessel notifying the Chinese warship of the diving operation and requesting that it keep clear, the destroyer approached "at a closer range". "Soon after, it was detected operating its hull-mounted sonar in a manner that posed a risk to the safety of the Australian divers who were forced to exit the water." The conduct was "unsafe and unprofessional", Marles said.

Persons: Richard Marles, Sarah Meyssonnier, Marles, Sam McKeith, Tom Hogue Organizations: Australia's, France's Foreign, Quai d'Orsay, REUTERS, Rights, Defence, PLA, HMAS, People's Liberation Army Navy, Solomon Islands, U.S, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, China, Australian, Toowoomba, HMAS Toowoomba, Australia, Solomon, United States, Sydney

☆ Jean Arnault’s New Goals for Louis Vuitton Watches: Make Fewer, Make Finer
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Nick Kostov | Photography Lukas Wassmann For Wsj. Magazine | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jean Arnault was standing in a gilded, mirrored room of Paris’s Musée d’Orsay showing off Louis Vuitton’s newest watch model to a clutch of experts one July morning. The thin unisex watch, named the Tambour, was the result of almost two years of work. But the most valuable Tambour in the building wasn’t on display with the others. His version was made of a rare metal, tantalum. “We’re only going to make one,” Arnault said.

Persons: Jean Arnault, Louis, We’re, ” Arnault, ”

☆ Opinion: Paris’ bedbug bedlam
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He formerly was a foreign correspondent for The New York Times and Paris correspondent for CBS News. But conquering the city’s bedbug infestation, too, could prove to be an Olympian challenge. The deputy mayor of Paris has also asked Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne to take it on. A French government survey found that at least 11% of all French households reported having a bedbug infestation between 2017 and 2022. The tried-and-true solution to combating bedbugs is as old as Paris itself.

Persons: David A, CNN —, David Andelman, Élisabeth Borne, Borne, they’re, ”, Mathilde Panot, bedbugs, ” Panot, who’d, Anne Hidalgo, Emmanuel Gregoire, implore Borne, Gregoire, Hidalgo, they’ve, Charles de Gaulle, Jean, Michel Berenger, Dior, Mayra Peralta, “, Rue de Solferino, you’ve Organizations: CNN, French Legion of, The New York Times, CBS News, Maison, Legion, French Socialist Party, David Andelman CNN, Paris, bedbugs, Metro, Paris’s, French National, France Insoumise, Paralympic, EnVi Media, PUNAISES RUE DE, Rue de Locations: Paris, Paris’s, France, Seine, Le, “, Rue

PARIS (AP) — Planted in a field, Vincent van Gogh painted furiously, bending the thick oils, riotous yellows and sumptuous blues to his will. And it had a doctor who specialized in depression, Paul Gachet, who took Van Gogh on as a patient. The exhibit includes 11 paintings that Van Gogh painted on unusual elongated canvases, experimenting to stunning effect. Another version of the exhibition, with 10 of the elongated canvases, was first shown at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum earlier this year. “It’s a real fireworks show.”"Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise: The Final Months" runs at the Musée d'Orsay through Feb. 4, 2024.

Persons: —, Vincent van Gogh, Van Gogh, Van Gogh's, Paul Cézanne, Camille Pissarro, Paul Gachet, ” Emmanuel Coquery, “ He’d, ” Coquery, ”, Jimi Hendrix, Sylvia Plath, Jean, Michel Basquiat, Gogh's, Coquery, “, Musée d'Orsay Organizations: PARIS, Orsay Locations: Wheatfield, Paris, French, Auvers, Oise, Van, Amsterdam, Dutch, York, Musée

But in an about turn, Macron announced on Sunday that the ambassador would return to Paris and French troops would leave. Two security sources in Niger said Itte had flown out of the country. Demonstrators hold placards and Niger's flags as they gather outside Niger's embassy in support of the President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum in Paris, France, August 5, 2023. Crowds of junta supporters have spent days camping outside a French military base to demand the troops' departure. Some analysts have expressed concern that the withdrawal of French troops from Niger could further hamper Western efforts to stem the violence, which has risen since the coups, and bolster Russian influence in the region.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Sylvain Itte, Mohamed Bazoum, Macron, Itte, Catherine Colonna, Yucouba Abdou, Abdou, Niger Mohamed Bazoum, Stephanie Lecocq, Paris, Abdel, Kader Mazou, Moussa Aksar, Michel Rose, John Irish, Sofia Christensen, Anait, Toby Chopra, Estelle Shirbon, Philippa Fletcher, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Niger, Quai, French, Nigerien, Reuters, REUTERS, France, Thomson Locations: Niger French, NIAMEY, Niger, Paris, France, Niamey, French, N'Djamena, Niger's, West Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Sahel

