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During the second part of the 16th century, the Regent of France named Catherine de Medicis at the time, had the Tuileries Palace built on wilderness lands neighbouring the Louvre. Today, from that royal and imperial mansion only gardens remain. In fact, the monument was burnt during the Paris Commune of 1871, a social conflict… Read more »

At the 17th century, Louis XIV king of France felt concerned about giving disabled soldier a roof, he ordered the building of a vast monument to receive them. Actually, he wished mostly clear the capital city’s pavements out, which were full of old soldier who became beggars and even thief. L’Hôtel des Invalides was inaugurated… Read more »

C’est vers le milieu du 19ème siècle que le jeune Louis Vuitton décide de devenir malletier et de fabriquer des coffres de voyage pour l’élégante clientèle parisienne. Très vite, ses créations remportent un vif succès, notamment auprès de l’impératrice Eugénie et de la noblesse française, ce qui lui permet d’ouvrir une première boutique dans la… Read more »