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June 8, 2018
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Filling a big space. Throughout the 20th century, (and perhaps even dating back to Napoléon) French presidents liked leaving their own architectural, urban planning, or cultural stamp on Paris as part of their legacies. For Georges Pompidou one signature he …
June 8, 2018
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Today I’ll begin with a one question quiz: When you think of the greatest Impressionist painters, who is the first painter that comes to mind? Have your answer? Good. Now I’m going to provide a list of seven painters and …
June 5, 2018
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Before the Sparkles a little history. When it was built to be the entrance for the 1889 World’s Fair intended to celebrate the centennial of the 1789 Revolution, the Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) was not greeted as the iconic symbol …