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PLACES

In Paris, it is illegal to distribute images of the Eiffel tower taken at night due to copyright issues regarding the light display.

EDITORIAL

In 1893, at the Moulin Rouge, a model named Sarah Brown went down in infamy with an act that was so scandalous, it actually killed a man.

THINGS

“A great revolution is never the fault of the people, but of the government.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The French Revolution was a decade-long struggle between the classes, beginning in 1789 and ending with a...

THINGS

"Cities were always like people, showing their varying personalities to the traveler. Depending on the city and on the traveler, there might begin a mutual love, or dislike, friendship, or enmity. Where one city will...

THINGS

In picturing the Moulin Rouge, you're picturing Paris. The decadence, the sensuality, the class, the fun, and the lights are all a part of what the Moulin Rouge is about and were all a large part...

THINGS

The French Monarchy is famous for its ridiculous opulence and its violent end—but few people know its even darker history.



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