Sometimes, they’re frighteningly ugly, the things nightmares are made from. Sometimes, they’re angelic or they pay homage to others. And sometimes, “grotesque” can be the most appropriate word for ...

Under its immaculate vault, soft light streams over a now silent pool. Once a temple to swimming, La Piscine de Roubaix has become an exceptional Art Deco museum in which shelter masterpieces of the ...