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Paris Kiosque - The Magazine of The Paris Pages
December 1996 - Volume 3, Number 12, Copyright (c) 1996
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La Mouffe! - Rue Mouffetard - Norman Barth -
Six hundred metres of street packed with at least twice as many years of history. Not as well known, as flashy, or as elegant as the Champs Elysées, La Mouffe out does it by far when it comes to character.


Lost and Found In the rue Saint-Roch - Richard Erickson
On the opposite side of the river from La Mouffe, this one's history is full of colorful and obscure characters (like most of us are in fact) - Joseph Le Bon, François Gamain, Etienne Dinocheau, and less colorful events such as the 5 October 1796 attack by Napoléon against Royalists in front of the St. Roch Church.


The Très Grande Bibliotheque Opens - Slowly - Françoise Giovannangeli - The last Grand Projet from the Mitterand Era, eight years in the making, at one billion francs per year, the Très Grande Bibliotheque will open - partially - on 17 December.


Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arrivé - on 22 November this year. This is one of our favorite labels. Some think it might be better than this years vintage, but you should decide for yourself.


French History - December - Events: France wins first Davis Cup title in 59 years 1.12.1991; The Battle of Dreux 18.12.1562; Van Gogh cuts his ear 23.12.1888; Charlemagne crowned 25.12.800. Births: Georges Seurat 2.12.1859; Jean-Luc Godard 3.12.1930; Gustave Flaubert 12.12.1821; Jean Genet 19.12.1910; Gerard Depardieu 27.12.1948.


Image of the Month; Ecole Militaire -
Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth
Framed by the iron of the Eiffel Tower, the Champs de Mars ends with the Ecole Militaire, and behind it, the Tour Montparnasse.


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