Wednesday, April 13, 2016

THE BOULEVARDS THAT REPLACED THE RAMPART LED TO VERSAILLES



EASIER ACCESS BROUGHT...

The "Boulevards," world-known epicenter of luxury from the early 19th century to World War 1...

     Les grands Boulevards by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1875 / zoom




And two arches on the sites of neighboring gates: 

Paris 1900. l'Art Nouveau / photo gone from Internet 


The arc at the Saint-Denis gate
is larger, more ornate
and politically most important.

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