5.5.1. A SPECTACULAR HOMMAGE TO ELITES

ALMOST THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF POPULAR ENERGY* ARE THE STREET SIGNS THAT ADORN THE ENTRY  

*More is in the reserves, such as an important painting of an underclass parade that mocked the Church and the wealthy: please click.

They lead to a breathtaking staircase and superb installations of salons...

        The study of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, who headed the economy toward 1660-1680.

With details like these: 

For the early 20th century, installations of a jeweler, a ballroom... 

...and evocations of Marcel Proust and Gertrude Stein: 

 

But upheavals almost vanish. 

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5.5.2.

 A French Revolution that is almost peaceful