Spain’s New Centre of Art
The new Centre Pompidou Málaga – a Spanish south-coast offshoot of the Paris original – is housed in a building crowned by a playful multicoloured cube. Modern masters shown here include Frida Kahlo, Francis Bacon and Antoni Tàpies.
Mirror Pool in Bordeaux
A fountain of sorts, the Miroir d’Eau (Water Mirror) is the world’s largest reflecting pool, covering an expanse of black granite on the banks of the Garonne, opposite the imposing Palais de la Bourse. On warm, sunny days, the ‘mirror’ provides entertainment and photo ops, with a fog-like vapour ejected at intervals.
