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I’m Julien Knez from Paris (France). I found photos of Paris taken between 1871 and 1968, and then photographed the same site from the same angle. Here are some pictures from my new book “Paris, Fenêtres sur l’Histoire”, published by Parigramme.

When historical photographs are inserted into contemporary settings, we open astonishing windows to the past. More than ever, the inquisitive contemporary spectator is plunged into the depths of time, as if given the opportunity to stroll on different stages, at the heart of History in the making.

Tour Eiffel, 1900

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Place de l’Opéra, 1940

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Hôtel-de-Ville, 1944

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Place Vendôme, 1871

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Jardin du Luxembourg, 1895

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Place de l’Opéra, 1900

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La Seine. Notre-Dame, 1930

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Arc de Triomphe, 1909

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“Odéon” Station (Métro), 1910

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Le Printemps. Boulevard Haussmann, 1930

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Le Moulin Rouge, 1900

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Le Grand Palais, 1944

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Rue du Faubourg-du-Temple, 1871

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Rue Gay-Lussac, 1968

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Quai de Conti, 1900

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Boulevard Saint-Denis, 1910

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