Why was the Place de la Nation
formerly called la Place du Trône ?
Has the Panthéon always been the resting
place of great men ? Who exactly decided where
the Hôtel de Ville should stand ? What saved the Eiffel Tower from destruction ? Whose idea was it to turn the Tuileries into the capital's first public garden ? What is the difference between
the Assemblée Nationale and the Palais
Bourbon ? Complete with period engravings,
this small album tells the history of Paris
through its twenty arrondissements and
its main monuments.