Post by postbot on Dec 6, 2012 15:39:52 GMT -8
French town is a surprising centre of art and architecture
There are two special reasons to visit Nancy, capital of France's Lorraine province: Place Stanislas, one of Europe's great public spaces, created by a usurped Polish king; and an amazing proliferation of Art Nouveau buildings and design, the result of the movement having bloomed here during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
www.vancouversun.com/travel/surprising+centre+architecture/7610402/story.html
There are two special reasons to visit Nancy, capital of France's Lorraine province: Place Stanislas, one of Europe's great public spaces, created by a usurped Polish king; and an amazing proliferation of Art Nouveau buildings and design, the result of the movement having bloomed here during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
www.vancouversun.com/travel/surprising+centre+architecture/7610402/story.html