Category: France
Exploring all things Tartaria/Old World in the realm’s region of France. Enjoy the journey through a hidden history of a world that came before us.
Turgot’s Map – 1739 Detailed Aerial View
Plan of Paris, known as Turgot’s Map – 1739 Michel-Étienne Turgot (1690-1751), at the head of the Parisian municipality as provost of merchants, decided to commission a new plan of […]
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The Phare du Monde Tower
The Phare du Monde tower, proposed for the 1937 Paris Exhibition. The structure was designed for the World’s Fair in Paris, but it was never constructed. The above illustration is […]
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Le Petit Palais
Le Petit Palais in Paris, France Built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle (“World’s Fair”), it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des beaux-arts de la […]
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Atmospheric Electricity
Atmospheric electricity was generated by the Tour Eiffel by working jointly with the Trocadero towers and the basilica in Montmartre – the highest point in Paris. The Palais du Trocadero […]
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