Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Pourquoi la place de la Nation s'appelait-elle auparavant la place du Trone ? Le Pantheon a-t-il toujours ete le sanctuaire des grands hommes ? Qui a decide de l'emplacement de l'Hotel de Ville ? Qu'est-ce qui a sauve la tour Eiffel de la demolition ? Qui a eu l'idee de faire des Tuileries le premier jardin public de la capitale ? Quelle est la difference entre l'Assemblee nationale et le Palais Bourbon ? Illustre de chromos d'epoque, ce petit album raconte l'histoire de Paris au fil de ses vingt arrondissements et a travers ses principaux monuments.
Synopsis
Why was the Place de la Nation formerly called la Place du Trone? Has the Pantheon always been the resting place of great men? Who exactly decided where the Hotel de Ville should stand? What saved the Eiffel Tower from destruction? Whose idea was it to turn the Tuileries into the capital's first public garden? What is the difference between the Assemblee Nationale and the Palais Bourbon? Complete with period engravings, this small album tells the history of Paris through its twenty arrondissements and its main monuments. Also available: My Little Paris ISBN 9782812304651 - $19.95 Discover Paris by Metro ISBN 9782812305528 - $19.95 Paris from Above ISBN 9782812312213 - $14.00 My Sweet Paris ISBN 9782812311444 - $19.95 Film Lover's Paris ISBN 9782812308413 - $19.95 Paris for Men ISBN 9782812305825 - $24.95 Paris by Bike ISBN 9782812308512 - $19.90