☆ Australia to buy U.S. Tomahawk missiles to boost long-range strike capability
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles attends a joint news conference with France's Foreign and Defence ministers at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Australia will spend A$1.3 billion ($833 million) to boost its long-range strike capabilities as it finalised on Monday a deal to buy more than 200 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States, part of a wide-ranging defence shake-up. Australia will be only one of three nations to have Tomahawks along with the U.S. and Britain, Defence Minister Richard Marles said. Earlier this year it agreed to work with the United States and Britain to develop a nuclear-powered submarine fleet. In addition to the Tomahawks, Australia would spend about A$431 million to purchase more than 60 advanced anti-radiation guided missiles from the United States, the defence minister said.

Persons: Richard Marles, Sarah Meyssonnier, Marles, ., Renju Jose, Stephen Coates Organizations: Australia's, France's Foreign, Quai d'Orsay, REUTERS, Rights, U.S, Defence, Defence Force, U.S . State Department, RTX Corp, Royal Australian, High, Artillery Rocket Systems, Thomson Locations: Paris, France, Australia, United States, Britain, Hobart, China, Sydney

☆ Webb telescope detects crucial molecule in space for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Astronomers have detected a crucial carbon molecule in space for the first time using the James Webb Space Telescope. Methyl cation is considered a key component that helps form more complex carbon-based molecules. The space observatory detected methyl cation in a protoplanetary disk, called d203-506, swirling around a young red dwarf star. ESA/Webb/NASA/CSAWhile methyl cation doesn’t react efficiently with hydrogen, the most abundant molecule in the universe, it reacts well with a wide range of other molecules. But methyl cation wasn’t detected in space until now.

Persons: James Webb, Webb, ”, Marie, Aline Martin, Olivier Berné Organizations: CNN —, James Webb Space Telescope, Orion, NASA, ESA, Webb, Orion Nebula, University of Paris, Saclay’s, Molecular Sciences, Orsay, French National Centre for Scientific Research Locations: France, Toulouse

In the video, a Central African Republic rebel fighter says "the French want to drive Wagner out of Africa". Russia and Wagner have a track record of media manipulation and disinformation, which Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted to. The European Union sanctioned Wagner in February for alleged rights abuses and spreading disinformation, including in Africa. The foreign ministry unit doesn’t promote or generate fake news, the two diplomats said. However, the foreign ministry unit, and the broader strategy, will face an uphill battle to convince people in Africa that France has changed, seven analysts and diplomats said.

Persons: Ibrahim Traore, Vincent Bado, Wagner, Catherine Colonna, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Emmanuel Macron, Macron, Maria Zakharova, Meta, Anne, Sophie Ave, Lakhta, Prigozhin, Viginum, Faustin, Archange Touadera, “, Michael Shurkin, I'm, Jean Gaspard Ntoutoume Ayi, John Irish, Elizabeth Pineau, Bate Felix, Michel Rose, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: REUTERS, Russia, Central, Facebook, Kremlin, Reuters, Quai D'Orsay, Vigilance, Protection, European Union, West, Central African, Twitter, Democratic, Internet Research Agency, Meta, Global, National Union, Gabonese, Thomson Locations: Burkina, French, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Russia, PARIS, DAKAR, Central African Republic, France, Russian, Africa, Paris, France's, Ukraine, Moscow, Central, West Africa, Quai, Kinshasa, Mali, Sahel, Europe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, U.S, Togo, Libreville, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Dakar

☆ Opinion: A tail of two cities – how Parisians and New Yorkers take on rats
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( David A. Andelman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Indeed, if there’s one attribute shared by New York and Paris it’s rats. The mayor of Paris is forming a committee to look into the cohabitation of the city's citizens with its notorious population of rats. Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty ImagesNot surprisingly, there are some who believe ridding the city of rats with traps and rat poison is utterly inhumane. In contrast, Boulard with his anti-rat vengeance, sounds more like the mayor of New York than the mayor of Paris. Of course, Paris has a far longer history than New York with rats.

