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During the second part of the 16th century, the Regent of France named Catherine de Medicis at the time, had the Tuileries Palace built on wilderness lands neighbouring the Louvre. Today, from that royal and imperial mansion only gardens remain. In fact, the monument was burnt during the Paris Commune of 1871, a social conflict… Read more »
It is at the heart of Paris, along the Champs-Élysées that the Grand Palais received the visitors since the Exposition Universelle of 1900. As an architectural crowning achievement the monument is remarkable for the steel and glass use, for that time components was innovative and contemporary. Over time the Grand Palais put exhibitions, circus shows,… Read more »
L’Institut du Monde Arabe au cœur de Paris est né de l’initiative du président français Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, qui souhaitait rapprocher la France et les pays arabes en créant un espace dédié à la découverte et au dialogue culturel. Inauguré en 1987 sous la présidence de François Mitterrand, le bâtiment séduit par son architecture moderne… Read more »