Paris, toujours paris ! (anglais)

Daughter of the Seine, Paris grew up along its meandering course, while its monuments and palaces weave the fabric of its history. It owes its birth to a river crossroads. But its first settlement remains unclear to this day.

Paris was built in the countryside, absorbing villages and farms, but also forests, meadows, marshes, and even vineyards that were the pride of the Paris Basin.

Over the centuries, one need only follow the evolution of this small piece of land called Lutetia, home to the Parisii tribe. As it grew, the city took the name Paris in the 4th century, and in 508, Clovis granted it the status of "seat of the kingdom.' From the Carolingians to the Bonapartes, Paris asserted itself as the capital. It triumphed over invasions, revolts, massacres, and various occupations. It protected itself behind its walls, which its demographic growth pushed back a little further each time.

This long walk through the neighborhoods of Paris in search of their past reveals many surprises. For while the "ville lumière' remains attached to its twenty arrondissements created in 1860, it is still the tourist capital of the world. Throughout the pages of this exceptional "Regards' publication, readers will wander from the Louvre to the Louis Vuitton Foundation, from the banks of the Seine to the covered passages, from the Sainte-Chapelle to the Eiffel Tower.