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Post by mez on Mar 25, 2008 2:58:03 GMT -5
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Post by Jody on Mar 25, 2008 5:02:01 GMT -5
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Post by kurgy on Mar 25, 2008 5:07:50 GMT -5
just saw that picture too Mez - it looks awful!!
I hope it is just a joke - they can't possibly change it!
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Post by Shoesy on Mar 25, 2008 5:50:45 GMT -5
Wouldn't that be considered sacrilegious?  |
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Post by holger on Mar 25, 2008 6:57:38 GMT -5
;D
Just read this and can't understand why anyone would want to change an icon. If course, someone will make money on all the various souvenirs that will now need to be redesigned from postcards and rinky dink statues to t-shirts and even upscale gold charms with the "new" platform.
This would appear to me to warrant a major protest in Paris, if not all of France.
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Post by Anne on Mar 25, 2008 7:00:58 GMT -5
I went to the Eiffel Tower official website, and it doesn't mention this at all  |
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Post by Jody on Mar 25, 2008 7:41:03 GMT -5
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Post by luckyluc on Mar 25, 2008 7:43:14 GMT -5
As Anne mentionned it is not on the Eiffel official website nor on the website of the Societé d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel nor in Le Figaro or in Le Monde, so I would not panic yet....it coudl be a ballon d'essai.
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Post by Happygoin on Mar 25, 2008 7:54:50 GMT -5
As we all know, it wouldn't be the first ballon d'essai regarding the Eiffel Tower. It's a little close to April 1st. I'll await confirmation from one of our local experts. (Thanx, Luc...I learned a new French phrase today  ) |
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Post by geordy on Mar 25, 2008 8:22:36 GMT -5
Oh Good Lord..it looks like something out of the Jetson's! (cartoon space TV program from the 60's) When re-doing Jules Verne they were under strict guidelines to not alter too much or change the weight at all....how can they do THIS??  |
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Post by Truffaut on Mar 25, 2008 8:41:55 GMT -5
Real or not, I sort of like it from an aesthetic standpoint. I don't like the idea of changing the look of one of the world's cultural icons, but the "chapeau" is rather fetching!
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Post by Truffaut on Mar 25, 2008 8:52:32 GMT -5
I did go to the website of the arichtectural firm referenced in the article, and the news appears to be legit. There is another article that describes the project in some detail. Apparently, a computer was used to map the structure (the "DNA") of the tower and then "bend" it into a new shape at the top. Very interesting, actually. www.dezeen.com/2008/03/25/eiffel-dna-by-serero-architects/ |
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Post by joan1 on Mar 25, 2008 10:15:57 GMT -5
Well I don't like it, , but honestly, I never like change,,LOL
I do know I would never go on the top ,, too freaky for me, I would be afraid it would" break off" since it is an addition and not the original structure. Of course I am afraid of heights so I think these sorts of thoughts, LOL
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Post by annettecinca on Mar 25, 2008 10:50:36 GMT -5
Oh no! I'm with those who would be sad if it's changed  |
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Post by framboiseetrose on Mar 25, 2008 16:00:34 GMT -5
WHY MAKE AN ELEGANT LADY BE SO UGLY!!!!!!
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Post by GitteK on Mar 25, 2008 17:02:27 GMT -5
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Post by luckyluc on Mar 25, 2008 17:53:35 GMT -5
I agree Gitte, some "installation" are quite surprising. But, there is also the opposite result. When I first saw the Louvre pyramid being built in the 80s I taugh what the hick are they doing to such a beautiful place.
Today the pure lines of the structure, the grand staircase and lift and the light coming from the glass bring back life to the old palace.
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Post by cybee on Mar 25, 2008 18:13:46 GMT -5
Of course, Eiffel Tower itself has a history of initially being an unwanted change in Paris...but thereafter becoming a symbol of Paris! As stated in DiscoverFrance.Net:
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However, the controversial tower elicited some strong reactions, and a petition of 300 names — including those of Maupassant, Emile Zola, Charles Garnier (architect of the Opéra Garnier), and Dumas the Younger — was presented to the city government, protesting its construction. The petition read, "We, the writers, painters, sculptors, architects and lovers of the beauty of Paris, do protest with all our vigour and all our indignation, in the name of French taste and endangered French art and history, against the useless and monstrous Eiffel Tower."
Nature lovers thought that it would interfere with the flight of birds over Paris. But the Eiffel Tower was admired by Rousseau, Utrillo, Chagall, and Delaunay. It was almost torn down in 1909 at the expiration of its 20-year lease, but was saved because of its antenna — used for telegraphy at that time. Beginning in 1910 it became part of the International Time Service. French radio (since 1918), and French television (since 1957) have also made use of its stature. In the 1960s, it was the subject of a wonderful study by semiologist Roland Barthes.
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Post by Jody on Mar 25, 2008 19:11:12 GMT -5
Luc, I agree! I first thought the Pyramid was horrible. But now, it seems to amplify the beauty of the place.
I still think the addition to the ET looks like a toilet brush. I wish I had never heard that description, it's all I will ever think of!
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Post by Shoesy on Mar 25, 2008 22:51:38 GMT -5
It's still beyond me why they would want to alter the structure of France's well-known phallic symbol.  |
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hahahha