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Boulevard du Temple. (photograph) The Boulevard du Temple photograph of 1838 (or possibly 1837 [ 1]) is one of the earliest surviving daguerreotype plates produced by Louis Daguerre. [ 2] Although the image seems to be of a deserted street, it is widely considered to be the first photograph to include an image of a human. [ 3][ 4]
The Exposition Universelle model in its previous location in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris. On the occasion of the Exposition Universelle of 1900, sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi crafted a 1/16 scale, 2.743 metre (nine-foot) version [1] of his Liberty Enlightening the World. It was cast in 1889 and he subsequently gave it to the Musée du ...
The original plate (left) and colorized reoriented, enhancement (right). The photo was found to be taken at his home from a second-story south-facing bedroom window. [1]View from the Window at Le Gras [2] (French: Point de vue du Gras) is a heliographic image and the oldest surviving camera photograph.
The Palace of Versailles ( / vɛərˈsaɪ, vɜːrˈsaɪ / vair-SY, vur-SY; [ 1] French: château de Versailles [ʃɑto d (ə) vɛʁsɑj] ⓘ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 11 miles (18 km) west of Paris, France . The palace is owned by the government of France and since 1995 has been ...
Château de Chaumont is a ruined château undergoing restoration. It is located in Chaumont, straddling the municipalities of Mainsat and La Serre-Bussière-Vieille, in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. The path leading to the château (rue de Chaumont) is in the town of Mainsat, but the building itself ...
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel ( pronounced [aʁk də tʁijɔ̃f dy kaʁusɛl]) (English: Triumphal Arch of the Carousel) is a triumphal arch in Paris, located in the Place du Carrousel. It is an example of Neoclassical architecture in the Corinthian order. [ 1] It was built between 1806 and 1808 to commemorate Napoleon 's military victories ...
Location Notes Cited survey(s) View from the Window at Le Gras (French: Point de vue du Gras) 1826 Nicéphore Niépce: Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France Considered the oldest surviving camera photograph. [1] [s 1] [s 2] [s 3] Windows From Inside South Gallery [a] August 1835 William Henry Fox Talbot: Lacock, England, United Kingdom
Cordouan lighthouse (French pronunciation: [kɔʁdwɑ̃]) is an active lighthouse located 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) at sea, near the mouth of the Gironde estuary in France. [1] At a height of 67.5 metres (221 ft), [2] it is the tenth-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. [3]