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| I don't think the tour Bel Air is that ugly (also a lot of people in Lausanne do agree with you).
Yes it is a bit Stalinist. What I find cute is that they copied a Russian or American art deco skyscraper and they sized it to Switzerland.
It was quite the attraction when it opened. People came from all over Switzerland to see it.
It had a gorgeous movie theater, shops inside, and a restaurant on top.
ps: Love your Ebenalp pictures. It is on my list for the next visit. | |
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I think it is more modernist than art deco really. That's why it doesn't have all Hoppy's gargoyles and other ornamentation. I have to say it is not one of my favourite buildings in Lausanne. I have been inside (for some French classes when I first arrived) and I can see its former grandeur. I'm sure it was beautiful in its day.
I prefer something like this from the same period as the Bel-Air Mètropole
It is the Chandoline apartment building near Mon Repos in Lausanne. Built 1933.