Detail View: SHIMMER: La Grande Arche
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Title:
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La Grande Arche
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Creation Date:
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1990
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Dimensions:
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108 x 110 x 112 m
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Image Date:
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1996
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Period:
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20th century
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Start Date:
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1982
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End Date:
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1990
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Location:
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Paris
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Country:
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FRANCE
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Material:
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concrete , glass , marble - Carrara
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Display Creator:
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VON SPRECKELSEN, Johan Otto
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Image ID:
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96-3682
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Description:
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Location: La Défense. An interior view of the Grande Arche, visible are offices, steps and escalators. Spreckelsen designed the structure as a 20th Century version of the Arc de triomphe and it was built by French civil engineering company Bouygues. After Spreckelsens death in 1987 Andreu, as his associate, took over and completed the work.
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Rights:
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© Sheffield Hallam University
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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member of staff
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Creator:
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VON SPRECKELSEN, Johan Otto
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1929
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1987
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Creator Dates - Active:
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20th century
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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Danish.
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Creator:
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ANDREU, Paul
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1938
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Creator Dates - Active:
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20th century
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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French.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Offices
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- France -- Paris
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Subject Heading:
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Glass -- In architecture
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Subject Heading:
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Plants
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Subject Heading:
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Défense (Paris, France)
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Subject Heading:
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Grande Arche (Paris, France)
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