The French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing was behind the project of the Arab World Institute construction at the heart of Paris. Thus, he wanted to lighten the relations between France and Arab countries bringing the two cultures closer. The building was inaugurated in 1987 under the chairmanship of François Mitterrand. The Institute shelters permanent collections… Read more »
The Branly quay located along the left side of the Seine’s edge develop through Paris, from the Alma bridge until the Bir-Hakeim bridge. Before the 18th century, the Swans island gathering several islets were linked to the edge with a bridge overhanging a small canal that has been filled in 1780. It was over an… Read more »
Très jeune, Guccio Gucci développe des aptitudes dans le domaine de la mode et se frotte au monde du luxe en travaillant dans des palaces. En 1921, la marque Gucci est fondée et une première boutique ouverte à Florence propose des articles de maroquinerie, des bagages ainsi que des accessoires d’équitation. Ce premier magasin est… Read more »