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Monsieur Eiffel's Eyeful - Jacqueline Donnelly -
108 years old this month, the Eiffel Tower is the most visited monument in the world. But in the beginning it was not universally loved, even if now we cannot imagine Paris without it.

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Putting the 'Grand' back in Boulevard - Richard Erickson -
The City of Paris has announced its intention to upgrade the Grands Boulevards starting next year. The intrepid Ric Erickson strikes out to investigate what this is all about.

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The Remarkable Sewer of Paris - Françoise Giovannangeli -
More than 2,000 kilometers of sewer tunnels honeycomb the subterranean world of Paris, and besides its normal duties, it has also served Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, the French Resistence in WWII, and even has its own museum.

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Paris Quick Takes - Harriet Welty-Rochefort -
Liberating elves, standing by for haute gastronomie, shoplifting for food, and surviving the current status quo.

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French History - March - Events: Bizet's opera Carmen premiers in Paris 3.03.1875; Napoléon Bonaparte marries Josephine de Beauharnais 9.03.1796; First public striptease act 13.03.1928; Eiffel Tower inaugurated 31.03.1889; Births: Cyrano de Bergerac 6.03.1619; Marcel Marceau 22.03.1923 René Decartes 31.03.1596.

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Image of the Month; Le Lutétia -
Copyright (c) 1997 Alberto Pavoncelli Le Lutétia on Ile Saint Louis reflects upon the first arrondissement in its windows.

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