Tag Archives: Cholera

A closer look at Parisian streets

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Parisian Fields

Over the past week, I have been pondering a comment made by Adam Roberts, the author of Invisible Paris (one of our favourite blogs), about our post on courtyards. He confessed to having mixed feelings about these interior spaces and … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris architecture, Paris history, Paris streets | Tagged Adam Roberts, Anthony Sutcliffe, Cholera, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Gustave Caillebotte, Invisible Paris, Napoleon III, Robert Dulau, Roger-Viollet, Second Empire | 9 Comments

The lady is not a sofa

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Parisian Fields

Not far from the Bon Marché in the 7th arrondissement is a short dead-end street that terminates in a quiet space enclosed by the surrounding buildings, with trees, paths, and some flowerbeds: the Square Récamier. Récamier. When we first entered … Continue reading →

Posted in Paris history | Tagged Abbaye-aux-Bois, Cholera, Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, Germaine de Stael, Jacques-Rose Recamier, Madame de Stael, Madame Recamier, Musee des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Napoleon, rue Recamier, Square Recamier, Theatre Recamier | 11 Comments

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A closer look at Parisian streets

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