The Sewers of Paris and the Making of the Modern City, Part 2 Sewers are a relatively modern phenomenon. For centuries, people in cities lived intimately with their waste.

And, as many Europeans quickly recognized, only one city was truly modern: Paris. Near the end of the seventeenth century, ... just then becoming part of the fabric of Paris.

Over the course of seven Paris Expositions, new furnitures, foodstuffs and design ideas were introduced. Many are still part ...

Paris has beautifully meshed Olympics with city, shining new light on iconic spaces After two COVID-tainted Olympics in Asia that had no atmosphere, no fans and little joy, the Paris Games set a ...

Four years ago, Paris embraced the idea of the 15-minute city—the concept that you should be able to live a short walk or bike ride from work, school, stores, and other aspects of daily life ...

Paris-based writer and journalist Lindsey Tramuta’s new book The New Parisienne, which releases on July 7, paints portraits of more than 40 modern-day women in the beloved French capital. But ...

PARIS—A three-year legal battle over plans to build a massive steel-and-glass building in the heart of France’s manicured capital came to an end Friday as a high-court ruled the €500 million ...

Paris is becoming a bilingual business city almost like Copenhagen. On a side street near my office, a new sign above a drab entryway proclaims, in English: “Paris School of Technology ...

The Sewers of Paris and the Making of the Modern City, Part 1 Sewers are a relatively modern phenomenon. For centuries, people in cities lived intimately with their waste.