After only 5 years of restoring, Notre Dame Cathedral reopened. This video shows her renewed splendor, and highlights the tremendous dedication and incredible work that has been accomplished, with the most noble materials, by the best artisans France (luckily) still has.
the Eiffeltower in Paris grows with 6 meter
A DAB+ radio antenna of 6 meter (almost 20 feet) was added to her top. Paris’ most famous monument is now 330 meters tall. See the ingeneous way in which the antenna was mounted here.
Paris metro line 14 extended north- and south bound
Paris’ Metro line 14 (the fully automated one) is being extended towards the north and the south. The new stations will connect a whole new area outside the Boulevard Périphérique to Paris’ city center. The northern part, past Porte the Saint Ouen (yes, that’s where the flea market or marché aux puces is), now goes […]
La Défense: not only for working but also for living
No less than 7 new skyscrapers are being built in Paris’business district La Défense. The city anticipates a continued exodus of banks, multinationals and investments funds from London to La Défense, following Brexit. La Défense is already the largest financial district in continental Europe, bigger than Frankfurt and Milan. Some 180.000 perople work there, but […]
The restauration of Notre Dame de Paris in images
These pictures were made shortly after the devastating fire