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escher. perennial paradise kew gardens real pleased to lose the largest mosque. and they want to check how is one of europe's most photographed landmarks. paintings with a twist that describes the works by mc escher really well that's artist is known worldwide for his optical illusions he often played with the perspectives died in one thousand nine hundred seventy two his home tomo 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 the physical laws. the exhibition asher's journey is currently on at the frieze museum in the dutch city of leo. 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 so look again and. there is this constance need you want to figure out what he's doing and where where and where does he trick you somehow you never really gets 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 assures famous impossible images that tracks his lifelong development as an artist

. in the early years of his career the dutchman focused on painting realistic landscapes he travelled widely searching for inspiration. but as time passed his works diverged from reality more and more. one place in particular would leave a lasting impression he's travelled through to the alhambra in spain is important because he saw the metrical 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 prints as well . in the northern part of the netherlands. there was born in this house on june seventeenth. eighteen 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. work still makes people stop and think. able to look into the. looking. he sees the world and then he looks at the other side and sees the world completely different it's a building but it's not realistic building there is a tower with many stairs with stairs makes sense every time you look at it you find something new and when you find something different. for a long time mc escher was an outsider in the art world. 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 became

quite a celebrity. she was well aware. that he felt like he was in between worlds in between mathematics and scientists and world and he felt that he was moving in between and he could feel. that. 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 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 hold three jumbo jets it's been shot since twenty thirteen for extensive renovations until now. the temperature 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 cares for plants that are technically extinct. i'm just cleaning woodside and this is a site all prehistoric that were around at the time of the dinosaurs and which is why they have quite tough and spiny leaves what cycads is the loneliest plant in the world is because we've only found males always go 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. see it produces text and these are the active ingredients in an anti cancer drug cool pack. and it's so respected is that unfortunately a parlance of being harvested from the wild quick then they can actually. green victoria 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 a rain forest climate. the third major component is the princess of wales

conservatory all three buildings house endangered plant species. gardens director richard devereux old heads a staff of some three hundred scientists. but we have the millennium seed bank which is clicked in storing seeds it's like an insurance policy against extinction we have all drawing 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 he 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 one hundred eighty kilometers of scaffolding andrew williams oversaw the colossal project. though it was put

a risk register which is a historic england register with buildings of historic significance like this building which is a grade one is 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 almost verge of getting unsafe 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 metres. many of the plants are extremely sensitive. from a host cultural spec 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 so while we had large applause where we had to in effect rooms though 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. in 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 pugh's 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. 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 cultural events today as express

kicks off with the famous fashion label. shadow hit the high seas in paris on thursday with its cruise collection guests to set sail for the french riviera like a huge cruise ship was inside the day 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 were supermodel sisters bella and. chanel had designer karl lagerfeld famously transforms the into a spectacle for chanel shows previous settings have included a full blown forest and an airport terminal. and india and was a kind of drawing of comic book character and his dog snowy has spent six hundred

thousand euros at an auction in paris it was made by a belgian artist shelfs they mean better known as mc. as a cover it is strange because the newspaper serialisation concept in one nine hundred fifty nine it's in some comic book full of the ocean drawing was not included that is what's those have made 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 tree here 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 the first edition of dust copy was handwritten annotations by the author himself.

on saturday the city will be unveiling a larger than. life statue sent as a gift from china's nominally communist government and often heated nearly two years to be preceded its eventual acceptance. now we have something for anybody who is feeling hungry it's time for another episode of fifty kitchens one city our series is the perfect proof to show that you can enjoy good food from around the world without ever leaving berlin because the german capital is so home to people from some two hundred different nations and other came over they brought a lot of traditions from the 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 com slash fifty kitchens day we're heading to luxembourg in the middle of berlin to try out a traditional meal. very

different from where i come from i exchange the countryside of luxembourg for berlin. it was a lot more stimulating. female i thought 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. brought. forth was born in mexico in the one nine hundred fifty four his parents and a plant nursery that. he came to study course the culture in berlin back in nineteen eighty three and was hooked by the scene. before long he began painting and developing his own projects and eventually going to professorship at an academy . for a few years now you could 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. specialties from lux and since then it's grown into a popular place offering bistro style food for lunch and a more exclusive gourmet meal in the evenings. as he's gone through an eyeball i really like to have guests just to strike up conversations on the toilet to do something nice for other people my get back straight away if you pick. the lot of the people are happy and it's great when you also get to know really nice people this is true it's a small stage of sorts that i go on every night the climb to be. over that is what's so appealing about it. does. just life for them. and that stage as part of the artist's signature experience in the form of professor full color theory chose the hughes for the furniture and interior design

the all school where he painted himself. this space for up to thirty guests ended with a name was inspired by luxembourg as figure of speech about grabbing a bite to eat where more fair could be translated as mel full. the front area of the restaurant is still a delicatessen that sells wines and other specialties from luxembourg. 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. that helps. or just makes for a nice evening. chicken cooked in wine is a specialty. in the small central european country it's generally stewed and. often.

with. deep fried potatoes. it's traditional cuisine has been heavily influenced by the neighboring regions in northern france. and rustic many dishes come from. the grand has more than its fair share of restaurants in the small countries. is often made with red wine but in luxembourg you typically make it with riesling. have been told that the lighter whites were always traditionally used for cooking.

they were used to make sauces or for stews that's a distinctive feature in our corner of the world. like. district of the german capital but has lived and worked here he says it's a great place to encounter artists and if you enjoy that kind of thing. there's always something going on. the restaurant has gained an excellent reputation. including among the testers for the gloomy your restaurant guide as if they've granted it accolades for years. to push phillips a bush lost mishra. want to know more about european lifestyle and culture visit euro max on facebook. you'll find highlights from our

programs. 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 life. we love it when fans visit our facebook page and give us their feedback visit d.w. euro max on facebook. the french 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 eiffel tower is a must see and the french capital it has saved the skyline of paris since one hundred thirty years and attracted up to seven million visitors every year most of whom takes nap shots of the famous structure just over the open instagram the eiffel 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 the top 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 carrying shady he's been working at the eiffel tower for six if you're walking you know your. heart. should be says there's no place he'd rather work. be a bit of use and you can get away from every day worries with a view like this you see the city in a very interesting architectural way oh by this and somehow you're a bit of a tourist and feel as if you're on holiday back when some of my calls me.

this stop for the first platform is nearly sixty meters 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 an engineer gustave fail 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. thoroughly on be 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 initial plan was to tear the tower down after two decades architect fair trial and one explains why it's still standing today. it's

a little of 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 around transmissions that made the tower strategically important and that's why they kept it. all knuckle so maybe. the teller affords impressive views from many vetted points especially from the second and third platforms. you can see many other persian sites from here including the louvre. and the dome of elysium valley. of the view changes all the time it's never the same what's really impressive is how the sky in the tower influence each other you're out in the elements the wind the rain and sun with it but you're 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 wanted to know about the history and 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 that if you. realize the dream very. good. decision here snapshot is here. here 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. 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 was sent in the monument and characterless employs sure the eiffel tower as part of your favorite landmarks this city visit is the equipment is an ethic and here

a ruined city of much of preaching through the window is. santiago de hewlett here in front of the pyramid and mexico so commerce relations you'll get this mini lego set of the eiffel tower in 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 the next episode of your max when we're show you the best picks of the week thanks for watching. next time on your own max the highlights edition including strength in focus check sport climber item on drug climbs the world's toughest clips. tales in tradition. an exhibition on to varying lore and legend. and

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