Artificial Nature
The French has always been known for their distinguishable gardens. For classical gardens, no one beats the 17th century's formal glory of the gardens of Versailles, where the royal view from the Halls of Mirrors led King Louis XIV's great ambitions to the distant horizons.
The 21st century takes French Gardens into another level. As land becomes scarce, and the needs for nature becomes greater, Patrick Blanc decides it's time to go vertical. The result is just divine.
For the past few years, Patrick Blanc's vertical gardens have spotted the major cities of the world, even my home town, Bangkok. But this latest Jean Nouvel's creation of a Museum, Musee du Quai Branly, is the most breathtaking.
Being the ONLY major cultural project in the long reign of President CHIRAC, the Musee du Quai Branly houses the indigenous arts and civilisations from Asia, Africa, America, and Oceana but not European. The objects featured there are as outlandish as the Museum is to the neighbouring Hausmanian buildings.
37, quai Branly
75007 Paris
