and you know i want to meet those women back home who are bound by this and social norms and inform them about dead basic rights my name is the about of the group and i work feed them. hello from berlin and come to your max on today's show we always believe your eyes so that i look twice. mesmerize in my mind boggling work mc escher. perennial paradise kew gardens we all agree screw loose you are just not. found they will want to check the eiffel

tower is one of europe's most photographed parts. paintings with a twist that describes. a really well the dutch artist is known worldwide for his optical illusions he often played with the perspectives died in one thousand nine hundred seventy two his home tolo varden in the netherlands is during a stint as one of two european capitals of culture and to all of the city's famous some there's currently a retrospective of confusing works. do these steps lead up or down. mc escher was a master of illusion the dutch artist created works that on the surface appeared to show realistic scenes but violated physical laws.

the exhibition asher's journey is currently on at the priest museum in the dutch city of. his art doesn't just delight visitors to the show it even leaves the curators spellbound. and what is always a great fascination about ashes work is the way he invites you to look closer and to look longer and say look again and. there is this constant need you want to figure out what he's doing and where where and where does he trick you somehow you never really get behind this you never really see where he took you and that makes his work i think very fast. but there's much more to the exhibition than just after his famous impossible images it tracks his lifelong development as an artist. in the early years of his career the dutchman focused on painting realistic landscapes and he travelled widely and searching for inspiration. but as

time passed his works diverged from reality more and more. one place in particular would leave a lasting impression on his travels through to the alhambra in spain is important because he saw the geometrical decorations in the palace started to copy them and this inspired him to go into a new direction so to speak and became an inspiration for his later premises while . in the northern part of the netherlands. maurice cornelius as sure was born in this house on june seventeenth. eight hundred ninety eight. and it's recorded history stretches back to the fourteenth century this year it's a european capital of culture that's drawing large numbers of visitors to the exhibition more than four thousand tickets were sold on its opening weekend alone. makes people stop and think. able to look into their dimensions so he can come.

looking. he sees the world and then he looks at the other side and he sees the world completely different it's a building but it's not realistic building there is a tower with many stairs that says it makes sense every time you look at it you find something new when you find something different. for a long time mc escher was an outsider in the art world. but early mathematicians and other scientists developed an appreciation for his impossible images. he also please the public beginning in the one nine hundred fifty s. many of his works were reprinted due to overwhelming demand. later in life as sure became quite a celebrity. she was well aware of. the sense that he felt he was in between worlds in between mathematics and scientists and world

and he felt he was moving in between and he could feel a bit. that. he felt he had something found something of great interest but it was also something he felt he was alone in. even nearly fifty years after his death the work of mc escher remains mesmerizing. it's the work of an artist who truly saw the world with different eyes. fascinating flowers and some of the rarest plans are on the display in england again in the past some million international visitors flocked to kew gardens in london every year the temperate house is the highlight it's the world's biggest surviving victorian glass house it's large enough to help three jam budgets it's

been shot since trendy thirteen for extensive renovations until now. the temperate house in london is a stunning structure that's home to some of the rarest plant specimens on the planet. now after five years of renovations it's to be officially reopened on may fifth. final preparations are underway. in the temperate house in a button cares for plants that are technically extinct. i'm just cleaning woodside and this is a site all prehistoric plants that were around at the time of the dinosaurs and which is why they have quite tough and spiny leaves woodside tad's is the loneliest plant in the world is because we've only found males all we've got all clones and that means that there isn't any sexual reproduction. around fifteen hundred species of plants from asia africa america australia and new

zealand flourish here among them are a few of interest to medical research for example this himalayan you. know it produces text and these are the active ingredient in an anti cancer drug cool packet taxil and it's so effective that m. for a parents of being harvested from the wild quick then they can in a. minute crematoria strolled through this house after it was opened in eight hundred sixty three in the queue royal botanic gardens in southwestern london. it's one of several green houses including the poem house which recreates serene forest climate. the third major component is the princess of wales conservatory all three buildings how is endangered plant species. gardens director richard general heads

a staff of some three hundred scientists. but we have the millennium seed bank which is collecting and storing seeds second insurance policy against extinction we have all draw more than seven and a half million specimens we have the world's largest fun guy collection with about one point three million specimens i think it was quite unique in the combination of assets we have the science collections the living collections the landscape and the community of scientists and conservationists we have. the renovation work cost about forty seven million euros the largest scale modernization efforts undertaken in the greenhouses history nearly seventy thousand elements had to be removed and restored fifteen thousand panes of glass were replaced and over five thousand liters of paint applied the job required a hundred eighty kilometers of scaffolding andrew williams oversaw the colossal project. it was put a risk register which is a historic england register which says that buildings of historic significance like

