« Strasbourg Vertical » a été publié il y a 3 ans et a eu un vaste retentissement. Le Noyer édition publie une version mise à jour et en format plus petit, dont l'usage sera complémentaire à la version initiale identifiée en tant que livre objet. Les photos sont de François Nussbaumer, le texte est de Jacob Rogozinski, traduit en anglais et en allemand. Pour tous les amoureux de la capitale alsacienne, il sera le livre cadeau de référence pour les fêtes de fin d'année. Ce livre de 120 pages au format 17 cm x 24 cm sera imprimé sur papier couché de 200 grs répondant aux standards les plus exigeants en matière de reproduction photographique.
Découvrez ou redécouvrez Strasbourg sous un jour nouveau, à travers le regard de deux grands photographes.
Siège du Conseil de l'Europe et du Parlement européen, la métropole est reconnue comme un ensemble urbain caractéristique de l'Europe rhénane :
Le centre historique de la Grande Île et la Neustadt sont classés au patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco.
Le charme de Strasbourg, ses canaux, ses parcs, son atmosphère paisible, attirent de nombreux touristes.
Laissez-vous guider par ce magnifique ouvrage, richement illustré, dans la découverte d'une ville plurielle.
«The places that have been fortified elsewhere are to cover the provinces, but Metz must be fortified to cover the nation.» Vauban's words reveal the crucial role played by Metz during the Ancien Régime as regards defence of the French territory. The military presence has enduringly marked the landscape and architecture of Metz, but nevertheless should not overshadow the richness and originality of the rest of its built heritage. A city of commerce and of war, a crossing point on the eastern borders, an episcopal city, the former Divodurum Mediomatricorum of the Romans, then capital of the kingdom of Austrasia and cradle of the Carolingians, it was long marked by its supremacy, becoming a free city of the Holy Roman Empire, then a republic. It was this power that piqued the interest of its neighbours before it became part of France in 1552. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Metz experienced considerable economic and demographic development, as evidenced by the large number of churches, abbeys, squares, and entire quarters, as well as by the reconstruction of its historic centre, in which the architect and theoretician Blondel intervened.
In 1902 Metz, annexed to the German Empire since 1871, opened up to the south by embarking on the most far-reaching planned extension in its history and on an unprecedented transformation of its urban landscape. Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted to make it his western capital. Thus an experimental new town conceived as a total work of art-modern and picturesque, opulent and multicultural-was born, linked to the historic city by walkways and gardens.?
It was endowed with palaces and prestigious monuments emblematic of the emperor's pride and will to power. The Nouvelle Ville thus became a genuine architectural kaleidoscope and henceforth confirmed the European importance of the bimillenary city. Between 1918 and 1939, Metz, once again part of France, completed the initial urban project without interruption. With its unique architectural heritage, fortunately spared from destruction, the Nouvelle Ville now bears witness to the past good fortune and the art of living of a city that was an exceptional melting pot of influences.
In the first part of the book, the author recounts this part of the history of Metz, then provides a guide in 4 itineraries to help the visitor discover the city.
