ITS SPACE GAVE EASIER ACCESS TO VERSAILLES
That led to...
The "Boulevards," world-known epicenter of luxury from the early 19th century to World War 1.
The Grands Boulevards by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1875 / zoom
The garment center
Parisian Walkways by Jeffrey T. Iverson, "France Today" / zoom
And two arches on the sites of neighboring gates:
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Paris 1900. l'Art Nouveau / photo gone from Internet |
The arc at the Saint-Denis gate,
the largest and most ornate,
reinforces the message of monarchical power
by hovering over the route
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