tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post119132504844546672..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Hotel Lutetia Paris - Belle Epoque or Art Deco?Helshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-62515146138858110522020-02-22T14:11:00.168+11:002020-02-22T14:11:00.168+11:00imperial
Thank you. I think there is something to...imperial<br /><br />Thank you. I think there is something to be said about location, location, location. Hotel Lutetia was centrally placed, just as Café society was blossoming and the Bohemian literary and musical world was making its mark.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-90705232161062951292013-08-29T23:42:38.021+10:002013-08-29T23:42:38.021+10:00Negi and Oprah
thank you. The hotel was very Bell...Negi and Oprah<br /><br />thank you. The hotel was very Belle Epoque and might have stayed that way. But the Art Deco design by Sonia Rykiel, added many decades later, look impressive :)Helsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-8300134258737878332013-08-29T18:34:16.710+10:002013-08-29T18:34:16.710+10:00The info you described sounds great. Did you provi...The info you described sounds great. Did you provide any discount if we make booking 3 months before visiting.<br /><a href="http://www.mountainedge.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Mount Tamborine Accommodation</a>Oprah Bethhttp://mountainedge.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-3326600818679948952012-11-02T19:22:01.071+11:002012-11-02T19:22:01.071+11:00Thanks for great information you write it very cle...Thanks for great information you write it very clean. I am very lucky to get this tips from you<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.besthotelsparis.net/" rel="nofollow">luxury hotel paris</a>Negihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081210267407903143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-44822979145192595092012-07-28T00:52:59.434+10:002012-07-28T00:52:59.434+10:00Cristeen
There is something very special about a ...Cristeen<br /><br />There is something very special about a glamorous, historical hotel, don't you think? Even if ordinary families could not afford to stay there, wandering through the lounge for afternoon tea or drinks would be special.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-79949405637995756492012-06-24T10:49:16.761+10:002012-06-24T10:49:16.761+10:00Emm
oh I fully agree....there is something very s...Emm<br /><br />oh I fully agree....there is something very special for historically minded people to absorb themselves in a particular place that was famous from earlier eras. Wine and coffee cultures to be sure, and Jardin du Luxembourg, Saint-Germain-des-Prés church etc etc. <br /><br />I never want to go home :(Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-61956934460682076162012-06-24T03:26:56.141+10:002012-06-24T03:26:56.141+10:00Wow, your last question really is interesting! I h...Wow, your last question really is interesting! I have long been fascinated by cafe culture and can only imagine how wonderful it would have been to share a table or corner with Sartre or Picasso. When I visited New York, I visited an exhibition on the resistance in France and it included some of Sartre's original works. It was amazing to see his original scratchy, crooked handwriting.<br /><br />Funnily enough, Bon Marche is a cheap ad nasty clothing chain in England now.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-57136931120391232042012-06-22T19:41:15.546+10:002012-06-22T19:41:15.546+10:00Arian
it is amazing, isn't it? I have been to...Arian<br /><br />it is amazing, isn't it? I have been to Paris many times, and never stopped to think whether a hotel's renovated decor matched the original designer's plan.. or what happened terrible things happened to a hotel during WW2.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-91839276559497846012012-06-22T18:00:28.640+10:002012-06-22T18:00:28.640+10:00Interesting post! Keep them coming ;)Interesting post! Keep them coming ;)Arianhttp://www.cgtegnestue.dk/arkitekt_tegnestue.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-59584803135086995702012-06-20T12:54:14.828+10:002012-06-20T12:54:14.828+10:00Leon and Sue
I love it when historically minded b...Leon and Sue<br /><br />I love it when historically minded bloggers find important data.<br /><br />Roman Lutetia was founded in the 2nd century AD next to the river Seine, centred on the left bank of the Seine (modern-day Latin Quarter). <br /><br />Thank you. What a perfect name for the new hotel!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-80814286070473990132012-06-20T11:14:58.122+10:002012-06-20T11:14:58.122+10:00Is it true that Hotel Lutetia took its name from b...Is it true that Hotel Lutetia took its name from before Paris was called Paris?<br />I believe this may have been before the Roman's occupied the area.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-56906182255974682542012-06-20T10:25:54.909+10:002012-06-20T10:25:54.909+10:00ParisRocks
Paris Tourism wrote: "It was the ...ParisRocks<br /><br />Paris Tourism wrote: "It was the owner of the Bon Marché who took the initiative in 1910 to build the Hotel Lutetia in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. In fact, this luxury hotel was used to house major customers of the store in a made-to-order luxury setting." <br /><br />http://www.lutetia-paris.com/en/paris-tourism/landmarks/bon-marche.aspx<br /><br />This sounds amazing to me. Imagine building a classy hotel for shoppers at even the most chic of the major Paris department stores.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-90284854153832984552012-06-20T10:19:48.036+10:002012-06-20T10:19:48.036+10:00I think there was a connection between Le Bon Marc...I think there was a connection between Le Bon Marche and the Hotel Lutetia, other than being neighbours.ParisRocksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-10012185885233823322012-06-19T22:20:11.164+10:002012-06-19T22:20:11.164+10:00Andrew
of course I realise that part of it is pur...Andrew<br /><br />of course I realise that part of it is pure snobbery. The Left Bank generally refers to the Paris of the 1880-1930 era and so the modern tourist is unlikely to bump into Pablo Picasso or Jean-Paul Sartre having drinkies. <br /><br />But that sense of bohemianism and cultural excitement makes it still a great area.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-23591481935992805592012-06-19T21:16:55.391+10:002012-06-19T21:16:55.391+10:00I think we first heard the quote in Paris, that th...I think we first heard the quote in Paris, that the right bank makes the money and the left bank squanders it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-23941499195478214862012-06-19T17:44:10.875+10:002012-06-19T17:44:10.875+10:00*agreed*... Less of the unsafe and irreparable and...*agreed*... Less of the unsafe and irreparable and more of the profitable, I would imagine. <br /><br />You are spot on with the comparison between London's Ritz Hotel (1905) and Paris' Lutetia (1910). Note how absolutely French the Ritz exterior looks!Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-43786134509011261422012-06-19T17:33:27.869+10:002012-06-19T17:33:27.869+10:00Hello Helen:
An interesting final question! The Ho...Hello Helen:<br />An interesting final question! The Hotel Lutetia bears a strong resemblance in many ways to the Ritz in London, most likely dating from around the same time.<br /><br />Here on the Danube front there were, until the end of the Second World War, a number of very similar establishments but which were, alas, all pulled down on the grounds that bomb damage had made them unsafe and irreparable. This last we doubt very much.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com