France Collection (#46)

Hotel De Ville
The Hotel de Ville or City Hall in Paris, 1858. In the foreground is the Pont d Arcole over the River Seine. (Photo by Achille Quinet/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Eiffel Tower Foundations
One of the steel struts of the Eiffel Tower at the start of its construction in Paris, 18th July 1887. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Palais-Royal Gardens
The gardens of the Palais-Royal in Paris, circa 1870. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tour Saint-Jacques
La Tour Saint-Jacques or Saint-Jacques Tower in Paris, 1859. It was once part of the church of Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie, the rest of which was demolished in 1797, and remains as a monument

Paris Pantheon
The Pantheon in Paris, 1858. Built in the second half of the 18th century in the neoclassical style, it was modelled on the Pantheon in Rome. (Photo by Achille Quinet/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Palais De Justice
The Palais de Justice or law courts, and the Conciergerie prison on the Ile de la Cite in Paris, 1856. The Pont au Change is under construction on the right

Palais Des Tuileries
The Place du Carrousel in Paris, 1856. In the background is the Palais des Tuileries in Paris, with the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel leading into it

Chapelle Russe
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, a Russian Orthodox church in Paris, circa 1870. It was completed in 1861. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Colonne Vendome
The column in the Place Vendome in Paris, circa 1880. Modelled after Trajans Column in Rome, it was erected to celebrate Napoleons victory at Austerlitz in 1805. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Place Des Victoires
La Place des Victoires in Paris, with an equestrian statue of King Louis XIV in the centre, circa 1890. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris Avenue
The Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, later the Avenue Foch, in Paris, circa 1890. It runs southwest from the Arc de Triomphe to the Bois de Boulogne. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Le Creusot
A model of the Creusot steam hammer at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. It was built by Schneider and Co. in the French town of Le Creusot. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Exposition Universelle 1878
The Spanish Pavilion at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Exposition Universelle 1878
The International Avenue at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1878. Original Publication : The Graphic - pub. 18th May 1878 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1855 Paris World Fair
The facade of the Palais de l Industrie at the Paris Worlds Fair, 1855. Drawn and engraved by Fichot. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Waggon
Ladies and gentlemen take a tour of the Parisian sewers, 1870. On the right, a tunnel leads up to Rue Laffitte in the north of the city. Illustration by Jules Pelcos

Boulevards Of Paris
Crowds on the Boulevard des Italiens in Paris, 1837. Drawn by J. M. W. Turner, RA and engraved by T. Higham. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris Demolitions
The Rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevieve in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, circa 1800. Illustration entitled Paris Demolitions. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Napoleonic Wars
The Allied troops enter Paris by the Porte Saint-Martin, having defeated Napoleon I during the Napoleonic Wars, 31st March 1814. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Allies Entering Paris
Some of the Allies enter Paris via the Barriere de Pantin during the Napoleonic Wars, 1814. The Russian contingent and Cossacks with their plunder. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tuileries Palace
The Tuileries Palace and living rooms of King Louis Philippe I in Paris, circa 1839. An early photograph by Louis Daguerre. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rue Descartes
Shops in the Rue Descartes, Paris, circa 1898. (Photo by Eugene Atget/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Elegant Staircase
Looking up a European Staircase

Seine Rising
circa 1960: Parisians watch the level of the River Seine rise to cover the knees of the statue of the Zouave at Alma Bridge during a period of heavy rain in Paris. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Aerial Paris
The city of Paris from the Eiffel Tower, with the Arc de Triomphe visible. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Steep Street Of Montmarte
A street in the Montmartre district of Paris, circa 1960. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris Street Lamp
A street lamp outside the Louvre museum in Paris with a sign indicating the main entrance, circa 1960. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Parisian Taxi Rank
Taxis parked at a taxi rank in Paris with a sign beside them saying that the cars at this rank can be called by phone

Bluebell Backstage
November 1955: Jacquie Pring of Torquay tries on costumes backstage as she begins her career as a Bluebell Girl in the famous Paris Lido show in France. (Photo by John Sadovy/BIPs/Getty Images)

Sacre Couer
circa 1950: Cathedral of the Sacre Couer, Paris at night. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Paris Gendarme
A French policeman watches a pair of young lovers walking down a Paris street on a hot spring day

Gendarmes
French policemen patrolling the Champs-Elysees in Paris, during a period of unrest between politicians General de Gaulle and Guy Mollet

Parisian Fountain
A fountain in the Place de la Concorde, Paris, circa 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Parisian Grocery
A grocers shop in the Rue Bara, Paris, circa 1955. (Photo by H. Bowden/Frederic Lewis/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Opera From The Air
An aerial view of the Avenue de l Opera in Paris leading up to the Paris Opera House, circa 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Palais de Justice
August 1955: View of the Palace of Justice from The Seine in Paris. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

By The Seine
circa 1954: A couple sit for a while by the river Seine in Paris. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

New Scooter
1955: New lightweight scooter launched in Paris. (Photo by John Sadovy/BIPs/Getty Images)

Musee Du Louvre
circa 1955: The Musee du Louvre, Frances national art museum in Paris. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Eiffel Tower
circa 1950: The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Tower By Twilight
The Eiffel Tower seen from across the Seine at twilight, circa 1955. (Photo by Bertrand/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Tower And Fountains
The fountains of the Palais de Chaillot and the Eiffel Tower, Paris, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris From The Air
An aerial view of the river Seine running through the city of Paris, the Eiffel Tower is on the right, circa 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

French Commuters
circa 1940: Commuters crowd the platforms of the Place d Italie metro station in Paris. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Postwar Paris
Paris shoppers queue for food at a small vegetable stand, 1947. Full rubbish bins line the street, unemptied during the Paris garbage collectors strike. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

French Evacuees
French children evacuated from Paris arrive in Gueret, in central France, during World War II, 1940. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Nadars Balloon
Nadars giant air balloon over Paris, 1863. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Paris Underworld
An inhabitant of the Parisian underworld inspects a photograph of three camels. (Photo by Henry Guttmann/Getty Images)

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