Les Choux de Créteil - the brutalist district in the suburbs of Paris.
The district was designed by the architect Gérard Grandval and was completed in 1974. The name "The Cauliflowers" is given because of the particular petal balconies. "The flower is the anti-cube", said the architect. Let's explore it. New episode about Brutalist Paris is on our channel.
In this special episode of Walks in Turin we invite you to visit Reggia di Venaria Reale (Palace of Venaria) - a former royal residence in the metropolitan city of Turin. It is one of the 14 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy built between 16th and 18th centuries and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The restored complex of the Palace of Venaria was opened to visitors in October 2007 and has since become a major tourist destination and space hosting exhibitions and events. In 2017 it was the sixth most visited museum in Italy. We will take a walk from the Venaria Reale station to the Palace and visit the Basement floor of the museum and the Noble floor with its gorgeous and miraculous Great Gallery which definitely worth a visit if you are in Turin. We will then explore the Gardens which were recently recreated and exhibiting modern works by Giuseppe Penone. To discover the other unique face of Turin - its industrial history of XX century, historic...
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