The Most Beautiful Public Libraries in the US. North Korea: An Ad-Free Utopia? A Night in Paris. When the waiter at the restaurant overlooking Notre Dame suggested my husband and I stay for un cafe or another glass of wine, perhaps we should have listened. I'd been sitting with my back to the river and he had a perfect view of the oncoming storm. Hand in hand, JP and I strolled across the bridge while to our left the clouds gathered. "Those clouds look ominous, maybe we should go back? " one of us suggested but the other waved the idea away. "We'll just dash back under a bridge if the storm breaks," we decided as we moved farther and farther away from the shelter of the restaurant awning. The first drops hit as we crossed the bridge from Ile de la Cite to the right bank of the Seine. "It can't storm as hard as before," one of us said as my husband put his back to the tree, tucking me in his arms while the spread of branches above kept the first stirrings of rain from reaching us.
When the wind began and the water came at us sideways, we knew we were in trouble. Clock Tower Building Apt. Spiral Book Stairs. Photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his photographs of a spiral staircase lined with bookcases by Portuguese architect Manuel Maia Gomes. The staircase forms part of a project called House Antero de Quental that involved converting the former home of a nineteenth century poet into a literary centre. The staircase spirals up through two storeys and into a tower. The shelves are back-lit through translucent plexiglass and will hold 6000 books. The following information is from Manuel Maia Gomes: The recovering works of this building where done to host a institution in charge of spreading the literair heritage of local and national writers, philosopher and poets.
This house where the poet and philosopher Antero de Quental lived from 1881 intel 1891, was about 30 year, ago subject to works which completely destroyed the image of its original shape. The interior was completely demolished, remaining only part of the outer walls. Wooden Bathtub. Like this article? Share it: Dedicated yacht makers inspired by the beauty of marine woods, Laguna creates glamorous wooden bathtubs which shine like jewels. The warm dark wood is given a soft sculptural form and modern elegance. Constructed from the finest quality woods and to exacting luxury standards, Laguna has created fascinating bathtubs that are stunning examples of sophisticated design.
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