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Association planned to have her inspected by divers and refloated and, if possible, to complete the renovation in time to open the exhibition space to the public in October
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Japanese architects "passionate about this story and the work of Le Corbusier", as a celebration of 160 years of Franco-Japanese friendship. Donations may be sought to help with raising the barge.
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its conversion into a 160-bed homeless shelter. He created three dormitories, dining rooms, toilet facilities including showers, quarters for a boatsman and the shelter director, and a hanging garden on the former
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