Ribarts Elephant House 1758
by Photo Researchers
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Ribarts Elephant House 1758
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Photo Researchers
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Charles Ribart's cross-sectional plan for an Elephant House in the center of Paris, France. In 1758, he planned an addition to the Champs-�lys�es in Paris, to be constructed where the Arc de Triomphe now stands. It consisted of three levels, to be built in the shape of an elephant, with entry via a spiral staircase in the underbelly. The building was to have a form of air conditioning and furniture that folded into the walls. A drainage system was to be incorporated into the elephant's trunk. The French Government, however, was not amused and turned him down. Napoleon would later conceive a similar construction, the Elephant of the Bastille.
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