Persons: David A, Paris CNN —, David Andelman, Tony, ”, Pont, Pont Royal they’ve, I’ve, Anne Hidalgo, Geoffroy Boulard, quartiers, Boulard, Thomas Samson, PAZ, Douchka Marcovitch, Eric Adams, Ben Regenspan, Adams, Hidalgo’s Organizations: CNN, French Legion of, The New York Times, CBS News, Paris CNN, David Andelman CNN, America’s, Paris Olympics, Pont Royal, Paris’s, hyperlocal, Getty, New York Times, Twitter, Facebook Locations: France, Paris, New York, Raspail, Tuileries, AFP, Manhattan

☆ Increasingly, Women Are Running the World’s Great Museums
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Ted Loos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

This article is part of our special report on the Art for Tomorrow conference in the Italian cities of Florence and Solomeo. When Laurence des Cars was appointed president-director of the Louvre in 2021, it was a historic marker. The world’s most visited museum had a woman in charge for the first time since it was founded in 1793. “Top jobs are symbols,” Ms. des Cars said recently in an interview. “And I take the symbol very seriously.”At the time, she already held an important lead role at a major institution, running the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, but the reaction to the Louvre news surprised her for what she called the “intensity and worldwide echo of the announcement.”Ms. des Cars was the highest-profile example in a wave of women taking the top jobs at some of the world’s biggest museums.

☆ Picasso: Love Him or Hate Him?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Deborah Solomon | April | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

It is not hugely cool to profess a love for Picasso these days. This is what Picasso’s detractors — like Hannah Gadsby, the Australian comedian and Picasso basher, who will help curate a Picasso show at the Brooklyn Museum opening on June 2 — often miss. Picasso, by contrast, brought the weight of lived experience into his work, even when he was tethered to archetypal subjects. “The Mother” (1901), an early painting by Picasso, shows a view of motherhood purged of Renaissance idealization. The conventional view of the painting holds that the women are “dolled-up cocottes,” as John Richardson glibly put it in his biography of Picasso.

☆ Louis Vuitton shows playful, French styles at Musee d'Orsay in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A model presents a creation by designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Fall-Winter 2023/2024 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France, March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit TessierPARIS, March 6 (Reuters) - Louis Vuitton (LVMH.PA) took to the Musee d'Orsay for its fall-winter catwalk show on Monday, sending a modern lineup of playful, sculptural looks down a slick, black runway designed to evoke a Paris street. Handbags were varied, including one fashioned to look like a typical blue Paris street sign, trimmed in green - with "Louis Vuitton" stamped in white letters. Paris Fashion Week, which features big-name fashion labels including LVMH-owned Dior, Kering SA-owned (PRTP.PA) Saint Laurent, Valentino and Chanel, winds up on Tuesday. Reporting by Mimosa Spencer in Paris Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ New contemporary art event boosts Paris scene
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Elizabeth Pineau | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A visitor walks past the "Buste de Diego" (1961) by artist Alberto Giacometti as Paris+ par Art Basel international contemporary art fair opens in Paris, France, October 19, 2022. The event, "Paris+ par Art Basel", was awarded to Art Basel, one of the giants in the art world, which hosts fairs in Switzerland as well as Miami and Hong Kong. Contemporary art, dating roughly from 1945 onwards, made up 23% of the art market in 2020-2021, compared with 3% in 2000-2001, according to the Artprice data bank. The Paris event replaces the International Contemporary Art Fair (Fiac) and follows the high-profile Frieze fair in London. Paris is the only big city in the continent, the only important city for contemporary art, so it was an obvious choice," Kilchmann told Reuters.

