An engraving showing the busy intersection of the Montmartre street and faubourg. A few horse-drawn carriages can be seen, as well as a newspaper kiosk …
While Haussmann is himself responsible for the "charm" of Paris as we know it today, urbanization of the city depended on the demolition and destruction …
A glimpse down the Rue de la cité, one of the main arteries of central Paris. The three-hundred-meter street has changed names and incarnations three …
The Esplanade des Invalides at the 1900 Paris World Fair. The buildings on each side of the alley housed exhibits of furniture and industrial products.
A series of engravings representing the fountain of Place de la Condorde in Paris; on the first page: a cross-section of the fountain, a subterranean …