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Book SynopsisWhen you think of Paris do you picture the Eiffel Tower? The medieval city of Notre Dame? The elegant boulevards of Baron Haussmann? The Montmartre of Toulouse- Lautrec? The grandeur of the Louvre? The Art Nouveau of the Paris Metro? The Grand Projets of François Mitterrand? Or...? Yes, there is just so much beauty to Paris. In 150 striking images, Paris celebrates the French capital, from its world-famous landmarks to evocative alleyways and corners that might surprise you. You may have heard, for instance, about the Paris catacombs and sewers that you can visit, but did you know about La Petite Ceinture, a disused 19th century railway line that circumnavigates the inner city? From the medieval marvels of Sainte-Chapelle to the 1970s Pompidou Centre to the latest pop-up beaches beside the Seine, the book explores a great many sides to the city. In collecting these images of the city today, we come to understand something of its history – from the executions that took place at the Place de la Concorde during the Revolution to the Arc de Triomphe honouring those who served in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars to the skyscrapers of La Défense. Presented in a landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each entry, Paris is a stunning collection of images celebrating the world’s most romantic city.
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Everyday Paris
Painter, Fontaine de Médicis, Jardin du Luxembourg
Approaching the Eiffel Tower, via the Champ de Mars
Sunset at the Jardin des Tuileries
Carrousel de la Tour Eiffel
Paris in the rain
Jogger passes Eiffel Tower
Ice skating in front of the Hôtel de Ville
Covered steps at the Parc de Belleville
Escalator at the Pompidou Centre
La marché aux fleurs, Île de la Cité
The Clos Montmartre vineyard
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
Boats for hire at the Bois de Boulogne
Steps, Montmartre
Mural painting at the Parc de Belleville
Birds fly past the funnels of the Pompidou Centre
Lunch on the steps of La Grande Arche de la Défense
La Musée des Égouts de Paris
Terminal 2 at Charles de Gaulle International Airport Platforms at Gare du Nord
Canopy, the Forum des Halles
Glass ceiling, Le Passage du Grand Cerf
Antiquarian bookshop on the Rue Mazarine
Abercrombie & Fitch, Champs-Elysées
Escalators, Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche
Stairs and escalator, Bercy
Commuter cycles past the Arc de Triomphe
Vélib’ cycle rack
Bicycle stands outside the Odette patisserie
Window display, Paris boutique
Shop window display of coloured women’s leather gloves
Mannequin legs in the Printemps department store
Shop window, Lancel, the Champs-Elysées
Model of Pinocchio at La marché aux fleurs
Librairie François Jousseaume, Galerie Vivienne
Artists’ stalls at Place du Tertre, Montmartre
Shakespeare and Company, Rue de la Bûcherie
Antiques market, Marché aux Puces de Saint-Ouen
Patisserie and café in Paris’s Jewish quarter, Le Marais
A sunny day in Montmartre
Passage du Chantier, Rue de Faubourg Saint-Antoine
The river Seine
Bouquiniste stall by the Seine
A Taste of Paris
Maison Lacombe, Rue des Acacias
Ice cream vendor smiles, despite the rain
Donut and crepe stand, the Bastille
La Rotonde, Montparnasse
Eating outside at a Paris bistro
Café, Le Marais
Le Café Montmartre
Le Bizuth, Boulevard Saint Germain
La Chaise au Plafond, Le Marais
Crêpe from a Paris street vendor
Au Lys d’Argent Crêperie, Rue Saint-Louis en l’Île
Androuet, Rue Mouffetard
Barbès market on the Boulevard de la Chapelle
Bouillon Chartier
Waiter lights candles at Le Grand Vefour
Café Marly
Rum Baba ready to be served, Bistrot Paul Bert
