OMG4590985: Shanghai Opera, 300 Ren Min Boulevard, Huangpu District, Shanghai (China). Realisation 1998, architect Jean Marie Charpentier.The opera plan is based on the geometry of the square, a shape considered perfect in Chinese symbolism. It represents Earth. The curved roof is a segment of circle depicting the sky. It is both a symbol and a metaphor of Chinese culture interpreted in contemporary architecture. The main facades form a transparent box of glass serigraphy housing spaces where the public can wander to the homes, restaurants, shops, surrounding the large central auditorium of 1800 seats. Photography 21/04/05., Charpentier, Jean-marie (1939-2010) / Bridgeman Images
RCT4606571: Place Vendome in Paris. Today's square dates back to 1699 and was designed by Jules Hardouin Mansart (1646-1708). And it was only with the piercing of the Rue de la Paix that the Vendome Column was erected in 1806 by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) to the glory of the victors of Austerlitz (1805)., Castan, Remy / Bridgeman Images