Marseille
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Small villages, new friends
by Cassie MarketosMarseille — Alya is the friend-of-a-friend. Born in Belarus, she immigrated to the United States at age 19 with fifty bucks in her pocket and not a drop of English-speaking ability to her name. Today, she lives in the 8th arrondissement of Marseille, a quiet and aging suburb nestled between the sea and the mountains. Her fiancé, Nico, was born and raised there, so every single person knows who they are, and t...
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Having a Le Corbusier weekend in Marseille.
by Charlene LamMarseille — Observation 1: Only at certain angles do you get the full effect of the colors amidst all that concrete. Observation 2: I’d always assumed the Unite d’Habitacion was in the suburbs, but it’s actually ...
Architecture, history
There are many buildings that house museums. There are few buildings that are museums.
by Philip -Marseille — Many buildings house museums, but few buildings are museums. These few are works of architecture that express history in space and form, not just in text and artefact. Last year, I visited one of thes...
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Architecture, history
There are many buildings that house museums. There are few buildings that are museums.
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Architecture
Having a Le Corbusier weekend in Marseille.
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Small villages, new friends
by Cassie Marketos in Marseille
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This morning on my way to the office.
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A moment of architectural deja vu. Surely the rings that shroud my office are not a reference to Corbusier's?
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Architecture
The Marseille Cathedral was of little interest. I have little time for anything built before the 20th century.
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Architecture, history
There are many buildings that house museums. There are few buildings that are museums.
in Marseille, France -
Architecture
Having a Le Corbusier weekend in Marseille.
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Old school Marseille is pretty nice, too. So many ways a place can make you say, wow.
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Finally made it to Marseille. Suitably impressed by all the new buildings in the European Capital of Culture 2013.
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The post office was closed for lunch, so we're getting coffee at Green Bear.
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In the middle of another asthma attack. Behind the hospital windows the sun's shining but here it's a bit harsh.
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Small beaches, surreal blues.
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Small villages, new friends
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Sunset meal on the edge of Marseille.
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Compressed.
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