In 1803, the Place de Grève was officially renamed Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, in a bid to modernize its toponymy. The word ...

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See you all on the Terrasse des Jeux in front of the Hôtel de Ville! It's the place to be. The day after the opening ceremony - the site on the parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville (Paris Centre) awaits you ...

Over the past 20 years, the city of Paris has increasingly restricted vehicle traffic — encouraging people to walk, use ...

France’s iconic capital city is filled with fantastic monuments. Many monuments in Paris are known all over the world like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc De Triomphe. However, some are less well-known.

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Against the splendid backdrop of the Hotel de Ville, more than 100 musicians including Amadou and Mariam, The Magic Numbers, Tony Allen, The Kooks, and Rachid Taha jammed their way through an ...

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Tomorrow morning, the fastest men's marathoners in the world will congregate at the grand Hotel de Ville. That is Paris' City Hall, sitting on the banks of the Seine.

What if, between two Olympic or Paralympic events, you went to see some free dance shows? From charleston to hip-hop, from breaking to voguing, Paris is sure to be swinging all summer long!

Kinzang Lhamo of Bhutan was the final runner to cross the finish line in the women's marathon, showing what it truly means to be an Olympic athlete.

BBC Paris correspondent Allan Little asks what role the Allies played in the liberation of Paris, sixty years on from the moment which restored French national pride.