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France
Western Europe
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Thoree-les-Pins,
Le Jardin Zoologique and Chez Taugourdeau - Emile Taugourdeau
1917-1989
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Built:
Thorée-lis-Pins, France
"When his duck died in 1974, Emile Taugourdeau decided to immortalise it by sculpting in cement. The resulting statue inaugurated a creative passion that grew over the years into a Zoological Garden full of birds and beasts. The former builder also included human figures, with a bride and groom, a cart driver, footballers, gendarmes and small children. At the entrance visitors are greeted by an Indian goddess draped with two huge snakes, standing alongside a cement windmill and cement trees."
"He worked quickly, painting the damp cement so that it would absorb the colour. Since his death the garden has been tended by his wife Denise."
Le Jardin Zoologique: Thorée-lis-Pins, 6km from La Flèche, France, Tel: +33-(0)2 43 45 61 10. By appointment only.
Excerpted text and images are from "Fantasy Worlds" by Deidi Von Schaewen and John Maizels
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Bibliography:
"Fantasy Worlds" by Deidi Von Schaewen and John Maizels, Taschen, New York, 1999.
"Self-Made Worlds: Visionary Environments" by Roger Manley and Mark Sloan, Aperture, New York, 1997. |
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