Purple Magazine
— The Paris Issue #31 S/S 2019
art (nouveau) by gianni oprandi
art (nouveau)
photography by GIANNI OPRANDI
the doors and facades of paris
buildings have always been
the subject of a special effort,
with prizes for the best ones
many historical facades are
protected as a national heritage
— while the interior architectural
structures can be totally transformed
to such an extent that the streets
of paris are becoming a theater
of illusions and touristy postcard views
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DOOR DESIGNED BY RENÉ LALIQUE FOR THE HÔTEL LALIQUE, ARCHITECT LOUIS FEINE, 1902-1904, ON THE COURS ALBERT 1ER, 8TH ARRONDISSEMENT
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THE PORTE DAUPHINE METRO STATION DESIGNED BY HECTOR GUIMARD, 1899, 16TH ARRONDISSEMENT
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THE ORGUES DE FLANDRE, HOUSING COMPLEX DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT MARTIN VAN TREECK, 1970-1980, ON THE AVENUE DE FLANDRE, 19TH ARRONDISSEMENT
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HÔTEL MEZZARA, BUILT FOR VENETIAN TEXTILE DESIGNER PAUL MEZZARA AND DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT HECTOR GUIMARD, 1911, ON THE RUE JEAN-DE LA-FONTAINE, 16TH ARRONDISSEMENT