París
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The Seine in central Paris in 1900.
The Seine in central Paris in the 2000s.
Arch of the Carrousel in the 1860s.
Arch of the Carrousel in 2006: the Palace of the Tuileries has disappeared, burnt down by Revolutionaries in 1871,
and La Défense skyscrapers have appeared in the late 20th century.
View from Notre Dame in 1857: lace of medieval streets untouched since the Middle Ages.
The same in 1863-1865: Haussmann has razed to the ground the entire medieval district:
The same today: ugly 19th century administrative buildings have replaced the lace of medieval streets:
Paris from the heights of Issy in 1930:
Paris from the heights of the Issy in 2006:
Statue of La Défense in 1950:
Statue of La Défense in 2000.