
The Baltard pavilion was the "eggs and poultry" covered market called Les Halles, the permanent market for Paris, set next to Saint Eustache church in the heart…

Saint-Saturnin church is fairly composite: the tower is romanesque (12th century), parts of the choir and nave are gothic (13th century), and the main gate,…

As a result of the several extensions the choir is not located in the back of the church but rather in the middle, on a side.

Arts gateway is the first iron bridge that was built in France. It used to straddle the Seine river in Paris and a part of it was moved to Nogent-sur-Marne…

Wolved island on the Marne river: there is no bridge to/from this inhabited island such that the only access means is by boat.

The railway viaduct was built in the mid-19th century. The construction required 2000 workers. It was considered as a remarkable engineering feat then and…

Marne river and the railway viaduct. The reinforced concrete arches date back from the a 1946 reconstruction following World War II destructions.

Datacha: a part of the Russian pavilion built for the 1889 World Exhibition held in Paris, and moved there afterwards.

In the early 19th century a large number of art nouveau-inspired houses and buildings were constructed in Nogent-sur-Marne, a wealthy surburb of Paris.

In the early 19th century a large number of art nouveau-inspired houses and buildings were constructed in Nogent-sur-Marne, a wealthy surburb of Paris. The…