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Flash from a glittering past[IMG][/IMG]
have you said gloomy?
one of the hall (sad)
another view
The information desk is still there
"to the boat, accès au paquebot"
the information pannel for the boat train
going nowhere
Hope you "enjoyed" it....
In the second one it looks like there is a funnel way in the distance. Looks like a NCL funnel.
Do you know what that is?
Cunard Fan I expect that is LD Lines' Norman Spirit. Nice photo here with info on Fakta om Fartyg.
Pam
Anyway, I wonder why they didn't do it like in Cherbourg : restore the transatlantic terminal, make it a museum and the city cruise terminal. I think it's a success in Cherbourg, so why not in Le Havre which have a pretty decent number of cruise calls (Le Havre/Paris stuff) ?
quote:Originally posted by Pascal:[...] Le Havre is widely considered as the ugliest city of France, her ugliness being so amazing that the UNESCO decided to make it a World heritage site ("outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history").[...]
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See Here
(there is a short movie - click on 'film')
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Rich
Noel
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The terminal today...
And during more glorious days:
(Note some pannels from the Normandie Smocking Room in display).
And for french speaking friends (and the others) a nice video from the local TV about this amazing building:
http://jt.france3.fr/regions/popup.php?id=caen_vuessurmer&video_number=3
It's interesting how Cruise Terminal buildings used to match the splendour of the great Ocean Liners themselves.
Although modern ships hardly have the same quality of decor of the great Ocean Liners, modern Cruise Terminal buildings are often boring sheds and do not even begin to compete with the modern ships decor.
They should have kept the Southampton Ocean Terminal instead of replacing it with that QEII concrete thing!
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You have only one way via the former car access. Sadly sometimes it's closed by a big fence (well i'ts normally forbidden), but sometimes not, so like me you can take your chance...The building is very very neglected and you must find your way between rusten railings and tons of dead birds.
About the normandie's pannels, the one displayed in the 1949 Ile's smock room was from the big door btw Normandie's Grand salon and the smocking room.
http://www.marine-marchande.net/Jourlejour/E-000-1000/586-gare_maritime_Havre.jpg
The former transatlantic terminal (who hosted the other lines like Cunard, USL and HAL) is still there, in pristine condition, but his future seems to be quite uncertain as the area will be a new container zone...
http://lehavre76600.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/18/index.html
http://lehavre76600.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/19/index.html
quote:Originally posted by mec1:Although I loathe Costa, i do think the two Palocrocieres in Savona and Barcelona are excellent. I also like Canada Place in Vancouver and the Disney Terminal in Port Canaveral.
I would agree with all the above, and add the Royal Caribbean and new Carnival terminals in Miami to the "best" list as well.
Ernie
I could imagine how lovely it used to be...
Also, amazing graffiti! if anyone is into graffiti art, some neat stuff inside...
quote:Originally posted by NP:The destruction of the former French Line terminal started in January....]
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Sad to seebut perhaps good for Le havre, why did wait the Port Authority so long ? did they hope to revive the terminal ?
Is there no chance of restoring the other terminal, and make it act again as a passenger terminal, "in the style of the grand liners", Le Havre is often used as a cruise stop aka "Paris" ?
J
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