this building which is a great one the building was a risk of further damage has been caused by a lack of maintenance over the years a water has got into the building which meant that we need to do a full refurbishment because it was on the verge of getting home safe to the public . workers had to move some five thousand flowers herbs and trees out and five years later back into the temperate houses nearly forty nine hundred square meters. many of the plants are extremely sensitive. from a host cultural speck to they were very nervous of taking everything out and putting it back in ultimately we did we took everything out and we put it all back in again and we lost very very few specimens just a couple and then we propagated as well so we took cuttings and we actually. unable to take them as well while we had large applause where we had to in effect removing the so too big for the building we've taken

a couple of cuttings from on our reply to their sons and daughters back into the building. when a button pitched in for the big move back into the temperate house the job took eight months but it was a very special time for. myself and my colleagues when we started in whole its culture we never imagined that we'd be passive pews biggest restoration project in its history and we never imagined that we'd be helping to we're still the largest victorian glass house still surviving in the world. for a few invited guests were allowed to sneak preview before the official reopening but after may fifth it will be open to everyone a green always says just ten kilometers from the heart of london. let's have a look at what else is going on in europe in the realm of cultural events today's express kicks off with the famous fashion label.

chanel hit the high seas in paris on thursday with its cruise collection and invited guests to set sail for the french riviera a huge cruise ship was docked inside the compound they in the heart of paris. among the many famous faces were actresses kristen stewart and the daughter of johnny depp and vanessa parodied lily rose. hitting the runway where supermodel sisters bella and gigi how deep the. chanel had designer karl lagerfeld famously transforms the holiday into a spectacle for chanel shows previous settings have included a full blown forest and an airport terminal. and again doing and was a kind of drawing of comic character tintin and his dog snowy has spent more than six hundred thousand euros at an auction in paris it was made by belgian i'll just play me better known as. the pictures served as

a cabbage distraction for the newspaper serialisation aussie concept it in the one nine hundred fifty nine it's in some comic book full of the ocean drawing was not included that is what's the motive might it's about. karl marx traffic lights karl marx rubber duckies and karl marx wind all to mark the philosopher's two hundredth birthday on may fifth in his birthplace st marks is turning up everywhere on thursday the house where he was born opened an exhibition on the father of communism alongside an animated marx is a first edition of just capital was handwritten annotations by the author himself. on saturday the city will be unveiling a larger than. life statues sent as a gift from china's nominally communist government and often heated nearly two

years debate preceded its eventual acceptance. now of something for anybody who is feeling hungry it's time for another episode of fifty kitchens one city our series is the perfect prove to so that you can enjoy good food from around the world without ever leaving berlin because the german capital is home to people from some two hundred different nations and other came over they brought a lot of traditions from their home countries recipes for example and these delicious dishes are on display in our show every week and you can find them also on our web page d w dot coms less fifty kitchens today we're heading to luxembourg in the middle of berlin to try out a traditional meal. very

different from where i come from the. exchange the countryside of luxembourg for. it was a lot more stimulating. female i made new friends there was a lot more going on. i was young too so that was pretty pivotal i didn't find it hard to stay. for the first born in luxembourg in. his parents and that. he came to study course the culture in berlin back in one nine hundred eighty three and was hooked. before long he began painting and developing his own projects and eventually. to me. have been a successful but. the kind in there is success story of began back in two thousand and six with a delicatessen he opened with his partner. specialities from luxembourg since then

it's grown into a popular place offering bistro style food for lunch and the more exclusive in the evenings. as he's gone through an eyeball i really like to have guests just to strike up conversations on oil to do something nice for other people . back straight away. and if the people are happy then it's great. you also get to know really nice people. it's a small stage of sorts that i go on every night. what so appealing about it. just watch for that. and that state of the signature experience. theory chose the hughes for the furniture and then. terry designed the rules works he painted himself. this space for up to thirty guests and.

the name was inspired by this figure of speech about grabbing a bite to eat where could be translated as mouthful. the front area of the restaurant is still a delicatessen that sells wines and other specialties from luxembourg. lessons for the looks and food plays an important role in luxembourg both food and drink you meet up and go out to eat if you have something to talk about you do it over food when the wind comes it helps solve problems or just makes for a nice evening. chicken cooked in wine is a specialty in luxemburg. in the small central european country it's generally stewed and. often an l thing or touch racing. with ultimate fine cut deep fried potatoes.

