Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum. In the Botanical Garden in Paris – Jardin des Plantes – is the Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum. The famed French architect Edmé Verniquet (1727-1804) from Burgundy was the son of a surveyor to the King. Edme’s father Germain Verniquet and his mother Marie Béguin had 16 children. When his fatherContinue reading “Verniquet Grand Amphithéâtre of the Natural History Museum”
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Richard Rogers, Paris Pompidou Centre and his mother’s clay pots
Richard Rogers, Paris Pompidou Centre and his mother’s white pots. Italian-born British architect Richard Rogers, designer of the Pompidou Centre in Paris, died in London at the age of 88 on 18 December 2021. Although he worked on many prominent buildings, such as London’s Millennium Dome and Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, he is best knownContinue reading “Richard Rogers, Paris Pompidou Centre and his mother’s clay pots”