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Vue générale du vieux Paris

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Genre:: engravings (prints)
Subject:: Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France); Architecture > Dwellings; Architecture > Monuments; Public Works > Streets; Social Life > Entertainment; 1871-1940 (The Third Republic)
Local ID:: No call number
Extent:: 1 engraving; 24 x 58 cm

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Abstract:: The 1900 Paris World Fair had a section dedicated to medieval Paris on the banks of the Seine: streets were reconstructed in the style of the old city to give visitors an idea of what the capital would have looked like during the Middle Ages.

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Rights: No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use: Collection is open for research.

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"Vue générale du vieux Paris" Paris: Capital of the 19th Century. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:87136/

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Paris: Capital of the 19th Century

The project, "Paris, Capital of the 19th century," initiated by the French Studies and Comparative Literature Departments of Brown University, provides a window into the cultural, political and social context of 19th century Parisian culture.

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