Summarize the architecture of 8 countries in the building of 8 countries.

On July 6, 2022, Jay Chou's new song "The Great Works" MV was officially released.

Jay Chou's new album after six years will also be released on July 15.

("The Great Works" MV screenshot)

The MV of "The Great Works" is like a classical art book prepared by music. Traveling through time, the artists from Dali, Magrite, Matisse, Monks, Van Gogh, Changyu and other artists Flower World.

Jay Chou loves music, loves art, and loves to travel. Every time Jay Chou comes out of a new song, we all like to go to his MV to find the "egg" of classic architecture. Today, we might as well review Jay Chou's songs and come to the world. Building journey.

First stop/France

France

"The Great Works" is in Paris, France.

Zhou Dong sang: "Walking in Saghaidan, the time of being renovated by the years ..."

La Samaritaine in the camera is located on the bank of the Seine River, with a history of more than 100 years, and is one of the famous landmarks in Paris.

("The Great Works" MV screenshot)

("The Great Works" MV screenshot)

The construction of Salma Dan Department Store was completed in 1910. It is a real architecture of the new art movement. It is also known as the "French heritage treasure" by French President Macron.

After closing 16 years, it reopened in June 2021, reproduced its extreme luxury. 16,000 gold leaves were inlaid on the hollow railing. The bottom of the ladder was decorated with ceramics and gold foil. Former structure, classic staircase and new art decoration style.

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The early architecture of Shamartadan was designed and built by French architect Frantz Jourdain. In 1928, the architect Henri Sauvage added a newly decorative artistic building to make it a unique building complex with two different architectural styles. Essence

The glass -based ripple wall of the RIVOIL Building connected by Shamartada forms a sharp contrast with the architectural style of Salma Dan. Although it initially caused huge controversy, in today's perspective, this modern and classical collisions It is more like a dialogue between "past" and "present", just like the glass pyramid designed by Louvre and Pei Mingming.

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In the MV, Jay Chou crossed back to the 1920s and came to the LE Train Bleu at the Lyon Railway Station in Paris. Here he encountered the surrealist painter Magrite and Dali.

Lyon Railway Station was built for the World Expo in Paris in 1900. The restaurant decoration is extremely sophisticated. The design is full of classicism: branches crystal chandeliers, arched floor -to -ceiling windows, leather chairs ... creating a luxurious atmosphere of the 19th century. In the movie "Golden Week of Bean", Mr. Bean's restaurant in Paris is also shot here.

("The Great Works" MV screenshot)

Paris, France is the place where Jay Chou loves. The MVs of "Her eyelashes" and "Confession Balloon" are shot in this romantic capital. Here, we here, wearing buildings that have been survived by thousands of years of history, witnessing many story.

The Seine is quietly flowing at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, like a green silk ribbon surrounds Paris. In order to better meet the 2024 Olympic Games, the municipal government re -planned the landscape near the Eiffel Tower. It is also being rebuilt, all of which make us look forward to the future Paris journey.

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In Paris, France, we can also see many classics in the history of modern and contemporary architecture, such as the masterpiece of the Gaoming School architectural masterpiece Pomi Dudu Art Center, the classic classic of Pei Mingming's Louvre Pyramid The work of the modernist concept of Daocheng Saivari.

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(Source: ArhDaily)

(Source: ArhDaily)

The second stop/Italy

Italy

In Italy, there are also a large number of classic buildings that are sufficient to carry in architectural textbooks.

Jay Chou sang in the song of "Milan's Blacksmith": "Beside the streets of Baroque building, a smoky tavern, Poland's chanting poet is playing ..."

The well -known Milan Cathedral also entered the MV of this song.

(Screenshot of "Milan's Little Blacksmith")

The Milan Cathedral is one of the five major cathedrals in the world, and it took only five centuries to complete. The Milan Cathedral integrates two different architectural styles: Italian Romance and French Gothic, forming its own unique Gothic style: there are no towering large towers on the west, but the small spire of the forestry makes the entire building full of Gothic style. The church's sense of rising to the sky. This building is beautiful and full of romantic passion of Italian architecture.

