Barrière de la Villette

building, Paris, France

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In Western architecture: France
The Barrière de la Villette, consisting of a tall cylinder rising out of a low square block with porticoes of heavy, square Doric piers, exhibits all the essentials of the style: megalomania, geometry, simplicity, antique detail, formalism, and stylophily (use of many columns). Even more inventive…
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