Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors has reopened after a three-year restoration. “The renovation of the castle’s crown jewel, paid for by French construction company Vinci at at cost of more than $18 million Cdn, was billed as the biggest cultural patronage project ever undertaken by a private company in France, where such work has traditionally been paid for by the state.”
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London Takes Lead In Art Sales
“The annual June art auctions, which ended on Friday, have made London a more important art capital than it has been for more than 20 years. Even the pros were surprised.”
A New Approach To Concert Hall Acoustics
An Australian acoustics firm has beat out worldwide competition to score a dream gig consulting on the design of Paris’s major new concert hall. “The team designed a double chamber space where the seats are set closer in and wrapped around the orchestra stage, so the audience sits within the sound, minimising any absorption.”