Baker making bread in a boulangerie in Saint Germain des Pres
Fruit flan in the window of the Paul boulangerie and patisserie
Sandwiches and Quiche Lorraine in a Montmartre shop window, Place du Tertre
Parisian Landmarks, Ancient and Modern
Small Pyramid, Louvre Palace
Main Hall, Louvre Palace
West Façade, Church of Saint-Sulpice Écoute, Place René Cassin
Maman, Jardin de Tuileries, Paris
Bulls’ heads, Lavirotte Building, Paris Le Stryge, Notre-Dame
Ceiling and interior, Notre-Dame
From the West, Île de la Cité
Vendôme Column, Place Vendôme
Colonne de Juillet, Place de la Bastille
Luxor Obelisk, Place de la Concorde
Looking down at the Parc du Champ-de-Mars, from the Eiffel Tower
Looking up at the modern windows of the Institut du Monde Arabe
View of the Eiffel Tower and Front-de-Seine, Paris
Skyscrapers at night, La Défense
Reflection in La Géode, Parc de la Villette
Exterior, the Pompidou Centre
Palais de Chaillot, Place du Trocadéro
Waterfall, Parc de Bercy
The grand staircase, the Palais Garnier
Exterior, the Conciergerie
Square Keep, Château de Vincennes
Notre-Dame Cathedral from beneath Pont Saint-Michel, Île de la Cité
Main Hall, the Musée d’Orsay
Place des Vosges, Le Marais
Sunset, le Jardin des Tuileries
Dancing Fountains, Parc André Citroën
Fontaine des Fleurs, Place de la Concorde
Sunset, Arc de Triomphe
View of the Champs-Élysées from the Arc de Triomphe
Dome, Galeries Lafayette
Reading room, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Ceiling of the Grand Foyer, the Palais Garnier
Place du Tertre, Montmartre
Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre
Clock, Conciergerie
Gallery of Evolution, National Museum of Natural History
Père Lachaise Cemetery
The tomb of Oscar Wilde, Père Lachaise Cemetery
Interior, the Pantheon
Catacombs, Montparnasse
Paris, the City of Light
Electric street lighting on Pont Alexandre III
Streetlight illuminated at night, Place de l’Hôtel de Ville
Entrance to the Metro, Montmartre
The Japan Bridge, La Défense
The Eiffel Tower and Pont Neuf
The Champs-Elysées, from L’Arc De Triomphe
Exterior, La Cité de la Mode et du Design
Parc de la Villette
Clock face at the Musée d’Orsay
La Grande Roue, la Place de la Concorde
The Moulin Rouge, Montmartre
The Eiffel Tower at night
Exterior, Petit Palais
View of the Arc de Triomphe from the Champs-Elysées
La Grande Arche de la Défense
Musician at the Louvre
The Montparnasse Tower
Exterior, Hôtel de Ville
Sacré-Cœur and the Eiffel Tower
Street cafes on the Île Saint-Louis
Art Nouveau Metro sign in Place Saint-Michel
Cour du Commerce Saint-Andre, Odeon
The Café de Paris on the Left Bank
Café de Flore, Saint-Germain-des-Pres
Quai de Jemmapes, on the Canal Saint-Martin
Le Consulat, Montmartre
Winter evening at Au Relais, Montmartre
Les Pipos wine bar, Place LaRue
Townhouses on the Quai des Orfèvres
Notre-Dame at night, from the Pont de la Tournelle
The banks of the Seine in early evening
Beauty and Function: Transport in Paris
Pedestrian entrance to Pont de Bir-Hakeim, rue d’Alboni
View of the Île de la Cité across Pont Neuf
Nymph, Pont Alexandre III
Metro train crossing Pont de Bercy
The Seine glows with light, Pont Notre-Dame
Art Nouveau metro station canopy, Abbesses
Art Nouveau panelling, Porte Dauphine
Staircase and platform, Cité Metro Station
Stalingrad metro station
View across the Seine, from Pont Alexandre III Grand Palais, from Pont Alexandre III
Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir
Aerial view of railway system at Gare Montparnasse
Main hall clock; Gare de l’Est
Gare de Strasbourg, Strasbourg
Gare Saint-Lazare
Metro station entrance, Saint-Lazare
Interior, Viroflay-Rive-Droite Station
Facade, Gare du Nord
Night on the Montmartre funicular railway
