1. TANGO – the Mont St. Michel model
Mont St. Michel is a year old monastery in the Normandy surrounded by water at high tide
it is an exceptionally beautiful example of medieval architecture
what does it have in common with TANGO ?
more after dinner ...

2. TANGO – Mont St. Michel a dream
Mont St. Michel was built after Bishop Aubert had a dream
TANGO was built after a group of developers at the ESRF had a dream

3. TANGO – Mont St. Michel parallel's
Mont St. Michel was built on a platform
TANGO is built on CORBA
Mont St. Michel was built in stages
TANGO is evolving in stages IX XI
XII to XIV
XV to XVIII

4. TANGO – next phase
TANGO's next phase could be the gothic phase dedicated to adding more beauty and funtionality i.e. the killer application “la merveille” :

5. Mont St Michel – la merveille

6. Mont St Michel – la grande rue
a village business

7. Mont St Michel – a sandy business ?
give the sea a chance

8. mont st. michel - google map

9. TANGO – the dream coming true ?
the software version of Mont St Michel ?

10. Mont St Michel – interesting facts
3.5 million tourists per year
in 2020 the bay will be given back to the sea
Mont St Michel was never conquered by the English !

11. THANK YOU !!! most important of all ! Christine Madonna
Anne-Francoise Maydew
Rudolf Dimper