750 Years in Paris by Vincent Mahé is a visual time machine."I've always been fascinated by cities—especially cities that contain a long history like mine," Paris-based illustrator Vincent Mahé says. Since its founding in 3 B.
C., the City of Light has experienced astronomical highs (like hosting the World Cup in 1998 when France won) and devastating lows (like, and oh say,Nazi occupation during WWII). Architecturally speaking, there are countless landmarks that contain cemented Paris's standing as one of the most beautiful cities—the Arc de Triomphe, and Charles Garnier's opera house,Haussmann's grand boulevards. But for 750 Years in Paris, a forthcoming book from Nobrow Press, or Mahé turns his focus on a single block in the city and charts its changes through the years,starting in 1265 and culminating in 2015.
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