The Elephant Building Proposed For Champs-Élysées

Posted by Alex in Architecture, Pictures on July 15, 2007 at 1:14 am


Found at Futility Closet:

This one, proposed for the Champs-Élysées in 1758, had air conditioning, a spiral staircase, and a drainage system in the trunk.

The French government said no. There’s no accounting for taste.


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3 comments to "The Elephant Building Proposed For Champs-Élysées"

  1. Ross
    July 15th, 2007 at 9:52 pm

    This must be where Baz Luhrmans must have got inspiration for the elephant in the moulin rouge set.

  2. Dave
    July 15th, 2007 at 9:55 pm

    Lucy the Elephant in Margate NJ

  3. Dave
    July 15th, 2007 at 9:56 pm

    http://www.lucytheelephant.org/indexhi.html


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