So youngly Guccio Gucci developed competences within the fashion field and came nearer the luxury world working into palaces. In 1921 Gucci’s brand was founded and a first shop opened in Florence offered saddlery products, luggage and riding accessories. This first shop was followed by many others and the brand branched out quickly.
Once a medieval fortress, then a royal palace, and today a universal museum, the Louvre is the most visited art museum in the world, welcoming close to nine million visitors a year. Set in the heart of the 1st arrondissement, between the Seine and the Tuileries Garden, it displays some 35,000 works across more than 70,000 m²…. Read more »
In 1937 the City of Paris organised the World Exhibition of “Arts et Techniques appliqués à la vie moderne” (“Exhibition of Arts and Techniques applied on modern life”). For this occasion, several detached houses were built both to welcome visitors and promote the French savoir-faire. Even though the majority of these houses were ephemeral others were aimed to be permanents. That’s especially the case of the Tokyo… Read more »
Le quartier de l’Étoile et du Triangle d’Or rassemble plusieurs sites majeurs du 8e arrondissement : l’Arc de Triomphe, les Champs-Élysées, l’avenue Montaigne et plusieurs musées. La plupart de ces lieux sont accessibles à pied. Visiter l’Arc de Triomphe L’Arc de Triomphe se trouve au centre de la place Charles-de-Gaulle, encore souvent appelée place de… Read more »