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Musée Jeu de Paume, construit au XIXᵉ siècle dans le jardin des Tuileries, le bâtiment qui abrite aujourd’hui le Musée du Jeu de Paume servait à l’origine au jeu de paume, l’ancêtre de nombreux sports modernes comme le tennis ou la balle pelote. Au début du XXᵉ siècle, le bâtiment et son pendant, l’Orangerie, voient… 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 »

In 1899 Paris city has organised a World’s fair, a true showcase of the French expertise. It represented an opportunity for Gustave Eiffel to imagine and devise the famous tower which became a symbol for the capital. At the end of the 19th century the Eiffel Tower is an architectural and technological achievement and the… Read more »