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"Black sweater" MV is a classic place in the history of architecture -San Marco, Venice. The square is about 170 meters long, about 80 meters wide east, and about 55 meters west on the west. The surrounding buildings cross the Renaissance from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

("Black sweater" MV screenshot)

San Marco Square is a rectangular square surrounded by buildings such as Duke House, St. Marco Cathedral, St. Marco Bell and the Grand Canal of the Venice. It is praised by Napoleon as "the most beautiful living room in Europe". (Source: UNSPLASH)

3rd stop/Britain

The u.k.

Britain is a deep cultural heritage. It has cultivated many literary streams and big coffees, and there are many distinctive historical buildings.

When filming Jay Chou's "Chapter 7 of the Night" MV, the production team rented the Maughan Library of King London University.

("Chapter 7 of Night" MV screenshot)

Maughan Library is a 19th -century Gothic building. It is the "National Public Archives Management Center" as the "National Public Archives Management Center" of the British. The twelve -sided reading room.

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When Jay Chou sang the keyword "Big Stupid", "Big Stupid Bell", the famous landmark in London, England, was behind him.

("Big Stupid Bell" MV screenshot)

The Big Ben is part of the Westminster Palace. It is located on the banks of the Thames and is one of the masterpieces of the Gothic re -architecture. In 1834, a fire burned the old palace of Westminster Palace. People A new building and a clock tower were built on the old site.

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Fourth Station/Japan

Japan

In the MV of "Say Good", behind the Sector List is the Tokyo Tower.

("Say" MV screenshot)

Not long after the end of World War II, the Japanese economy entered a high -speed development track, and televisions gradually spread to each household, and the construction of the signal transmission tower was imminent. On October 14, 1958, the 333 -meter Tokyo Tower was completed and became the highest building in Tokyo at that time. The shape of the Tokyo Tower is imitated with the Eiffel Tower. In the design of the architect Nido, the architectural deformation is avoided by embedding the seismic wall in an effective location, and the "framework building resistance structure theory" is created.

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When the female lead in the MV left the male lead, behind him was another logo building in Tokyo -Qingkong Tower.

("Say" MV screenshot)

The Tokyo Qingkong Tower, like the Tokyo Tower, is a signal tower and is also a viewing tower. The 634 -meter Qingkong Tower won the Guinness World Record in 2011 and became the world's tallest tower.

Unlike the bright red and white of Tokyo Tower, the Qingkong Tower body looks like a white porcelain, and it is shining with light. This is a traditional blue and white color in Japan. Ancient architectural techniques.

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Fifth Station/Turkey

Turkey

The MV of the song "Istanbul" takes you to Istanbul (Istanbul) in Turkey. ... "

Istanburg was listed in the World Heritage List in 1985. For more than 2,000 years, it has been an important political, religious, business and art center, and has unique architectural art.

("Istanbul" MV screenshot)

Sanso Feiya Cathedral is the only building in the world changed from a church to a mosque. It was built from 532 AD -537 AD. This church had always been the world's largest church before 1519. It was originally a symbol of the Eastern Roman Empire. The division cleverly added 14 inheritance walls to it, making this church standing for thousands of years rejuvenating. The design and construction of the Sanso Feiya Cathedral is undoubtedly revolutionary. There is no precedent. Because of this, people praise the St. Sodona Cathedral as "the eighth miracle of world architecture".

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The Suleman Mosque is one of the early stage of the Osman's peak of the Ottoman building. The entire building complex is built on a complex and steep third hill, combining hills with the surrounding streets and alleys.

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Sixth stop/Czech Republic

Czech

"Prague Plaza" is the classic in the song created by Jay Chou, but in fact, Zhou Dong's filming of the MV of the song "You Can Hear" earlier was carried out in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

("You Can Hear" MV screenshot)

Poet Gede said that Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe. It is a museum of world architecture. It has "Thousand Tower City" and "Golden City". It has a large number of new artistic buildings.

