Posts Tagged ‘architects’
Pont du Gard, a Roman Aqueduct
When living in the south of France, you are surrounded by such ancient history it is sometimes hard to fathom for a north American. The region around Nîmes (formerly known as Nemausus in Roman times) was notably one of the busiest and prominent regions of Roman Gaul, from which still remains numerous vestiges and monuments…
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Buying Art 1.0
Thirty years ago, a lovely friend of mine, who worked for the Canada Council Art Bank, invited me to go to a vernissage (a private viewing of art before the public exhibition). “Only buy what you like!” she said. “Art should inspire you, and you should be able to interpret something from it.” So later that night, I…
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