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10-30-2023, 04:26 PM
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Assemblee Nationale (Palais Bourbon), Paris
The Palais Bourbon was built between 1722-28 on land belonging to the Duchesse de Bourbon, some of which she granted to her lover, the Marquis de Lassay. The architects were Giardini, Lassurance, Jacques Gabriel and Aubert, who worked on it in succession. Did the first three get their marching orders then? I wonder. The Prince de Conde bought the place up in 1764 and had some enlargement and remodeling work done to bring it into line with what a prince would require. Very nice too. The French Revolution put a stop to all that though and in 1791 the palace became the property of the state and used as a home for France's first elected government, the Council of the Five-Hundred. The wooden roof of the debating chamber was considered unsightly and so in 1806 Poyet was brought in to design and build a large facade with Corinthian columns in order to hide it. More enlargement and reorganisation was carried out by Jules de Joly when the building was acquired by the Chamber of Deputies in 1827. The building has not changed it's appearance since.
With design and artwork by Jean-Marie Lemaire it was published by L'Instant Durable in 1990, and while not without faults, it is generally up to the high standards you would expect from this company. It's to 1/250 scale and with a base measuring 40 x 52 cm it takes up a lot of room. Far too much room. More info: What to know about Palais Bourbon, Paris - French Moments Bonne Chance, mes amis.
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10-31-2023, 07:46 AM
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That's wonderful, sir
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10-31-2023, 07:57 AM
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Nice looking model. Imagine what it would be like if the columns were 3D.
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10-31-2023, 08:49 AM
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L'Assemblée nationale est en séance !
(The National Assembly is in session)
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10-31-2023, 11:37 AM
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Very nice build Philip. I've strolled numerous times by it and across the Seine along Pont de la Concorde but this is the first time I hear the story of the architecture. Thanks for that and congratulations. I love the reduced tone of the graphics on this L'Instant Durable kit, suites the structure well.
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10-31-2023, 05:39 PM
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It's nice that the designer added the removable roof and the assembly chamber inside. Whilst there is a case for making the appearance more detailed and photorealistic, I actually like the sketchy, hand drawn style, as it reminds me of several factual books I had as a child which had illustrations like this.
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11-01-2023, 03:43 PM
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Thank you kindly for your comments, folks. Always a gas.
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11-01-2023, 03:47 PM
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I forgot to add, I presume you used a guillotine to cut the paper?
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11-01-2023, 04:15 PM
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Nice one
It's a bit bigger than your "usual" scale and worth the time and effort Cheers Mike
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