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Do cities and other parts of the world, their history, people and
buildings fascinate you? If so,
then why not join Christopher Legrand, who has put together a series of
fully illustrated talks on some of those he has visited.
Christopher
has delivered lectures, talks and presentations for many years and is
an accomplished speaker. He
has personally photographed all the locations that he discusses.
‘The
sights and sounds of New Zealand ’.
An illustrated trip
around some of the cities and wonderful landscape of both the North and South Islands of New
Zealand which
includes glimpses of Sydney, Australia, Rarotonga in the Cook Islands and
Singapore.
‘Christopher’s
Paris’
examines some of iconic
places and structures, as well as lesser known buildings, of this
fashionable French capital. The presentation also follows the work of
Georges-Eugène
Hausmann who was commissioned by Napoleon the Third to instigate the
planning reforms for the city, many of which influence it’s unique
character.
‘A
little night music’
is a magical tour through
the streets of Vienna, Austria, the home of waltz music and many of the
world’s great composers, and looks at the history and modern practices
of this famous city and it’s beautiful Baroque architecture.
Other
future titles will include
Christopher’s
London, This presentation looks into the
past of some of the historic buildings in the capital, why they were
built, and who may have occupied them.
Christopher’s
Dorset traces
some of the history of this picturesque County through a number of it’s
buildings and follows the routes of some of the county’s notorious
smugglers.
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