the enlightenment
The astonishing story of the Pantheon
octobre 28, 2011 8 CommentsIn 1744, whilst staying in Metz and suffering from a serious illness, the king, Louis XV vowed that if he survived, he would create a basilica instead of the gothic church dedicated to St. Genevieve (the saint ...
A brief but essential history of Paris
octobre 27, 2011 3 CommentsThe name Paris derives from that of its inhabitants, the Gaulish tribe known as the Parisii (from the 3rd century BC). The city was called Lutetia (more fully, Lutetia Parisiorum, "Lutetia of the Parisii"), during the Roman ...

