Jean-Michel Jarre

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Jean-Michel Jarre is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompanied by vast laser displays, large projections and fireworks. (wiki)

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  • Acropolis
    Acropolis
    Greece
    Inscribed: 1987
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    In June 2001, Jarre organised two concerts in Athens, on the site of the Acropolis: "Hymn to Akropolis". (Wikipedia)
  • Carthage
    Carthage
    Tunisia
    Inscribed: 1979
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    In August 2013, Jarre holds a concert in the amphitheatre of Carthage. (Wikipedia)
  • Lyon
    Lyon
    France
    Inscribed: 1998
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    In 1986, in honour of the papal visit of Jean Paul II, Jarre organises "Rendez-Vous Lyon : concert pour le Pape", a free concert on the Fourvière Hill, which attract 800,000 spectators. (Wikipedia)
  • Avignon
    Avignon
    France
    Inscribed: 1995
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    In 2001, Jarre is invited to the Festival of Avignon, for which he creates a musical space with videos on HD screens where new music based on the sounds of the human body accompanies visitors. (Wikipedia)
  • Imperial Palace
    Imperial Palace
    China
    Inscribed: 1987
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    In 2004, Jarre opens the "Year of France in China" with a concert in the Forbidden City and on Tiananmen Square. (Wikipedia)
  • Versailles
    Versailles
    France
    Inscribed: 1979
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    On 25 December 2023, Jarre gives a concert in the Hall of Mirrors of Versailles to celebrate its 400 year anniversary. (See link for source)
    See www.huffingtonpost.fr
  • Pyramids (Memphis)
    Pyramids (Memphis)
    Egypt
    Inscribed: 1979
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    For the passage to the year 2000, Jarre performs a spectacle intitled "The Twelve Dreams of The Sun" on the site of the pyramids of Giza. (Wikipedia)
  • Paris, Banks of the Seine
    Paris, Banks of the Seine
    France
    Inscribed: 1991
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    For Bastille Day in 1979, Jarre produces his first free open-air concert on the Place de la Concorde. In 1995, 1.25 million people attend a concert on the Champ de Mars for Bastille Day and the 50 year anniversary of Unesco. (Wikipedia)
  • Masada
    Masada
    Israel
    Inscribed: 2001
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    "In 2017, Jean Michel Jarre performed an electronic music concert near the fortress." (Wikipedia)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Beijing Central Axis
    Beijing Central Axis
    China
    Inscribed: 2024
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    In 2004, Jarre opens the "Year of France in China" with a concert in the Forbidden City and on Tiananmen Square. (Wikipedia)