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Paris
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A Year After The Fire, Coronavirus Stalls Notre-Dame’s Rebirth
On 15 April 2019, a fire broke out in the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, reducing huge portions of…
2020-04-15
Top 10 Most Expensive Cities To Live In 2019
According to a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) conducted annually, these cities recorded the highest costs…
2019-08-20
Notre Dame: How A Rebuilt Cathedral Could Be Just As Wonderful
The destruction of Notre Dame cathedral is lamentable. A wonderful icon has been largely destroyed by fire. However,…
2019-04-19
Why Are We So Moved By The Plight Of The Notre Dame?
Scrolling through news of the Notre Dame fire on social media feeds was like watching a real-time archive…
2019-04-17
Why Notre Dame Matters
Notre Dame is on fire, and its spire has fallen. As of Monday afternoon, we don’t know for…
2019-04-16
France Produces The Most World Cup Players. Here’s Why.
French-born players are competing for national teams from Europe, Africa, and South America. Fifty players at this year’s…
2018-07-16
Swimming In Seine Now Is Still A Dream, But Not In The Future
But the idea faces an uphill struggle. By 2024, the River Seine in Paris will be clean enough…
2016-05-11
10 Cities That Are Shaping The Future Of Urban Living
Cities are frequently at the front line of innovation when it comes to addressing the changing problems of…
2016-03-03
Looking For Fresh City Air? Discover Here Where Not To Be.
Outdoor air pollution kills 3.3 million people, mostly in cities, every year. That’s more than HIV, malaria and…
2015-12-03
How Paris Attacks May (Not) Change The Fight Against IS
The brutal, co-ordinated attacks in Paris show that Islamic State (IS) retains its potency abroad. But will it…
2015-11-16
Three Ancient Cities To Rival London, Paris And New York
London, Paris and New York are global cities: modern hubs for travel, technology and trade, their names and…
2015-10-14
Why We Are Losing Time In Saving The Oceans From Climate Change
Until recently, you might be forgiven for thinking that the oceans were a trivial component of Earth’s climate…
2015-07-17
Plans For A Seine Reinvention In Paris
Mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced an “almost philosophical project” to take the famed river’s quayside back from cars.…
2015-05-27
Futuristic Smart City Models of Paris
Inhabitat favorite Vincent Callebaut just unveiled plans to transform Paris into a futuristic “smart” city that looks more…
2015-05-18
13 Things The World Needs To Thank Paris For
Paris has been through a lot in the past few days, months, years, and centuries — and out…
2015-05-16
8 Best Food Cities In The World
Travelers love to eat–that’s why every year, as part of our Readers’ Choice Awards survey, we ask our…
2015-04-30
Paris : Modern Classic Views
1 – Louvre Museum 2 – Paris Kiss 3 – Vintage Citroën Car 4 –…
2015-04-29
When Do The World’s Best Cities Go To Sleep?
24-hour transport, late shopping and bars without lockouts are key to a global city. But some of the…
2015-04-14
10 Towering Facts About The Eiffel Tower
This towering iron-lattice tower is no doubt one of the most iconic symbols of Paris and France, in…
2015-03-31
360-degree Cities
The stereographic projection technique was used to convert aerial panoramas of cities including Paris, Sydney, Shanghai and Chicago…
2015-03-30
Georges-Eugène Haussmann : Arrondissements & Boulevards
Paris, dubbed the ‘The City of Light’ (“La Ville Lumière”), one of the most beautiful cities in the…
2015-03-27
World’s Best Connected Cities : Where To Move
The internet has brought us all closer together – we can trade online and chat using Skype. But…
2015-03-27
Paris’ Eiffel Tower Is Going Green
When the Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 it was only intended to last for 20 years. The…
2015-03-06
Beautiful Markets In Different Cities
Before the industrial age, people shopped for food in their local areas – often in beautiful covered halls…
2015-02-28
Paris’s P’tit Vélib’
Vélib’, the world’s third largest bike share service, has expanded into uncharted territory last 2014: the toddler market. The…
2015-02-24
Day-Night Cityscapes In Pictures
US photographer Stephen Wilkes spends 15 hours perched on a rooftop or crane photographing each city from one…
2015-02-12