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Month: September 2023
Resilience and Renaissance: Gare de Metz-Ville’s Century in Transit
On y salue une ambition digne d’une cathédrale, et ce n’est qu’une tourte, un immense pâté de viande. Gare de Metz Ville, an architectural marvel—or so they say. It astounds us with its Romanesque style and a steeple, supposedly designed by Wilhelm II, but nothing soars; everything is contained, squat, and compressed under a lid… Continue reading Resilience and Renaissance: Gare de Metz-Ville’s Century in Transit
Voices of the Past: Verdun’s Tale of Remembrance and Reconciliation
I knelt. As I brought my face closer to the small square glass pane, the image of a jumble of ribs, limbs and skulls emerged with stark clarity. The innocuous window framed a haunting tableau of mixed German and French soldiers’ bones, a macabre mosaic of skeletons intertwined, forever bound by the anguish of war… Continue reading Voices of the Past: Verdun’s Tale of Remembrance and Reconciliation