TEC4604161: The Bourse de Commerce in Paris opened its doors for the world exhibition of 1889. It was conceived and transformed by Henri Blondel from the old wheat market, in response to his new vocation as a trading stock exchange, anthem to industrial society, to the benefits of trade and to the transport revolution. From the previous building, Blondel retained only the two jewels that had ensured its reputation: the inner ring, built by Nicolas Le Camus de Meziere in 1763, and the frame of the metal dome added by Belanger in 1813, which bears witness to the emerging art of steel. Caslee au Creusot, it is a technical feat: fifty-one farms and fourteen circular belts respond to the number of full and voids of the facade to ensure the harmony and the striking light of the whole. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4595116: Le PeuPalais, avenue Winston Churchill, Paris 8th arrondissement. The building, built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, architect Charles Girault (1851-1932), today houses the Musee des Beaux Arts of the City of Paris, which includes many works from antiquite to the 19th century. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4595242: Fouquet's avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris 8th round. It was Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Colbert (1619-1683) who had Andre Le Notre (1613-1700) opened in 1667 an avenue starting from the Tuileries to reach a hill, today called L'Etoile. There's nothing left from that time. Only nineteenth century witnesses remain on the Champs Elysees. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4604895: Pont des Arts Pont des Arts, Paris 6th arrondissement, reconstruction in 1981 by Louis Arretche. The Passerelle des Arts, the first iron bridge in Paris, had the mission of joining the Institut de France and the Louvre, which was then called the Palais des Arts. Reserved for pawns, it was built from 1801 to 1804. It initially consisted of nine arches. Following numerous river accidents, its reconstruction was decided in 1981 but two arches were removed to line them up on the Pont Neuf. / Bridgeman Images
LBY4599454: The four parts of the world (four parts of the world), or fountain of the observatory or the Carpeaux fountain (1867-1874) at the Place Camille Jullian, in the garden of Marco Polo, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris 6th arrondissement. It represents the four parts of the world, sculpted by Jean Baptiste (Jean-Baptiste) Carpeaux (1827-1875), while the base of eight marine horses was made by Emmanuel Fremiet (1824-1910). It was designed by architect Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881). Photography 20/04/09., Boegly, Luc / Bridgeman Images