☆ Franţa va trimite Statelor Unite o a doua statuie a Libertăţii
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-03 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: APFranţa va trimite Statelor Unite o a doua statuie a LibertăţiiLa 135 de ani de la inaugurarea primei Statui a Libertăţii, o nouă Miss Liberty va sosi pe 4 iulie la New York, în SUA pentru sărbătoarea naţională, conform Le Journal du dimanche. A doua Miss Liberty va fi instalată în grădina ambasadorului francez şi va rămâne zece ani în Statele Unite, precizează Le Point. Franţa a decis să ofere a doua Statuie a Libertăţii "pentru a aduce omagiu tuturor celor care au permis, de cele două părţi ale Atlanticului, au făcut posibilă edificarea statuii şi care s-au luptat pentru ceea ce simbolizează ea în lumea întreagă". Această a doua statuie va rămâne zece ani în SUA, perioada de împrumut consimţită de Conservatorul din Quai d'Orsay, apoi va reveni în Franţa. Prima Statuie a Libertăţii de aproape 93 de metri înălţime a fost concepută de Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, proiectată de Gustave Eiffel şi sculptată de Auguste Bartholdi.

Persons: Olivier Faron, Philippe Étienne, Ellis Island, Donald Trump, Eugène Viollet, Gustave Eiffel, Auguste Bartholdi . Ea Organizations: Statelor Unite, Miss Liberty, americană, Franţa, Statul, Liberty, Prima Locations: Statelor, New York, SUA, Franţa, Havre, Statele Unite, Atlanticului, Washington, -, Statelor Unite

Astfel, Franța a decis să ofere o a doua Statuie a Libertății „pentru a aduce un omagiu tuturor celor care, de ambele părți ale Atlanticului, au făcut posibilă construirea Statuii Libertății și care au luptat pentru ceea ce simbolizează ea în întreaga lume”. Această a doua statuie va rămâne în Statele Unite timp de zece ani, perioadă a împrumutului acordat de Conservatorul din Quai d'Orsay, apoi va reveni în Franța. Această a doua Lady Liberty este una dintre replicile pariziene ale faimoasei Statui a Libertății. Prima Statuie a Libertății, de aproape 93 de metri înălțime, a fost concepută de Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, proiectată de Gustave Eiffel și sculptată de Auguste Bartholdi. A fost oferită pentru a sărbători centenarul declarației de independență a Statelor Unite, deși nu a fost inaugurată decât zece ani mai târziu, în 1886.

Persons: Olivier Faron, Philippe Étienne ., Ellis Island, Philippe Étienne, Donald Trump, Eugène Viollet, Gustave, Auguste Bartholdi Organizations: Arte, americană, Miss Liberty, Statul, Liberty, Gustave Eiffel Locations: Franța, Atlanticului, Washington, Statele Unite, Libertății, -, Statelor Unite

Experiența de studii și de viață a învățat-o esențialul: Omul nu are, nu trebuie să aibă limite! Anterior, a fost coordonator regional back office pe magazine fizice ale renumitului brand ORSAY, la fel pe România. Din anul doi de studii a început să lucreze în calitate de project assistant într-un proiect ce promovează șansele egale de gender în Moldova. A mers într-o vizită de studii de două săptămâni în Polonia, a călătorit, a aflat multe lucruri interesante despre această țară. Fiind printre cei mai activi participanți, a fost selectată pentru etapa a 2-a.

Persons: Marcela Friptu, Lane Kirkland, . Organizations: Business, Universității Tehnice, Moldovei, Alma Mater, Universității din, UTM Locations: România, ORSAY, Polonia, Moldova, Bulgaria, Belgia, Germania, Georgia, Turcia, Ucraina, Estonia, Letonia, Universității din Wroclaw

☆ Principalele muzee ale lumii au înregistrat o scădere de 77 % a numărului de vizitatori. Pierderile financiare sunt estimate la zeci de milioane de euro
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-05 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Principalele muzee ale lumii au înregistrat o scădere de 77 % a numărului de vizitatori. Instituţiile britanice au suferit o scădere de 77 % a numărului de vizitatori şi au rămas închise, în medie, mai mult de jumătate din anul 2020. Muzeul Reina Sofia, situat tot în capitala spaniolă, a raportat o scădere cu 72 % a vizitatorilor. Muzeul Solomon Guggenheim din New York a înregistrat cea mai severă scădere a numărului de vizitatori, aceasta fiind de 88 %. Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu ocupă primul loc în topul celor mai puţin afectate muzee din lume de pandemia de COVID-19, raportând o scădere a numărului de vizitatori de doar 28 %.

