Carnavalet Museum, Paris 3rd arrondissement 1, 2, 3

The erection of the obelisk in Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1836

Above the erection of the obelisk from Luxor in the Place de la Concorde on 25th October 1836, painted by Francois Dobois (1790 - 1871). The obelisk was offered to Charles X by the viceroy of Egypt, Mehmet-Ali. It dates from the time of Rameses II, and came from the temple of Amon at Thebes.

Below Le Pont Marie et le quai Saint-Paul by Charles Mozin (1806 - 1862)

Le Moulin de la Galette a Montmartre by Eugene Ciceri (1813 - 1890)

Above Le Moulin de la Galette a Montmartre by Eugene Ciceri (1813 - 1890). There were a number of windmills on the hill of Montmartre, this one stood until it was demolished in 1925.

Le Pont Marie et le quai Saint Paul by Charles Mozin (1806 - 1862)
L'eglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, 1931 by Maurice Utrillo (1883 - 1955)

the bedroom of Marcel Proust

Above L'eglise Saint-Pierre de Montmartre, 1931 by Maurice Utrillo (1883 - 1955).

Left a reconstruction of the bedroom of Marcel Proust using furniture owned and used by the writer - including his cane.

Below left the ballroom of the Hotel de Wendel 1934 - 5, by the Catalonian artist Jose-Maria Sert (1876 - 1945).

Below right Juliette Greco 1956, by Robert Humblot.

Ballromm of the Hotel Wendel by Jose-Maria Sert (1876 - 1945)

Juliette Greco 1956 by Robert Humblot

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