Tag Archives: Halle aux Vins

Bercy: from park to wine entrepot and back to park

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Parisian Fields

As I browsed the Paris1970 images described in my last blog, I spent a long time studying the photographs taken in the Bercy wine entrepot before its demolition. We’d visited the park that now occupies the space and it was … Continue reading →

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When bombs fell on Paris

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Parisian Fields

The church of Sainte Jeanne de Chantal at the Porte de Saint-Cloud in the 16th arrondissement is a striking example of mid 20th-century architecture. With its dome and tower, it almost looks like a mosque with a minaret. You enter … Continue reading →

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