In 2006 there were several news reports of bad fires in Paris. As I wrote that year on the now-defunct website VirtualTourist: “I don’t know if there are really more fires here than elsewhere, but maybe there are because of all the old firetrap buildings. “I happened to see this Read More …
This is one of those quintessential Paris photos that everyone wants to take sooner or later: The Eiffel Tower from the Alexandre III Bridge. The sculpture in the foreground was made by Georges Récipon (1860-1920) and is supposed to represent a nymph, though she is rather more muscular than nymphs Read More …
Édouard André (1833-1894) was the heir of a wealthy Protestant banking family. He used his fortune to collect works of art to be exhibited in his new mansion, which was built to his specifications on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris and completed in 1875. In 1881 he married a well-known artist, Read More …
The Petit Palais (Small Palace), like the Grand Palais just across the street, was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900. Since 1902, the Petit Palais has been the home of the Fine Arts Museum of the City of Paris. The building was thoroughly and elaborately renovated from 2001 to Read More …
The Palace of Discovery (Palais de la Découverte) is a science museum located in the west wing of the Grand Palais, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The museum was founded in 1937, and in 2010 it was merged, for administrative purposes, with the larger Sciences and Industry Museum (Cité Read More …