Edward Nordén wrote that Galeries Lafayette in Paris was more than a department store and that it was inaugurated at a time when Paris wanted to show that commerce could also represent civilization, architecture, and beauty. He noted that the department store had been looted the day before and described the incident as an expression of a time when civilization, according to him, was trying to unite with barbarism, while those in charge were free to act. https://t.co/IvEq3j8pji #Paris #Arkitektur #Civilisation (translated)