• The slanted monument of Arcachon: A geometric surprise at the bottom of the park

    The slanted monument of Arcachon: A geometric surprise at the bottom of the park

    At the bottom of the Parque Mauresque in Arcachon, right where the rue de Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny comes to a halt, sits a small square. You will find a monument there that looks like it is having a bit of a geometric crisis. It is an oblique form monument, meaning it slants at an angle that might make you think the builders had one too many glasses of local Bordeaux wine before laying the bricks. Read more