L'Hotel, Paris, France ~ When Oscar Wilde came to this Saint Germain hotel, he was a shell of his former self. A few years earlier, Wilde was the most famous playwright in the world; but by 1899, he had completed a prison sentence. After his release, Wilde left London and moved to the Hôtel d'Alsace (now L'Hotel) in Paris,

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THE TUILERIES GARDEN AT DAWN

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Lunchtime at Café des Musées and the head waiter takes an order

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People enjoying the spring sun in the Jardin des Tuileries with the Eiffel Tower and Musée de l'Orangerie in the background

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The tip of square du Vert-Galant on the Ile de la Cité Island in the Seine. The Louvre and Pont des Arts bridge in the background

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Kissing Bridge, River Seine, Paris, France

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Door to Coco Chanel's Original Atelier, Paris, France

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The Parc Monceau, Paris~ Claude Monet

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Paris (Galeries Lafayette), France

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Galeries Lafayette, Haussmann, Paris, Interior View. mage/Cristian Bortes.

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Happy #Bastille Day! Eiffel Tower. Paris, France.

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THE RITZ HOTEL, PARIS. PRINCESS DIANA. Diana was photographed leaving the Ritz just before she was killed in the car crash in the Alma tunnel.

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THE RITZ HOTEL, PARIS. THE SWIMMING POOL. ~ Historic note: US Ambassador to France, Pamela Harriman, had a heart attack and died in the pool while swimming.

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Paris - ABC illustration series of European cities by Japanese illustrator Hugo Yoshikawa

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musée du Louvre @Chris Cote Corthouts

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The guillotine in operation at Place de la Revolution, in 1783 (now Place de la Concorde) In 9 months, 16,000, including women, children and the elderly lost their heads during The Terror. Half a million imprisoned, 10,000 died before coming to trial.

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East view of La Bastille ~ officially, Bastille Saint-Antoine was originally 14th c. fortress that was, from the 15th c. onwards, used by the Kings of France as a state prison.

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~ To all my French friends celebrating the 14 of July, the French National Holiday, I wish you a wonderful day. ~ Â tous mes amis français qui célèbrent le 14 Juillet, la Fête Nationale Française, je vous souhaite un bel journée. ~*~ VIVE LA FRANCE! VIVE L'AMÉRIQUE ~*~

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THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION IN THEIR FAMOUS LEATHER APRONS PREPARE FOR THE MILITARY PARADE OF THE 14 JUILLET. It us à military parade, and tanks, missiles, guns, and sophisticated military equipment will be on display. Overhead, France's sophisticated fighter jets armed with missiles and helicopters will fly over.

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TOMB OF RUDOLF NUREYEV, PARIS ~ DETAIL~ One of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century, defected from the Soviet Union at age 23, died in 1993 in Paris, buried in the Orthodox Russian cemetery in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois near Paris. His tomb is covered with a mosaic rug designed by artist Ezio Frigerio, made of mosaic tiles of shades of red, blue and gold. It is magnificently draped over his grave.

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TOMB OF RUDOLF NUREYEV, PARIS ~ One of the most celebrated ballet dancers of the 20th century, defected from the Soviet Union at age 23, died in 1993 in Paris, buried in the Orthodox Russian cemetery in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois near Paris. His tomb is covered with a mosaic rug designed by artist Ezio Frigerio, made of mosaic tiles of shades of red, blue and gold. It is magnificently draped over his grave.

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LIGHTENING STRIKES THE EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS

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