At the 17th century, Louis XIV king of France felt concerned about giving disabled soldier a roof, he ordered the building of a vast monument to receive them. Actually, he wished mostly clear the capital city’s pavements out, which were full of old soldier who became beggars and even thief. L’Hôtel des Invalides was inaugurated… Read more »
Chaque année depuis 1974, Paris met à l’honneur les artistes contemporains à l’occasion de la FIAC, la Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain. Pendant quelques jours du mois d’octobre, le Grand Palais ainsi que plusieurs sites « Hors Les Murs » accueillent des œuvres modernes et contemporaines sélectionnées par les plus grandes galeries du monde. Les visiteurs peuvent admirer… Read more »
The Branly quay located along the left side of the Seine’s edge develop through Paris, from the Alma bridge until the Bir-Hakeim bridge. Before the 18th century, the Swans island gathering several islets were linked to the edge with a bridge overhanging a small canal that has been filled in 1780. It was over an… Read more »