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The canons on the Champ Polonais


Place du Tertre et rue Gabrielle 75018 Paris France
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In 1871, construction on the Butte Montmartre was very irregular. On land which faced Paris was the Champ polonais, which extended from Rue Gabriel... Read More
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Hôtel de Ville


4 place de l'hôtel de ville 75004 Paris France
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The town hall represents the center of the municipal institutions of Paris since 1357, before what it was called “la maison des piliers” (the house... Read More
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Fragments of exhibitions


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ON THE TRAIL OF INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONSFrom the Trocadéro Gardens (16th district) to the Town Hall of the 12th district Whether they were univers... Read More
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The Paris Commune


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From the Place du Tertre (18th district) to the Place de la Commune (13th) On 18 March 1871, Paris rose up against the government of Thiers, who ha... Read More
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Place de la Commune de Paris


Place de la Commune de Paris 75013 Paris France
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The Place de la Commune is at the heart of the beautiful Butte aux Cailles area. It still has an air of popular 19th century Paris: modest little h... Read More
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Carlo Sarrabezolles Pallas Athena


Jardins du Trocadéro 75016 Paris France
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International Exhibition of Decorative Arts of 1925This resin reproduction of a sculpture by Sarrabezolles (1888-1971), the original of which was d... Read More
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The Main Parts of the World


Musée d’Orsay 75007 Paris France
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Universal Exhibition of 1878The allegorical figures representing the main parts of the world were placed in front of the Musée d’Orsay in 1986, the... Read More
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The Sèvres portico


Square Felix-Desruelle 75006 Paris France
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Universal Exhibition of 1900The colossal glazed stoneware portico was constructed to adorn the façade of the pavilion of the Sèvres pottery factory... Read More
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Parts of decor of the façade


Square Paul-Langevin 75005 Paris France
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Universal Exhibition of 1889 Embedded in the garden wall, three ceramic reliefs (one medallion bearing the name of Ingres and two panels decorated ... Read More
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The statues of the Cour des Métiers


Mairie du 5ème - 21, place du Panthéon 75005 Paris France
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Universal Exhibition of Decorative Arts of 1925Fourteen statues of workers which adorned the Cour des Métiers at the Exhibition of Decorative Arts ... Read More
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Alexandre Charpentier (1856-1909) The Bakers


Square Scipion 75005 Paris France
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Universal Exhibition of 1900This colossal bas-relief created by the sculptor Alexandre Charpentier and made of polychrome stoneware bricks by Emile... Read More
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Décor of façade of the former Loebnitz factory


4, rue de la Pierre-Levée 75011 Paris France
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Universal Exhibition of 1878Four ceramic panels, representing Architecture, Sculpture, Painting and Pottery, decorate the base of the façade’s bays... Read More
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Charles Malfray (1887-1940) The Dance -René Chauvel (1886-1962) Amazon


Jardin de Reuilly 75012 Paris France
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International Exhibition of Arts and Technology of 1937In 1937, the lower squares of Modern Art Museums were redesigned, inspired by Roman villas. ... Read More
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The Overseas Room (former colonial room)


Mairie du 12ème - Avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris France
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International Colonial Exhibition of 1931In 1935, the walls of the Overseas Room (salon des outremers – former colonial room) received a series of ... Read More
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The seat of the Women’s Union


Mairie du 10e arrondissement - 76 rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin 75010 Paris France
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The current town hall of the 10th district was opened in 1896. It was this former town hall, which no longer exists, that acted as the seat of the ... Read More
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The seat of the Internationale


14 rue de la Corderie 75003 Paris France
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In 1864, the first Internationale was created in London on the initiative of Karl Marx. It grew quickly in France. The French section of the Intern... Read More
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The bakery workers demonstrate their satisfaction


Le cirque d’hiver - boulevard des Filles du Calvaire 75011 Paris France
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Built in 1852, the Napoleon Circus was renamed the National Circus in 1870 (then the Winter Circus in 1873). This attractive building, created by J... Read More
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The guillotine burned in front of the statue of Voltaire


Place Léon Blum 75011 Paris France
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The citizens of the 11th district decided to destroy the guillotines located in La Roquette prison. A battalion of the National Guard took on this ... Read More
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The Communards’ Wall


Cimetière du Père Lachaise 75020 Paris France
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There was intense fighting at Père Lachaise during the night of 27 to 28 May. In the early hours of the morning, 147 Communards were shot inside th... Read More
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The Hôtel de Ville


Place de l’Hôtel de Ville 75004 Paris
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The Hôtel de Ville was occupied by the National Guard on the evening of 18 March. The Commune sat there from 28 March. There was a great deal of po... Read More

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