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March 1997 - Volume 4, Number 3, Copyright (c) 1997
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.