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TEC4595501: Statue of Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970) on the Champs Elysees, Paris 75008. On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the death of General de Gaulle, Jacques Chirac (born in 1932) inaugurated a statue representing him in military dress as he was when he descended the Champs Elysees at the Liberation of Paris on 26 August 1944. Artwork by Jean Cardot, 2000. (born in 1830). / Bridgeman Images
TEC4595557: L'institut de France, College des quatre nations, 21 quai de Conti, Paris 6th arrondissement. Cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602-1661) left in his will in 1661 a legacy to build a college and academy for the education of children born in the four nations. In 1806, the Institut de France took possession of the former college. Architect Louis Le Vau (1612-1670), construction 1662-1688. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4595723: The door of Meknes on the Place de la Concorde, Paris 8th arrondissement. Plastic intervention by Catherine Feff, during “Le Temps du Maroc” during 1999, Moroccan and French artists reproduced in the spring, on Place de la Concorde, the door of Meknes, in full size, one of the jewels of Moroccan architecture: 3,000 square meters of canvas designed and made in France dress a scaffolding of 40 metres wide, 15 metres high and 25 metres deep. Photography 1999. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4595852: The door of Meknes on the Place de la Concorde, Paris 8th arrondissement. Plastic intervention by Catherine Feff, during “Le Temps du Maroc” during 1999, Moroccan and French artists reproduced in the spring, on Place de la Concorde, the door of Meknes, in full size, one of the jewels of Moroccan architecture: 3,000 square meters of canvas designed and made in France dress a scaffolding of 40 metres wide, 15 metres high and 25 metres deep. Photography 1999. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4595939: Le PeuPalais, avenue Winston Churchill, Paris 8th arrondissement. The building was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, by architect Charles Girault (1851-1932). It now houses the Musee des Beaux Arts of the City of Paris, which includes many works of Antiquite in the 19th century. Photography 25/08/05. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4595952: The fountains of the Rivers on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Designed by Jacques Ange Gabriel (1698-1782) as a French garden, it is one of the most beautiful French squares. Inaugurated in 1763 as Place Louis XV, it became the place of the Revolution from 1792 to become the place of capital executions. Louis Philippe (1773-1850) gave it back its current name. In 1836 he called the architect Jakob Hittorff (1792-1867), to redesign the square with the eight statues of the big cities of France and the fountains surrounding the obelisque of Luksor, realisation 1835-1840. Phototorgpahie 10/09/04. / Bridgeman Images