Balzac was obsessed with money all his life — an obsession that led the writer to some rather unusual ventures...
Debts and the Obsession with Money: Balzac’s Mad Ventures
The sculpture at the origin of the name of the district of La Défense
Or how one of the most important European business districts, takes its name from a sculpted group put in the 19th century.
The bucolic charm of the Hidden Villas of Ménilmontant
The Villa de l'Ermitage and the Cité Leroy, last witnesses of the small workshops which dominated the district in the 19th century.
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The largest cemetery in Parisian history, which served 40 generations of Parisians and absorbed over 2 million corpses.
From the oldest house in Paris to the city’s only medieval cloister, passing by the Philippe Auguste Wall, a stroll discovering the medieval heritage of Paris.
A demographic trajectory marked by episodes of civil unrest, epidemics, migration waves, and phases of renewal.
Both a master at the University and a thief, a pimp for women and a genius of poetry... A man with an extraordinary destiny, symbol of medieval Paris.
If the location of Paris during Roman times seems indisputable today, the site of Gallic Lutetia remains mysterious... What if Paris actually originated in the...
A funny story of art. Or how a stolen Picasso was found by chance in the undergrowth of Val-d'Oise.
A story that began in 1608 on the Pont-Neuf.
An original dive into the ancient belly of Paris
Between stroll and history, follow in the footsteps of the most famous lovers of the Middle Ages.