Replica, 2006, of the Sun Stone, the Aztec calendar 3.6m in diameter discovered in Mexico City in 1790, at the Maison du Mexique, or Mexico House, inaugurated 1953, in the Cite Internationale Universitaire de Paris, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, France. The building was designed by architect Jorge L Medellin, born in 1916, and built by his brother, engineer Roberto E Medellin. The furnishings are designed by Jean Prouve, 1901-1984, and Charlotte Perriand, 1903-1999. The CIUP or Cite U was founded in 1925 after the First World War by Andre Honnorat, 1868-1950, and Emile Deutsch de la Meurthe, 1847-1924, to create a place of cooperation and peace amongst students and researchers from around the world. It consists of 5,800 rooms in 40 residences, accepting another 12,000 student residents each year. Picture by Manuel Cohen. L'autorisation de reproduire cette oeuvre doit etre demandée auprès de l'ADAGP/Permission to reproduce this work of art must be obtained from DACS.
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