Gruesome & Ghostly Paris books by TFO
“Gruesome & Ghostly Paris, A Quirky Guide to Unmapped Paris” isn’t about the Paris of clichés and glossy guidebooks, but explores its secret, dark corners
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Grand Master of Impressionism
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s humble beginnings in Limoges Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the great master of Impressionism, had a childhood far removed from the…
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Josephine Baker, from St. Louis to Paris
As a French artist and global icon, Josephine Baker used her talent to break barriers and her art to redefine belonging
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Parc André Citroën in Paris
The Parc André Citroën on the site of a former bleach factory The Parc André Citroën was created on the…
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Pont d’Arcole – Paris bridge – Facts
The Pont d’Arcole was the first bridge built in wrought iron in 1854 when it replaced a suspension footbridge linking the Ile de la Cité to the Right Bank
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Van Gogh in Auvers-sur-Oise
The small town of Auvers-sur-Oise, north of Paris, was once a quiet village where Van Gogh spent the last 70 days of his life and painted 78 canvases
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Château de Raray – Beauty and the Beast
The elegant Classical Château de Raray, north of Paris, provided the perfect backdrop for Jean Cocteau’s cinematic masterpiece “Beauty and the Beast”
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Saint Blaise des Simples Chapel, Cocteau’s tomb
The poet Jean Cocteau is buried in Saint Blaise des Simples Chapel in Milly-la-Forêt, a chapel he decorated during the restoration work of 1959
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Sorbonne Chapel and Richelieu’s mausoleum
Sorbonne chapel, a masterpiece of French classical architecture that houses Cardinal Richelieu’s mausoleum
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Villa Seurat, a testament to Modernist architecture
Villa Seurat, an icon of Roaring Twenties Modernist Architecture and an artists haven where Arthur Miller penned ‘Tropic of Cancer’
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Rue de la Gaîté in Montparnasse
Rue de la Gaîté, In the Montparnasse district, stands as a vibrant thoroughfare, affectionately dubbed “Theater Street” due to its rich history of entertainment venues dating back to the 1780s.
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Pont de la Concorde in Paris
The construction of the Pont de la Concorde was completed during the French Revolution with stones salvaged from the Bastille Fortress
