What to do in Nancy? Our highlight in the city of architects

The ducal city cherishes architects, and they give it back well. Book release Andrew Brothers. Heritage Architecture (Éditions Hermann) invites you to discover the heritage of Nancy, France’s fourth largest city in terms of historical monuments. The author, Caroline Bauer, follows in the footsteps of Michel and Jacques André, the third generation of architects who shaped Nancy, from the annexation of Alsace-Moselle in 1871 to the 21st century, where the André et Moulet agency remains. one of the most famous of the department. The family practice has been established for one hundred and twenty years in a pavilion on the iconic site of Stanislaus. The memory of Emile André, a figure of the Art Nouveau movement whose curves embrace the city, hangs over it. This fertility is no accident. The capital of the Dukes of Lorraine has maintained throughout the centuries the vibrancy inspired by its artists and architects inspired by the Italian Renaissance. These influences earned Nancy a reputation for being more Latin…