TEC4575484: La Ca d'Oro, Grand Canal in Venice (Italy). In 1412, Marino Contarini built a palace, which he expected to surpass beautifully all the other palaces in Venice. He entrusted the construction of it to the Lombard Matteo Raverti, then to the Venetian Giovanni and Bartolomeo Bon. The marble facade is then almost entirely covered with gold. From where the nickname gives by the Venetians the Ca d'Oro, the house of gold. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4576026: The Pantheon, Rome, Italy. Religious edifice of ancient Rome which was originally the temple of all the deities of ancient religion, transformed into a Christian church in the 7th century. The Pantheon has the largest dome built in Antiquity that survived. Photography 10/05/98. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4623896: The Economic and Social Council, Paris 16th. Construction 1937-1946, architects Auguste and Gustave Perret. Originally, the Museum of Public Works was to be created for the 1937 Universal Exhibition on Chaillot Hill. In fact, its construction did not begin until January 1937. It will suffer delays due to the Second World War. This anthem to concrete has been home since 1959 to the Economic and Social Council, established by the 1958 Constitution promulgated by General de Gaulle, Perret, Auguste (1874-1954) & Gustave (1876-1952) / Bridgeman Images
TEC4623984: Facade of the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris, Palais de Tokyo in Paris. Construction 1937, architects: Andre Aubert, Paul Viard, Jean Claude Dondel and Marcel Dastugue. Built for the 1937 World Exposition, it now houses in the east wing the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris. France, an immense allegory of Antoine Bourdelle, dominates the court in all its verticalite. Built in 1948 by the Free French Association. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4623993: The Palais de Tokyo has Paris from Avenue de New York, Paris 16th. Construction 1937, architects: Andre Aubert, Paul Viard, Jean Claude Dondel and Marcel Dastugue. Built for the 1937 World Exposition, it now houses in the east wing the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris. France, an immense allegory of Antoine Bourdelle, dominates the court in all its verticalite. Built in 1948 by the Free French Association. / Bridgeman Images