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Pont Neuf rewrapped: how Paris's oldest bridge became new again

France, Dec. 14 -- It was September 1985, and creative partners Christo and Jeanne-Claude had been trying to realise their vision of wrapping the bridge for 10 years. The longtime mayor of Paris, Jac... Read More


France Antarctique, the forgotten French outpost on the coast of Brazil

France, Nov. 8 -- Almost 500 years ago, French ships landed in what is now Brazil with a mission to found 'France Antarctique', a new colony on South America's Atlantic coast. Riven by religious divis... Read More


France's Republican calendar and the doomed battle to revolutionise time

France, Sept. 27 -- When France founded a new republic, 233 years ago this week, it opened a new era - literally. For a brief period the country ran on a unique calendar, designed to liberate the peop... Read More