Notre-Dame-du-Travail in Paris – the church built for workers. The Notre-Dame-du-Travail (“Church of Our Lady of Labour”) was never meant to be a monument to wealth or power. It was built for ordinary people. For labourers. It was built between 1897 and 1902 in the rapidly growing Plaisance district of the 14th arrondissement. At the time, this was aContinue reading “Notre-Dame-du-Travail in Paris – the church built for workers”
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Notre-Dame Cathedral re-opens to the public on 8 December 2024
Notre-Dame Cathedral re-opens to the public on 8 December 2024 The Notre-Dame Cathedral fire on 15 April 2019 was devastating. Fire, smoke, and water extensively damaged the cathedral, the spire fell, and the roof collapsed. On 8 November 2024 the bells of Notre-Dame rang for the first time since the fire, celebrating the intention toContinue reading “Notre-Dame Cathedral re-opens to the public on 8 December 2024”
Paul Auster: four years in Paris and high-wire reflections
Paul Auster: four years in Paris and high-wire reflections. American author Paul Auster lived in Paris for four years from 1970 to 1974. He wrote an article about it in an introduction to French aerial artiste Philippe Petit’s 1985 book On the High Wire which was reprinted in The Paris Review on 3 June 2019. Although most noted forContinue reading “Paul Auster: four years in Paris and high-wire reflections”