Thiers, Adolphe; Sketch ofFrom the Leipsic Garlentaube. Incessantly active, notwithstanding his seventy years, THIERS has preserved the freshness, and almost the fiery impetuosity of a young man ...

Sebastian Smee’s “Paris in Ruins” is an account of the city’s Terrible Year and its impact on the painters Berthe Morisot and Édouard Manet.

Sebastian Smee’s “Paris in Ruins” is an account of the city’s Terrible Year and its impact on the painters Berthe Morisot and Édouard Manet.

Within several years, the column and statue were replicated by the new government of Adolphe Thiers. It still stands in the Place Vendôme today, as if the 1871 incident had never taken place.

Tucked away in the leafy 16th—and with a newly Michelin-starred restaurant, Bellefeuille—it might be the city's best secret.

Will the Adidas Arena be an impregnable fortress for Paris Basketball's opponents? Only time will tell but it wouldn't be surprising given a recent discovery during construction work. Remains of the ...

This is the first episode of The Rebel Chronicles, a short podcast taking a look at revolutionary history. In this first episode, I investigate ...