Persons: Le Figaro, Eugene Delacroix, Reina Sofia, îşi Organizations: Luvru, Metropolitan Museum, Art, ONU, National Gallery, Prado, Crystal, Gallery Locations: Paris, New York, Chinei, Beijing, Luvru, Europa, Franţa, Italia, Franţei, Orsay, Spania, Madrid, spaniolă, Atlantic, Statele Unite, California, Arkansas, Noua Zeelandă, Christchurch

☆ Un tronson din scara originală a Turnului Eiffel, vândut la licitaţie cu 274.000 de euro
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Cu o înălţime de aproape trei metri, tronsonul provine din scara elicoidală originală a turnului, datând din 1889, care lega etajele al doilea şi al treilea ale monumentului.Provenită dintr-o colecţie privată canadiană, secţiunea fusese estimată la un preţ cuprins în intervalul 30.000 - 40.000 de euro, însă a fost vândută la un preţ de aproape de zece ori mai mare decât estimarea iniţială.În 1983, instalarea unui ascensor între ultimele două etaje ale Turnului Eiffel a făcut necesară demontarea şi tăierea unei scări în 24 de secţiuni.Una dintre ele a fost păstrată la primul etaj al monumentului, în timp ce alte trei au fost donate Muzeului d'Orsay, Muzeului Oraşul Ştiinţei şi Industriei din Paris şi Muzeului de Istorie a fierului din Nancy.În 1983, cele 20 de secţiuni rămase au fost vândute unor colecţionari din întreaga lume. Singurele două secţiuni care au rămas în Franţa au fost achiziţionate de cântăreţul Guy Beart, care le-a revândut în 2015.Aceste secţiuni diferite pot fi admirate în mai multe spaţii expoziţionale prestigioase din întreaga lume, cum ar fi Fundaţia Yoishii din Yamanashi (Japonia) şi în proximitatea Statuii Libertăţii din New York, în timp ce altele se află în colecţii private, din ţări precum Elveţia, Italia şi Canada.Cu o înălţime de 324 de metri, Turnul Eiffel, unul dintre simbolurile Parisului, alături de catedrala Notre-Dame şi Bazilica Sacré-Coeur din Montmartre, a fost construit de Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) cu ocazia Expoziţiei Universale din 1889.

Persons: Guy Beart, Gustave Eiffel Organizations: Muzeului d'Orsay, Notre Locations: Oraşul Ştiinţei, Paris, Franţa, Yamanashi, Japonia, New York, Elveţia, Italia, Parisului, Notre - Dame, Montmartre

☆ France hit by nationwide strike as workers protest over pension reforms
▼ + stars: | 2019-12-05 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

watch nowFrance is experiencing one of its biggest strikes in decades as public sector workers protest against changes to the pension system. According to the French newspaper, Le Monde, more than 180 000 people are taking to the streets in 30 different parts of France. Prior to his election in 2017, President Emmanuel Macron vowed to reform France's pension system. watch nowPrevious attempts to change the pension system have also been met with strong opposition from public sector workers. However, transport workers argue that the new system would mean they would have to work longer into old age or see their pension reduced.

Instituţiile britanice au suferit o scădere de 77% a numărului de vizitatori şi au rămas închise, în medie, mai mult de jumătate din anul 2020. Impactul noului coronavirus s-a făcut simţit şi în Spania, mai ales la Muzeul Prado din Madrid, care a rămas închis timp de 80 de zile şi a înregistrat o scădere cu 76% a numărului anual de vizitatori. Muzeul Reina Sofia, situat tot în capitala spaniolă, a raportat o scădere cu 72% a vizitatorilor. Muzeul Solomon Guggenheim din New York a înregistrat cea mai severă scădere a numărului de vizitatori, aceasta fiind de 88%. Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu ocupă primul loc în topul celor mai puţin afectate muzee din lume de pandemia de COVID-19, raportând o scădere a numărului de vizitatori de doar 28%.

Persons: Eugene Delacroix, Reina Sofia, îşi Organizations: Luvru, Metropolitan Museum, Art, ONU, National Gallery, Prado, Crystal, Gallery Locations: Paris, New York, Chinei, Beijing, Luvru, Europa, Franţa, Italia, Franţei, Orsay, Spania, Madrid, spaniolă, Atlantic, Statele Unite, California, Arkansas, Noua Zeelandă, Christchurch

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