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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 »

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 »

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 »