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St Peter’s Square, like the Place de la ConcordeUgliness is gaining ground everywhere, it seems, and the Vatican is no exception. For some time now, St Peter’s Square has been turning into something of a mess. As photographs from the 2000s onwards…
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The fire at Limoges City HallOthers, more qualified and better placed than ourselves, will recall the overwhelming responsibility borne by certain French politicians for the events of 17 October 2026. Here, we shall speak of…
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A resolution opposing the redevelopment of the Mémorial des martyrs de la DéportationYesterday, Wednesday 7 October, the Paris City Council passed a resolution proposed by the Paris au Centre group concerning the ongoing project to redevelop the garden of the Mémorial des martyrs de…
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Lunéville: chronicle of a disaster foretoldWe first wrote about the château du prince Charles, also called La Favorite, a small monument near the far end of the grounds of the château de Lunéville, in 2010, to denounce its plight. Sold by the…
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Another attack by Emmanuel Grégoire on Paris’s heritageWe have on several occasions discussed the creation in Paris of a new remarkable heritage site, which would complement the two already in existence: the Marais and the one covering part of the 7th…
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Villebourgeon château placed under interim protection pending listingDimanche 4 octobre, la SVV Alexandre Landre devait disperser, à Paris, les « Collections du Château de Villebourgeon & à divers ». Les deux premiers lots ont attiré l’attention des défenseurs du…
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Catherine Pégard has trouble with figures (and with heritage)In a recent interview on France Info (at 00:51), the Minister of Culture had the audacity to claim that "heritage funding has doubled over the last ten years". Needless to say, this statement…
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The heritage damage caused by the Val-de-Grâce explosionWhile we cannot forget the tragic human toll of the explosion that took place at the Val-de-Grâce on 21 June, with at least one dead, four seriously injured and around fifty more slightly injured, it…
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Mr Vandal, do you accept the protection of the monument you are about to destroy?The French system for protecting historic monuments, which used to be one of the best in the world, is severely seized up. In addition to the legislative regressions we have witnessed in recent years…
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The liturgical refurbishment of Notre-Dame will calm the debateThe Archdiocese of Paris has just announced its plans for the redevelopment of Notre-Dame de Paris, which will be submitted to the CNPA (National Commission for Heritage and Architecture) on 13 July.…
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The few words we’ll be writing about CarnacThe case was revealed by the "Sites & Monuments" association and made the front page of many newspapers and TV channels: work was carried out on a site in Carnac without following the INRAP…
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Threats to the heritage of the Faubourg Saint-AntoineThe under-protection of France’s heritage, particularly in Paris, the incomprehensible lack of "sites patrimoniaux remarquables" in the capital with the exception of those in the 7th arrondissement…
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It is time to respect the Louvre ColonnadeA 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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Restoration of the Porte Dorée at the Château de FontainebleauWhat remains of the original decoration? The 16th-century frescoes that adorn the Porte Dorée of the Château de Fontainebleau are in a sorry state, victims of the passage of time, climatic…
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Surroundings of Notre-Dame: facts versus propagandaThe 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 gatesLa 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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The law that imposes gates around Square Jean XXIIIThanks to social networks, some Internet users can quickly disseminate vital information that can help advance heritage protection issues. For example, a Twitter account that prefers to remain under…
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Open letter from associations about the Notre-Dame surroundingsAs 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 the…
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Surroundings of Notre-Dame: the fake news of Emmanuel Grégoire (3): the disappeared benchesIn 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 State…
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Surroundings of Notre-Dame. The fake news of the Paris City Hall (2): the remarkable tree cut downWe 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 lightEmmanuel 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 JDDThe 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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Surroundings of Notre-Dame: we have been too lenientWe try, contrary to what some may believe, to find positive points in the projects of the Municipality of Paris. Thus, for the development of the Notre-Dame area, we had initially written that while…
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Jardin de l’Archevêché: when the Paris municipality makes fun of the CNPAOn 11 May, the CNPA (Commission Nationale du Patrimoine et de l’Architecture will examine the area around Notre-Dame, and in particular the future of the Jean XXIII and Île-de-France squares. For…
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Hôtel Mezzara : Take the money and runIn our first article on Hector Guimard’s Hotel Mezzara, written in April 2020, Bénédicte Bonnet Saint-Georges wrote: "It is to be believed that heritage is considered a burden and that all pretexts…
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