Heritage: threats, denaturation, vandalism and destruction
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It is time to respect the Louvre Colonnade
A meeting was organized today at the Paris Centre City Hall by its mayor Ariel Weil to launch a reflection on the "Place du Louvre," an inappropriate term since this one, which is in front of the…
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Surroundings of Notre-Dame: facts versus propaganda
The defense of the gardens of Notre-Dame is also a battle of communication. Thus, the article by Claire Bommelaer in Le Figaro, very factual and well informed, was titled - in the print edition:…
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Surroundings of Notre-Dame: the CNPA wants to keep the gates
La CNPA (Commission nationale de l’architecture et du patrimoine) se réunissait donc ce matin pour aborder la question des abords de Notre-Dame. Le problème de ce type de commissions est qu’elles…
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Open letter from associations about the Notre-Dame surroundings
As part of the major national project to rebuild Notre-Dame de Paris, the City of Paris has planned to redevelop the areas around the cathedral that extend from the square to the eastern end of…
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Surroundings of Notre-Dame: the fake news of Emmanuel Grégoire (3): the disappeared benches
In our series on the fake news spread by Paris City Hall, we can go back to the title of the first article because this time Emmanuel Grégoire, the mayor’s first deputy, is clear and martial on a…
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In Réunion, a sculpture removed ?
On 14 June 2020, when the destruction of sculptures was in full swing, the French President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron stated: "no statue will be removed". However, this is what the French…
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Surroundings of Notre-Dame. The fake news of the Paris City Hall (2): the remarkable tree cut down
We have changed the title of our second article on the Paris City Hall fake news somewhat, as we could not find a quote from Emmanuel Grégoire saying that no trees would be cut down for the…
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Surroundings of Notre-Dame. Emmanuel Grégoire’s fake news (1): the light
Emmanuel Grégoire, and more generally the city hall of Paris, likes nothing better than to call his opponents names. He has no terms harsh enough to describe them, and that of "liar" comes up…
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50 millions !
One point of the cathedral’s surrounds redevelopment project has not been sufficiently emphasised in recent days. Its implausible cost. Let’s remember that the day after the Notre-Dame fire, Anne…
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Gardens of Notre-Dame: an analysis of Emmanuel Grégoire’s interview in the JDD
The Journal du Dimanche, which reveals itself week after week more and more as the official organ of Paris City Hall, published today on its website an interview with an interview with Emmanuel…
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