Real-estate professionals and city officials have started questioning how to assure the solidity of all balconies adorning the beautiful apartment buildings that line the Seine river in Paris. Indeed, over the 6 kilometer stretch, those balconies are expected to draw large numbers of spectators as they will provide an excellent viewpoint for the opening ceremony […]
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