Marville

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This is 19th century Paris, documented in detail by one of its earliest great photographers, Charles Marville. In 1865 Marville was retained by the Historical Works Commission to make a record of a Paris about to be destroyed by major new town planning projects -- a Paris that would disappear forever. Marville's Paris closes with an expose of exciting new streets including Avenue de L'Opera and the Boulevard de Sebastopol. Also presented is a series of picturesque views taken in the early 1850's; and works commissioned by Prefect Haussmann for the City of Paris, encompassing a broad array of lamp posts, urinals, benches, and gates, plus views of parks, and sections of the Bois de Boulogne.