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The Tuileries Gardens - A Short Dark History - Jacqueline Donnelly - In the heart of Paris, along the Grande Ax which stretches from the Grande Arch de La Dèfense down the Champs-Elysées and beyond to the Louvre, the Jardins des Tuileries has a rich history much of it central to what France is today.

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Cruising Paris Underground - Françoise Giovannangeli - The underground life of Paris is extensive - Jean Valjean used it in the 19th century, and the FFI used it during WWII. Françoise Giovannangeli takes us on a tour of the canals of the City.

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Paris As Bazaar; Low-End Sales With High-End Sights - Richard Erickson reflects on Tati - its not Printemps, or Galeries Lafayette; not even Monoprix. Tati is one Paris department stores that you'll rarely read about. Now's your chance.

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French History - September - First republic declared (1792); Lascaux Caves discovered in southern France (1940); First balloon flight with live creatures (1783); Births: Jean-Léon Jaurès (1859); Antonin Artuad (1896); Louis XIV, the Sun King (1638).

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Image of the Month; I.M. Pei Pyramid / Musée du Louvre
A controversy at first, the I.M. Pei Pyramid is now universally acclaimed as the beauty it is.
Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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