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Memento mori
The past is ever-present in Paris, and so are the dead. I don’t know of another city in which so many of the top tourist sites are in some way memorials to those who have gone before. There is the … Continue reading
Posted in Paris history, Paris popular culture
Tagged Charles Meryon, CPR Annie, Haussmann, Institut médico-légal, L'Inconnue de la Seine, La Morgue, Le Journal Illustre, Les Invalides, Man Ray, Paris Catacombs, Paris cemeteries, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Quai de l'Archevêché, Rescue Annie, Thomas Cook
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Stained Glass Less Seen
Paris’s many churches are treasure troves of spectacular, often monumental, stained glass windows. The cemeteries of Paris have stained glass windows too, but these are small, less visible, and easily overlooked except by those who walk slowly and peer through … Continue reading