The Citizenship Hall is Prague's premier new art style building. It is not only the wisdom of the Czech master artist, but also has extraordinary significance in history: its semi -circular mosaic inlaid paintings "Tribute to Prague", filled with nationalist colors The bronze statue around the Czech sculptor Ladislav ‧ was from the Czech sculptor Ladislav ‧.

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At the end of the Pragvavatzla Square, a new artistic style building of "Wearing Crown", a unique "crown", stands under the Golden Champion of Pearl. They are majestic and guard the crown seriously.

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Seventh Station/Cuba

CUBA

The song "Mojito" in 2020 was launched, which not only caused the music platform to be paralyzed, but also brought the country of Cuba. ("Mojito" MV screenshot)

In the MV, Jay Chou and his group shuttled in the streets of the old city Havana and sang with local street performers. Hemingway's second hometown, where the old man and the sea were born, there are colorful Spanish -style buildings.

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Havana is divided into the old city and the new city. The old city is the treasure trove of architectural art. There are many Spanish -style ancient buildings, and some are listed as the World Cultural Heritage.

The Havana Cathedral is the largest church in Cuba. This Baroque Church was built in 1748. The biggest highlight is the asymmetric tower on both sides. Most of its walls are built with coral reefs and have a unique texture.

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The parliamentary building was the place where the president and the government. Its position in Cuba was once like the White House in the United States. All grounds were paved with marble inlaid with gold. Today, the Congress Building has been reorganized into a museum and has become a city landmark for Internet celebrities and tourists.

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Eighth Station/China

China

The last stop, let's return to China.

"Chinese style" is one of Jay Chou's labels. Many of his works contain rich Chinese elements.

"The Secrets that can't be said" and "Xingqing" are shot in Jay Chou's alma mater Tamkang Middle School.

Stills of "Unbearable Secret" (picture source: Douban)

The octagonal tower is one of the most famous and distinctive buildings of Tamkang Middle School. It was designed by Luo Qianyi, a teacher who taught geometry by Tamkang Middle School. It was built in 1925. The octagonal tower adopts the local building materials. According to the pattern of the three -in -house house of the Agricultural House, it integrates the traditional Chinese pagoda -type building and western architecture. It has an elegant and soft temperament, which is a model of school building architecture.

Tamkang Middle School Octagonal Tower (Picture Source: Where to travel)

"Shanghai 1943" MV is Shanghai.

("Shanghai 1943" MV screenshot)

From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, Shanghai became a metropolis in the Far East. The introduction and practice of the concept of western urban planning also made Shanghai a "Eastern Paris". Garden houses, apartment houses, various European style, and Chinese and Western buildings are built up in Shanghai, and modern municipal facilities such as drainage, gas, telephone, and pavement transportation are available. Today, there are 64 "never -expanded streets" in Shanghai, which are open to the public's former residence to the public. There are also many cultural and art exhibition halls and specialty shops along the street, which make the city more charming.

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Whose youth, there is no song from Jay Chou? Just like he told us: "If you are tired one day, you will feel warm when you hear simple love, then I will not walk in your youth."

In Jay Chou's song, what other new discoveries do you have about architecture and art? Welcome to share with us in the comment area!

Reference materials:

"European Cathedral" (Author: Zhu Ziyi, Press: Shanghai People's Publishing House)

"Jay Chou's" the greatest work "to swipe the screen, you may not understand at all: 6 years of grinding a song, but are you talking about decoration? 》 (Public account: install a good house)

"For more than 20 years of debut, Jay Chou is actually a tourist blogger" (public account: assbook design cafeteria)

"Want to know the new art movement? You have to see these 10 Bragie architecture! "(Public Number: Fashion Bazaar Art, Author: Fang Shujun)

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