traditional cuisine has been heavily influenced by the neighboring regions in northern france and. it's often hard to see and rustic many dishes come from life on the farm. the grand duchy of luxembourg has more than its fair share of go my restaurants twelve in the small country sport michelin star. is often made with red wine but in luxembourg you typically make it with riesling the size you know i've been told that the lighter whites were always traditionally used for cooking usually they were. used to make sauces or for stews that's a distinctive feature in our corner of the world from. those who don't like. to

move can be found in the shallows of the district of the german capital but it has lived and worked here for years he says it's a great place to encounter artists and celebrities if you enjoy that kind of thing . although it's quiet and orderly here there's always something going on. the restaurant has gained an excellent reputation. including among the testers with a go me your restaurant guide as if they granted accolades for years. to push your little bush lost mishra. want to know more about european lifestyle and culture visit euro max on facebook. you'll find highlights from our programmes. three hundred sixty degree videos of the most beautiful places in europe and snapshots taken by our reporters take an exclusive look behind the

scenes at how the program is produced and follow us on facebook live. we'd love it when fans visit our facebook page and give us their feedback visit d.w. euro max on facebook. the friends are known for their fine food but if you're visiting paris for example you not only have to try the good food but also visit some sites there is specially the tower is a must see and the french capital it has saved the skyline of paris since one thirty years and attracted up to seven million visitors every year most of whom takes naps shots of the famous structure just overlook an instagram the other tower is one of europe's famous landmarks on the social media platform number one now ranking. the eiffel tower rises above the french capital known as the iron lady it stands

three hundred twenty four meters tall the highest structure in paris offering great views of the city and the river sen on the way to talk there are three platforms those who want the exercise can take the seven hundred four stairs to the second platform if you're heading all the way to the top be prepared to climb one thousand one hundred sixty five steps. of course you can always take the elevator that's where you'll often find karim shady he's been working at the eiffel tower for sixteen years he operates the elevator and talks to the visitors in almost every language imaginable. i go to your regular. blocks i'm not sure what the lawyer. on our. show b. says there's no place he'd rather work by the of of you than you can get away from every day where he's with a view like this you see the city in a very interesting architectural way oh by just and somehow you're a bit of a tourist in new south and feel as if you're on holiday but when someone calls me.

for. the stop for the first platform is nearly sixty metres up. visitors are drawn out to the sun deck here and the exhibition that takes them around the platforms perimeter it tells the story of the eiffel tower. the landmark wasn't always as popular as it is today. when engineer gustave fell had it built for the eight hundred eighty nine world's fair artists and intellectuals derided it as a blight on the city's skyline. described as a tragic street lamp that was a broadside at the fails industrial style which contrasted sharply with the historic stone buildings of the city. the national plan was to tear the tower down after two decades arctic fair trial in one explains why it's still standing today. some point got

the idea that the tower could be used as a place for a radio antenna. that the french army was really interested in and began to do experiments on transmissions you know that made the tower strategically important and that's why they kept it. all knuckle so maybe. a teller affords impressive views from many vantage points especially from the second and third platforms. you can see many other persian sights from here including the louvre. and the dome of lism bellied. seducer all over the view changes all the time it's never the same what's really impressive is how the sky and the tower influence each other you're out in the elements the wind the rain and sun with it but you never just in paris but above it between the earth and the sky. that's made the

eiffel tower one of the world's best loved landmarks it sees up to thirty thousand visitors every day you have to pay to get in tickets cost as much as twenty five euros. it's amazing we get a little out of this and it's unbelievable a once in a lifetime experience i'm from mexico and i'm really impressed and it's wonderful that i'm also if i want to know about the history in that it's more modern addition to paris is cityscape it's kind of interesting to think about how that fits in with a lot of older buildings everybody come here and you can feel happy you. realize the dream where. did. this even your snapshot is direct here. hero max viewers have sent in their favorite eiffel tower photographs.

the tower is so famous that people come here just to be photographed with it so they can say i was here i was at the eiffel tower it's not just a monument it's a symbol of parents are. going to do. and after dark every hour on the hour the tower is awash with flashing lights. before the landmark resumes its romantic glow above the city of lights. as part of our as soon as you have famous landmarks we ask you this week to send us photos showing you in front of your favorite site we received lots of entries from around the world but this one for example a typical picture with the leaning tower of pisa another view is sand in the monument and carriage house and for sure the eiffel tower as part of your favorite landmarks this eighty visit is the equip place in athens and here

a ruined city of much of preaching on the radio is seven notaras from santiago de hewlett here in front of the pyramid and mexico so commerce relations you know gad this minute that all the eiffel tower and paris have fun with it and if you want to know what a new draw is about just go to d.w. dot com slash live style well that's all we have time for today but with the next episode of your max when we're show you the best pics of the week i love them thanks for watching. next time on. on your own backs the highlights additions including strengthen focus check sport climber item on drug climbs the world's toughest cliffs. tales in traditions an exhibition on the very end lauren legend. and

wining and dining a visit to the world's oldest restaurants all this and more next time on your own max highlights. from. the first thing.

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