Theme Art & culture
The history of Les Halles in Paris, from the days when it was a food market to the removal of the Baltard "pavilions", the renovation of the area and the opening of the Forum des Halles, essentially an indoor shopping centre.
See Theme-based collectionThe nine new towns planned by the French state in the early 1960s were designed to curb the chaotic growth of the suburbs of French cities. This collection focuses on the five new towns around Paris - Cergy, Evry, Marne la Vallée, Sénart and Saint Quentin en Yvelines - and tracks their development.
See Theme-based collectionA presentation of the major Paris monuments from the Eiffel Tower to the new Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand, and including the Montparnasse Tower, the Pompidou Centre and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
See Theme-based collectionA presentation of the main Paris museums, seen from an historical viewpoint, their collections and the major conversions over the years.
See Theme-based collectionThis collection offers a selection of various types of parks and gardens in France, and particularly in the Ile de France region around Paris. It includes documents on the development and enhancement of France's "green" heritage.
See Theme-based collectionA presentation of the Château and gardens of Versailles, which figure among the world's most illustrious monuments. The architecture, the interior, and Le Nôtre's gardens are all representative of French 17th century art. The park is also home to the Trianon and Marie-Antoinette's hamlet, Le Hameau de la Reine.
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