Sunday 31 August 2014

Isadora Duncan in her Paris school, Bellevue




The Bellevue mansion was a present to Isadora Duncan from Paris Zinger. It was build in 19th century on the Meudon hill by a rich trader. But after he went broke, it was sold and turned into a hotel.  The mansion had 100 rooms and the view of  Paris from the terrace.The gardens,which surrounded the building, came down to  Seine. In 1912 Isadora established here her second school. The new pupils were recruited and some girls from Grundevald school joined them . Bellevue school was existing until 1914. During the war, Isadora gave her mansion to French government under the infirmary.

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