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“Beauty is in the streets,” they say in Paris. We travelers know our favorites, Parisians know theirs. Jean Genet liked to stand with his friend Giacometti at the foot of rue Oberkampf, taking in its long uphill from the Marais to Belleville. Simone Weil loved walking the quays of Île Saint-Louis in her native river city. The scruffy streets of the ninth were François Truffaut’s muse and mother.
As cities evolve and erupt, streets change; Parisians come and go. But the beauty remains.”
― The Streets of Paris: A Guide to the City of Light Following in the Footsteps of Famous Parisians Throughout History
As cities evolve and erupt, streets change; Parisians come and go. But the beauty remains.”
― The Streets of Paris: A Guide to the City of Light Following in the Footsteps of Famous Parisians Throughout History
“Look inside the green heart of Paris and you will see the exquisite beauty of one of the world’s most cherished places. That beauty quickens the love of life and stirs our desire for more. People—travelers—always want to come back to Paris again and again.”
― Hidden Gardens of Paris: A Guide to the Parks, Squares, and Woodlands of the City of Light
― Hidden Gardens of Paris: A Guide to the Parks, Squares, and Woodlands of the City of Light
“The Louvre’s much restored three wings or pavilions, the Sully, Denon, and Richelieu, were once the galleries where courtiers enjoyed royal hospitality and entertainments (and The Princesse de Clèves her secret surges of immoral passion). On a quiet un-crowded evening visit to the Louvre, it’s easy to imagine the masked and dancing couples in these pavilions, the rustle of silk, the whisperings of lovers, the royal entourage.
The Louvre’s art collection was the result of François I’s enterprising enthusiasm for Italian art. He imported masterpieces by Uccello, Titian, Giorgione, and, most notably, Leonardo da Vinci himself, whose Mona Lisa—La Joconde in French—was and remains the most valued painting in the royal collection. Montaigne does not mention the paintings or the Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini whom François also imported to help transform gloomy Paris into a city of bright and saucy opulence.”
― The Streets of Paris: A Guide to the City of Light Following in the Footsteps of Famous Parisians Throughout History
The Louvre’s art collection was the result of François I’s enterprising enthusiasm for Italian art. He imported masterpieces by Uccello, Titian, Giorgione, and, most notably, Leonardo da Vinci himself, whose Mona Lisa—La Joconde in French—was and remains the most valued painting in the royal collection. Montaigne does not mention the paintings or the Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini whom François also imported to help transform gloomy Paris into a city of bright and saucy opulence.”
― The Streets of Paris: A Guide to the City of Light Following in the Footsteps of Famous Parisians Throughout History
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