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The French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing was behind the project of the Arab World Institute construction at the heart of Paris. Thus, he wanted to lighten the relations between France and Arab countries bringing the two cultures closer. The building was inaugurated in 1987 under the chairmanship of François Mitterrand. The Institute shelters permanent collections… 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 »
Au cœur de Paris et plus précisément au centre de la place Charles de Gaulle, l’Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile commandé par Napoléon 1er abrite la tombe du Soldat inconnu et la flamme qui brûle en permanence depuis 1923, en souvenir des soldats morts pour la patrie. Chaque soir, à 18h30, des membres des associations… Read more »