This post was originally published on this siteThis extraordinary and highly imaginative chair was originally designed for the future King Edward VII – then known […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn the Spring of 1947 This Week assigned David “Chim” Seymour to photograph Europe during the second anniversary […]
This post was originally published on this siteTestament of Orpheus (French: Le testament d’Orphée) is a 1960 black-and-white film with a few seconds of color […]
This post was originally published on this siteCharles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) was a French painter and art theorist. Declared by Louis XIV “the […]
This post was originally published on this siteThis lovely young Parisian woman is enjoying a serene moment in her lush garden in the 1910s in […]
This post was originally published on this siteClaude Cahun’s photographic self-portraits present a dizzying kaleidoscopic mix of mystery, exuberance, and sobriety. She was a Surrealist […]
This post was originally published on this siteParis is the capital and most populous city of France, in an area of 105 square kilometres (41 […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe 1955 Le Mans disaster occurred during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de […]
This post was originally published on this siteThese stunning photographs of Normandy were taken by Magnum photographer David “Chim” Seymour in the Spring of 1947, […]
This post was originally published on this siteBlanche Monnier (March 1, 1849 – October 13, 1913), often known in France as la Séquestrée de Poitiers […]
This post was originally published on this siteNotre-Dame de Paris (meaning “Our Lady of Paris”), referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral […]
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographer André Villers shot portraits of some of Europe’s great artists – Fernand Léger, Alexander Calder, Salvador Dalí, […]
This post was originally published on this siteOn May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris’ Le Bourget Field at 10:22 p.m. local time, completing […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1898, the Parisian art gallery owner Maurice Joyant photographed his childhood friend defecating on the beach at […]
This post was originally published on this siteNot unlike its Western “great power” counterparts, 1960s France was a time of economic gains and social upheaval. […]
This post was originally published on this siteFrench World War I soldier Hubert Rochereau died in an English field ambulance on April 26, 1918 a […]
This post was originally published on this siteLIFE photographer Dmitri Kessel capture scenes at the Vespa Folklore Congress held in Paris in 1954, with attendees […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe once-impoverished region of Landes in southwestern France consisted of very flat and marshy terrain and barely even […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn about 1925, the Parisian perfumer Parfums de Marcy packaged its perfume in this unique arrangement. This L’Orange […]
This post was originally published on this siteFrench criminologist Alphonse Bertillon (1853–1914) was a key actor in the history of crime knowledge at the turn […]
This post was originally published on this sitePostcards are so popular because they are tangible and can be kept as long as you want – […]
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage French quack breast-enlargement devices powered by the water power from your sink. Many items to consider […]
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1900, if you were lucky enough to have a ticket such as this one—and almost fifty million […]
This post was originally published on this siteActress Sarah Bernhardt could be considered one the first goths: she had pets like a cheetah, a wolf […]
This post was originally published on this siteThe Anglo-French Concorde was co-developed by BAC, a forerunner of BAE Systems, and Aerospatiale, now a part of […]
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