Former Paris stock exchange to be reborn as major new art museum
François Pinault, the billionaire luxury brand owner, will convert the 19th century Bourse de commerce into art museum with architect Tadao Ando The interior of the Bourse de commerce, which … Continue reading
On the edge of madness: the terrors and genius of Alberto Giacometti
He drank with Sartre, mocked Picasso and took silent walks with Beckett – but his work was going nowhere until a vision on Boulevard Montparnasse left him trembling. Ahead of … Continue reading
How Britons are helping to save the last theatre pornhouse in Paris
The Beverley is the last cinema in the capital still screening pornographic moviesCREDIT: AFP/GETTY IMAGES Rory Mulholland Telegraph 4 MARCH 2017 Maurice Laroche, the owner of the last porn cinema … Continue reading
Paris public transport apologises for ‘sexist’ publicity campaign
A still from the video released by Paris public transport CREDIT: RAPT Henry Samuel, paris Telegraph 1 SEPTEMBER 2016 Paris‘ public transport body has been forced to apologise following angry … Continue reading
Paris exhibition to celebrate life and work of Oscar Wilde
Manuscripts, photographs, paintings and personal items among the displays in honour of playwright who died in city A portrait of Oscar Wilde by Napoleon Sarony. Photograph: Library of Congress, Washington … Continue reading
It’s when, not if: but will Paris be ready for the flood of the century?
When the river Seine burst its banks in June the rain stopped just short of a disaster. With the next floods on the scale of 1910 long overdue, is Paris … Continue reading
Paris floods made almost twice as likely by climate change, say scientists
Manmade global warming greatly increased the risk of extreme rain affecting the French capital, analysis shows The Eiffel Tower in front of the flooded Seine river in Paris on June … Continue reading
‘There’s something terrifying about it’: rise of the river Seine
As roads and walkways are submerged by floods, life goes on in Paris and beyond A general view of the Bir-Hakeim bridge near the Eiffel Tower above the Seine river … Continue reading
In retrospect you think people could have stopped a lot of these things. The Brussels taxi driver smelt ammonia and noticed white powder on the suitcases
In retrospect you think people could have stopped a lot of these things. The Brussels taxi driver smelt ammonia and noticed white powder on the suitcases; they would not let … Continue reading
French MPs vote for enshrining emergency powers in constitution
Measures proposed after November Paris attacks would strip French nationality from convicted terrorists Demonstrators urge the president, François Hollande, and the prime minister, Manuel Valls, to lift the state of … Continue reading
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