“Everything that was once alive is now mechanical. Technology certainly brought a new ease and accuracy, but apart from these ultimately less important details, the new equipment has caused our quality of life to deteriorate. Technical progress in my profession… — Alain Baraton Copy Share
“I often imagine what our lives would be like without trees. We won't even dwell on the fact that our atmosphere would be sorely… — Alain Baraton Copy Share Image
“Visitors are informed, but what do they feel? I can't find the warmth of Versailles in such blandness, and I don't think tourist come here in search of information at all. The bus-loads of Japanese tourists and honest grandmothers don't visit the Queen's bedroom to learn about the particular type of canopy bed she slept in or the sort of… — Alain Baraton Copy Share
“Everything that was once alive is now mechanical. Technology certainly brought a new ease and accuracy, but apart from these ultimately less important details, the new equipment has caused our quality of life to deteriorate. Technical progress in my profession has allowed for improved comfort, but not improved living, and it would be a serious error to confuse the two.… — Alain Baraton Copy Share
“At the end of his life, suffering from gout and no longer able to walk, he set down the How to Show the Gardens of Versailles, a manuscript that exists in six versions...The fourth version is particularly touching, as it is an autograph copy. It is humanizing to see the marble king's handwriting and I find it amusing to note… — Alain Baraton Copy Share
