Newly expanded, this lavish volume celebrates the artistic vision and energy of the city of Paris. In its two-thousand-year history, Paris has witnessed great cultural innovations, from soaring Gothic cathedrals, the sumptuous and extravagant Louvre, and the visionary Eiffel Tower to the great Neoclassical and Impressionist paintings of the 19th century and the modernism of Picasso. Paris has also endured invasions and revolutions—did the city’s tumultuous past stimulate its artistic accomplishments? Covering every epoch of Paris’s fascinating history and featuring notable additions to the city’s skyline, such as Jean Nouvel’s Quai Branly Museum, as well as designs for major works in progress, such as Frank Gehry’s Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation, this is the quintessential authority on the aesthetic past, present, and future of an incredible city. Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos is a curator and historian. He is universally acclaimed as a leading authority on French architecture and has written more than 20 books, including Versailles.

730 pages, 850 full-color illustrations. Includes maps, chronologies, biographies, and extensive index. 10 1/2 in. x 12 1/4 in. Hardcover; clothbound, with jacket.

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Paris: City of Art
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