At the heart of Paris and exactly in the centre of the Charles-de-Gaulle’s place, the Arc de Triomphe of the Étoile ordered by Napoleon the 1st is taking the Tomb of the Unknown soldier and the torch burning permanently since 1923 in, to remember the soldiers dead for the nation. Each evening at 6.30 p.m.,… Read more »
Le président français Valéry Giscard d’Estaing est à l’origine du projet de construction de l’Institut du Monde Arabe au cœur de Paris. Il souhaite ainsi détendre les relations entre la France et les pays arabes en rapprochant les deux cultures. Le bâtiment est inauguré en 1987, sous la présidence de François Mitterrand. L’Institut accueille des… Read more »
Built to become the architectural showcase of French savoir-faire during the international exposition of Paris in 1900, the Grand Palais has become a symbol of the capital city cultural life. It has been completely renovated during the years 2000 and regularly hosted temporary exhibitions. That’s currently how Gauguin the painter has been given the spotlight…. Read more »