you can see the stairs, the historic detail with the handrail. it is refurbished exactly the same design and the same kind of detail by the artissns. and you can see also this from the 1960s. you didn t see this fresco because it was covered by the white painting. but it has been far from a smooth ride. a brand new building on rue de rivoli struggled to get planning permission for years, with locals saying that the modern facade didn t fit in with the local architecture. right here, you can really get a sense of where the older building that i know and love meets this new,
i mean, it is heaving with people and you. you can just see that they aren t obviously here just to shop and eat, because they are walking around taking pictures of the structure. yes. how hard was it to redo? from this level, you can see every detail of the art nouveau period and architecture. you can see the stairs, the historic detail with the handrail. it is refurbished exactly the same design and the same kind of detail by the artissns. and you can see this from the 1960. you didn t see this because it was covered by a white painting. but, it has been far