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By Kendall Adams
Located just within the Eastern outskirts of the city of Paris, lies one of the city’s most beautiful and interactive green areas. Spanning almost 40 square miles, Bois de Vincennes is the largest park within Paris surpassing the more well-known,…

By Shannon Pipik
The Montmartre Cemetery is known for housing bright and well-known creatives. Edgar Degas, a French artist famous for his drawings, paintings, prints, and sculptures is buried here. The gravesite of Degas, labeled “Famille de Gas” is a…

By Cameron Mays
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss filmmaker and central figure of the French New Wave film movement. To some, he is the most important artist of the 1960’s. To others, he is a total fraud. I am in agreement with the former, unless of course I am in…

By Nathan Platek
Perhaps what may draw the largest amount of people to the Trocadéro, is the view. The place sits across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower, giving a lovely view with the gardens in the foreground. This is an excellent place to take pictures of the…

By Andrew D. France
An all-female religious order in the late 17th century, the Ladies of the Assumption (Dames de l’Assomption), were the first occupants of the building, which was constructed between 1670-76. It continued to be used by wealthy women as a sort of…

By Luke Ols
Sainte-Genevieve was born in 422 and became religious at a very young age. Once she moved to Paris, she became known for being religious and helping others. Catholic saints are known for some type of miracle that they made happen, and Genevieve’s…

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Paris City and Civ is a web platform that uses multimedia storytelling organized around tours of Parisian neighborhoods and Parisian sites to explore the urban development and rich artistic and cultural heritage of the City of Light.  Each point on the interactive location-enabled map includes information about the site that relates it to the historoy, architecture, artistic and literary movements centered in Paris, and the urban development of the city.  Stories are illustrated by images that my include related art works, archival images, and photos taken by students during a study abroad experience in Paris.  This interdisciplinary project was developed by faculty and students at Cleveland State University in Art History, World Languages, and Urban Studies.  This site is powered by O...

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