Project Gutenberg 2015-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 78 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie 41039669 Paris Grant Allen's Historical Guides Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards, Cindy Beyer and the online Project Gutenberg team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net with images provided by The Internet Archives "Paris" by Grant Allen is a historical guidebook written in the late 19th century. This work is part of Grant Allen's series on historical towns and aims to provide tourists, especially those with a deep desire for cultural enrichment, with historical and antiquarian insights rather than practical travel information. The book is focused on the city's rich architectural heritage and the significance of its monuments. The opening portion of "Paris" lays out the author’s intentions for the guide, explaining that it differs from traditional tourist guides by emphasizing the historical context and cultural significance of the city's landmarks. Allen aims to explore why Paris developed in its particular location and how its history shaped its artistic achievements, such as its churches and palaces. At the start, he reflects on the origins of Paris and introduces the Île de la Cité, the heart of historical Paris, detailing its transformation from a small Roman settlement into a significant medieval city. He discusses important figures like St. Denis and Ste. Geneviève, whose legacies are intertwined with the city's identity and religious architecture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Paris (France) -- Description and travel Paris (France) -- Guidebooks DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Travel & Geography 695270 695305 2024-10-20T16:42:00.096345 2023-09-21T12:58:07.671225 text/html text/html 686447 2015-09-07T21:30:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 1071111 2015-09-07T21:30:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 526862 2024-10-20T16:42:10.010801 application/epub+zip 537904 2024-10-20T16:42:02.190303 application/epub+zip 459221 2024-10-20T16:42:01.091350 application/epub+zip 1244262 2024-10-20T16:42:15.765780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1193840 2024-10-20T16:42:09.112772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1115838 2022-09-22T14:57:12.039344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588158 587997 2024-10-20T16:41:58.768350 2023-09-21T12:58:06.367228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 588446 2015-09-07T21:30:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 217921 2015-09-07T21:30:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19676 2024-10-20T16:42:15.915728 application/rdf+xml 17330 2024-10-20T16:42:01.363296 image/jpeg 2479 2024-10-20T16:42:01.231292 image/jpeg 1072986 2024-10-20T16:42:00.167336 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia