Faux de Verzy Faux de Verzy A Fau de Verzy is either a Dwarf Beech ("Fagus sylvatica" variety "tortuosa"), a dwarf oak tree, or a dwarf chestnut tree. These grow in the forest of Verzy, 25 km south of Reims in France. In this forest are less than a thousand dwarf beeches, some dozen dwarf oaks and some dwarf chestnuts (see Biology below), but this article speaks in the main about dwarf beeches. The word designated the beech in Old French (the plural was ); this word came from the Latin , now the French word for beech is that has a Germanic
Fagus Factory Fagus Factory The Fagus Factory (German: "Fagus Fabrik" or "Fagus Werk"), a shoe last factory in Alfeld on the Leine, Lower Saxony, Germany, is an important example of early modern architecture. Commissioned by owner Carl Benscheidt who wanted a radical structure to express the company's break from the past, the factory was designed by Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer. It was constructed between 1911 and 1913, with additions and interiors completed in 1925. The building that had the greater influence on the design of Fagus was AEG’s Turbine factory designed by Peter Behrens. Gropius and Meyer had both worked on