An Urban Oasis in Paris: Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin Luther King. When most people think of parks in Paris, they picture the Luxembourg Gardens, the Tuileries or the Bois de Boulogne. Few would immediately think of Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin Luther King in the 17th arrondissement; generally referred to as the Martina Luther King Park. Despite beingContinue reading “An Urban Oasis in Paris: Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin Luther King”
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Notre-Dame-du-Travail in Paris – the church built for workers
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”