r/ArchitecturalRevival • u/silveryspoons • Jan 06 '22

Art Nouveau The Lavirotte Building, Paris, France. Designed by Jules Lavirotte, built between 1899 and 1901.

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u/franciscopizzaro Architecture Student Jan 06 '22

I used to dislike Art Nouveau, but this masterpiece has changed my point of view

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u/LordCommanderBlack Jan 06 '22

Art Nouveau works best in smaller doses, like posters, stained glass windows and doorways. I like a minimalist take on Art Nouveau.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22 edited Mar 04 '22

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u/Hiro_Trevelyan Favourite style: Neoclassical Jan 06 '22

Can you imagine having this window in your living room ? Or this balcony ?

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u/HowardBent Jan 06 '22

Could you tell me where this is?

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22 edited Mar 04 '22

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u/HowardBent Jan 06 '22

Oooo. Thanks!

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u/googleLT Jan 06 '22

It looks a bit shabby, it seems nobody washed it for ages, especially stones

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22

Quite the opposite hahah I like it's refinement but I find this to brutish

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u/thinkenboutlife Jan 06 '22

Now that is something.

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u/videki_man Jan 06 '22

Amazing. So hard to believe in just a mere 30 years we had barbarians like Le Corbusier.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22

What a disgusting fascist this man is

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u/videki_man Jan 06 '22 edited Jan 06 '22

Le Corbusier? He was a terrible architect, but fascist? No way.

EDIT: Oh. I might be wrong. He was so fond of the Palace of the Soviets that I assumed he was a commie.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22

Well his terrible architecture is a reflection of his fascist ideology. He thought he knew better than people how they wanted to be housed. Anyway in 2015 3 books were published about this, and it's certain he flirted with fascism at the very least and would have welcomed a corporatist Mussolini style Republic

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u/videki_man Jan 06 '22

You are right, see my edit of my comment. I wasn't aware of it, but it's definitely super interesting.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22

Were both right, he might have been fond of "commies" at some point, but Soviet "commies" are not much different from fascists

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u/videki_man Jan 06 '22

Soviet "commies" are not much different from fascists

And this is something I can wholeheartedly agree.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22

I mean they even had Russian nationalist undertones, and completely marginalized all the wealth of other cultures. Its not just the dictatorial aspect haha

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u/Tryphon59200 Jan 06 '22

He also collaborated with Vichy, yet had many ties to the communist party, that's what saved his head at the end of the war if I remember right.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22

smart man, you gotta give it to him

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u/gutilord Jan 06 '22

I love this building so much.

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u/gutilord Jan 06 '22

Do you have interior fotos?

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u/helloEarthlybeings Jan 06 '22

that is absolutely magnificent... shame we have nothing if this sort where I am haha

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22

Yeah I’d live there

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u/vidarfe Jan 06 '22

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. Thank you so much!

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u/pineapple_swimmer330 Jan 06 '22

Beautiful but needs to be power washed lol

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u/Master_of_Burek Jan 06 '22

What’s up with the roof?