Fondation Louis Vuitton

The Louis Vuitton Foundation opened on October 27.

It’s located in the Bois de Boulogne next to the Jardin d’Acclimatation. I’ve told you a bit about this park before in this post, but it’s basically like a miniature (totally French) Disneyland. Without princesses. This park has been around since the 19th century, and its architecture – the confection stands, etc. has changed little.

This pigeonnier (pigeon post) has been here since 1860, and it was used during the Franco-Prussian wars, and World War I. They transported the pigeons to a distant location, and when they had a message ready, they tied it to the pigeon who then flew home to this place.

We hadn’t noticed this area of the jardin before (is it new?), which reminds us of Bordeaux. There are even lights in the streams of water – not just at the base, but throughout the entire stream. How do they do that?

So anyway. We decided on the spur of the moment to go the Jardin d’Acclimatation on Halloween – just because we were all on vacation and wanted to do something else besides sit in front of the TV/computer/DS/iPhone. It ended up being a severe trial to have gone at this particular time, and I will tell you about that another time.

However, this last-minute excursion was how we came unwittingly to be in the know regarding this magnificent cultural event, whose conception dates back to 2001. It had been open just five days and the lines were still extensive. (We did not go in).

The architecture, designed by Frank Gehry, is airy and exquisite.

It looks like a massive, land-locked ship

where water plays a prominent part in the design,

as does lighting.

The fondation is open for concerts and art exhibits

and will quickly become one of the must-see sites in Paris.

(even if it’s really located in Neuilly).

It’s unsurprising that the Louis Vuitton brand was behind such an architectural confection, isn’t it?

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