[custom_adv] Eiffel Tower, 1900 These strollers were undoubtedly visitors to the Universal Exposition, of which two attractions can be distinguished: between the legs of the Eiffel Tower, the Palace of Electricity, and on the right, the Ferris wheel on Avenue de Suffirent. [custom_adv] Place de l’Opéra, June 1940 On the day after the Armistice establishing German occupation of part of France, Hitler made a lightning trip to Paris on 23 June 1940. Between six and eight in the morning, the Führer made a landlord’s tour as well as a tourist visit, hurriedly taking in Notre-Dame, the Louvre, the Invalides, the Arc de Triomphe, the Trocadéro esplanade – and here, the Opéra. [custom_adv] Place Vendôme, May 1871 Posing winningly or nonchalantly, the fédérés (revolutionary combatants) assigned with defending the barricade on Rue de Castiglione gaze at the photographer’s lens, and beyond, at the unfolding history: that of the Paris Commune uprisings, which would end with the tragic Bloody Week from 21 to 28 May 1871. [custom_adv] Place de l’Opéra, 1900 In front of the Napoléon III pomp of the Palais Garnier stands the Place de l’Opéra, in 1900 not yet fitted with its present-day median strip and Metro exit. [custom_adv] Jardin du Luxembourg, 1895 These elegant ladies at the Jardin du Luxembourg were at the forefront of fashion, so rare was it in 1895 for women’s wear to be presented outdoors rather than in workshops. Coco Chanel would turn fashion photography on racecourses or on the decks of beach resorts into a common practice, but this was still several years away. [custom_adv] On Avenue de Friedland in 1909 Double-decker trams drop off passengers just next to the Arc de Triomphe. [custom_adv] Métro Odéon, January 1910 Getting around by boat at Odéon station while the Metro tracks remained drenched by flood waters. [custom_adv] Quai d’Orléans, 1930 Swimming at the Quai d’Orléans, not far from the Pont Saint-Louis. Bathing in the Seine was forbidden in 1923 but the practice would continue regardless until the 1950s. Despite repeated promises and a marked improvement in the quality of the water, those who dived in the river ran the risk of fines (and possibly contamination). [custom_adv] Boulevard Haussmann, June 1930 In front of the Printemps department store. [custom_adv] Quai des Grands-Augustins, January 1910 The Great Flood of Paris inundated the Quai des Grands-Augustins, navigated here by boat. The ground floors of buildings filled with water, and outdoor ladders were used to access the upper floors of buildings. [custom_adv] Quai Saint-Michel, 1914 Booksellers' stalls line the Quai Saint-Michel. [custom_adv] Rue Gay-Lussac, May 1968 On the night of 10 May 1968, barricades were set up in the Latin Quarter, especially on Rue Gay-Lussac. In the morning, security police took control of the battleground, littered with the chaos of overturned vehicles that had been set alight. [custom_adv] Place de l’Opéra, June 1940 On the day after the Armistice establishing German occupation of part of France, Hitler made a lightning trip to Paris on 23 June 1940. Between six and eight in the morning, the Führer made a landlord’s tour as well as a tourist visit,hurriedly taking in Notre-Dame, the Louvre, the Invalides, the Arc de Triomphe, the Trocadéro esplanade – and here, the Opéra.
