the building became known, not surprisingly, as the louvre colonnade.errault was determined that his columns should not be decorative elements, but as, he thought, in ancient greek architecture, the supports of the building-- strong structural supports. he introduced engineering of a very high order into his design. the columns are threaded through with bars of iron, which are linked to crossbars in the ceiling and anchored into the walls behind. here is the initial idea that led to the development of reinforced concrete in the 20th century. almost 100 years later, exactly these same ideas were taken up by another architect-- soufflot--when he was commissioned to build the grandest, the noblest church in all of europe-- sainte genevieve, called the pantheon today. actually, you can even see it from here. tradition and reason were also soufflot's concerns. he, too, used freestanding columns to mark out his space and also to do the actual work of supporting the vaults and dome. he wanted to combine the structural elegance of a greek temple with the lightn

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. >> they say that art brings people together, so an exhibition of german art at the louvre seems a perfect chance for the chancellor and the president to say that they are friends, really. the two leaders do not see eye to eye. on economic matters, they pull in dfentays, but they also know that history demands france and germany get on, so they will. thursday's encounter in paris was a way to show the world that angela merkel and francoise hollande can do stuff together -- francois hollande can do stuff together. they announced cooperation on eurozone governance. >> we need more coordination regarding economic policy. we need to define what is important. for competitiveness. >> and then, there's the urgency of solutions to reduce youth unemployment. that means employment for the future. theut beneath the show, differences will not disappear. france's economy is slowing. neww unemployment has jumped by 12% in the year, and berlin and brussels both think that francois hollande should step up the pace of reform. the french president speaks openly now of the need for greater competitiveness. t

to eye on several major issues in the eu, so a visit of the exhibition of german paintings at the louvre was perhaps a chance for them to get to know each other better. at the talks held later, the two leaders put on a show of unity. they said their countries would weather the financial crisis together and would present a united front at next month's eu summit on growth and employment. >> much of our discussion was about mobilizing the european funds from 2014 through 2020. and including them in our future planning. >> they also pledged to press ahead with plans for a so- called common economic government in the eurozone. >> we need more coordination of our economic policies. that should be based on harmonizing our institutions to promote closer cooperation with n the europe group and other countries that would like to be included. >> as people all over europe are being asked to tighten their belts, the french presidency has set an example, announcing it is to auction off more than 1000 bottles from its well-stock wine cellar. >> our correspondent was at the press conference between holl

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to eye on several major issues in the eu, so a visit of the exhibition of german paintings at the louvre was perhaps a chance for them to get to know each other better. at the talks held later, the two leaders put on a show of unity. they said their countries would weather the financial crisis together and would present a united front at next month's eu summit on growth and employment. >> much of our discussion was about mobilizing the european funds from 2014 through 2020. and including them in our future planning. >> they also pledged to press ahead with plans for a so- called common economic government in the eurozone. >> we need more coordination of our economic policies. that should be based on harmonizing our institutions to promote closer cooperation with n the europe group and other countries that would like to be included. >> as people all over europe are being asked to tighten their belts, the french presidency has set an example, announcing it is to auction off more than 1000 bottles from its well-stock wine cellar. >> our correspondent was at the press conference between holl

spectacular views offers a perfect place to watch the sunrise or suffer sun set with someone you louvre, wear sturdy shows to conquer the stone trails and denly inventory advantage gives you hikers the sensation of being in a rain forest it's quite a hike to the top here at mount davidson but the view >> call the roll. >> tan? >> present. >> commissioner lee in >> here. >> hyde. >> here. >> perez? >> here. >> joseph? >> here. >> item number one is public comment, this is the opportunity that the public has to address items that are not on the agenda. and we will wait until everybody gets in. i will say that again. okay folks, let's move it, thank you. i am going to repeat what i just said for the benefit of the folks who just arrived. >> item number one is public comment, this is the opportunity for the public to address the commission on items under jurisdiction that are not on the agenda, nice to see you again. >> i would like to make general comments about what is going to happen tonight and future meetings, you know that there is a heavy calendar on extended hours permits. and it is

for me was prince philip, and he kind of said with a straight face, are you following them to the louvre? likely he laughed and i laughed. it didn't turn into an international incident but definitely awkward. >> host: why did you choose the photo on the cover of "front row seat" treachery that picture to me visually the composition, the lighting, it's an iconic image to me. it shows the seriousness of the job. but it also shows the environment of the white house. to me that one stood out from the pack as a cover photo. >> host: do you have a favorite trip he went on? >> guest: i think the president's trip to africa from his last trip to africa i believe in 2007, to me that was my favorite trip. i think witnessing the outpouring of love and thankfulness from all of the countries that we visited, and this is after come in reaction to the pet far, which all of the aids global health that the president initiated and all the african people in these countries are so thankful and it was just wonderful to witness. and a color, the culture there, and for me it was my first trip to africa, as a bl

they would be saying to tourists, would you like to see a personal tour to the louvre.of a sexual exhibition? well, i did a roaring business. >> lipton spent close to a year with doing this. he says he has no regrets. >> i'm not ashamed of it. she was my friend. i was a help to her. we had some amazing adventures. i never intended to discuss it. i didn't intend to discuss it with you now. your lips are sealed. if you ever mention this, i'll have to killve to kill you. >> we're all dead. lipton's top ten questions, he could answer these. what profession other than your own would you like to attempt? if heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrived? hello, mac daddy. another side to james lipton we didn't know about. just goes to show you anyone has a back story. anything you care to share about your youth? >> no. >>> is there any reason not to eat low-fat foods? a top nutritionist says yes. we'll find out why she says that coming up next on "cbs this morning." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it's time to enjoy a bug free yard get spectracide insect kil

that visit to the louvre capped a successful tour as it has been seen by the french and internationalppening now. secret pentagon designs for advanced aircraft and weapons targeted by chinese cyber spies. i will ask the house intelligence chairman about this shocking security breach. >>> inside the burned out caribbean cruise ship. passengers return home early and tell stories of freaking out during the fire. >>> and brave or crazy? i'll ask a storm chaser about the remarkable way he shot video inside a tornado. >> ears are popping. >> i am wolf blitzer. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. you're in "the situation room." we're getting an extremely troubling new look at a growing threat to america's military security, chinese cyber spies reportedly are hacking into blueprints for sensitive pentagon weapon systems in a much bigger way and more dangerous way than we ever realized. some defense experts now say the amount of cyber spying that's been revealed is staggering. cnn's brian todd is breaking it down for us. it is enormous what's going on. >>

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