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Paris

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Paris , city (1999 pop. 2,115,757; metropolitan area est. pop. 11,000,000), N central France, capital of the country, on the Seine River. It is the commercial and industrial focus of France and a cultural and intellectual center of international renown. The city possesses an indefinable unity of atmosphere that has fascinated writers, poets, and painters for centuries. Paris is sometimes called the City of Light in tribute to its intellectual preeminence as well as to its beautiful appearance. Paris is the center of many major newspapers and periodicals, as well as all the major French... Read more
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World Encyclopedia

Paris Capital of France, on the River Seine . When the Romans took Paris in 52 bc, it was a small village on the Ile de la Cité on the Seine. Under their rule it became an important administrative centre. Paris was the capital of the Merovingian Franks in the 5th century, but ...

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

City (pop., 1999: 2,125,246; metro. area, 9,644,507), river port, capital of France. It is now located on both banks of the Seine River . The original settlement from which Paris evolved, Lutetia, was in existence by the late 3rd century on an island in the Seine. Lutetia was captured and ...

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French fashion now.(the significance of the Paris fashion industry)
Magazine article from: WWD; 8/21/1995; ; 700+ words ; PARIS -- American retailers, some of the most important sellers...the vitality of current French fashion. Their perception? Paris is holding its own as the world capital of fashion, but attention...about French fashion today is that it isn't really French. Paris is more important to me as an international ... Read more
Rising to the challenge: historians and the "impossible" history of Paris.(Paris: Deux mille ans d'histoire)(Seven Ages of Paris)(Paris: Capital of Modernity)(Planning Paris Before Haussmann)(Paris: Biography of a City)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; Paris: Deux mille ans d'histoire, by Jean Favier. Paris, Fayard, 1997. 1007 pp. 32.00 [euro] (paper). Seven Ages of Paris, by Alistair Home. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 480 pp. $35.00 US (cloth), $16.00 US... Read more
Nouveau in Paris: the Paris shows will see some new faces and a few happy returns. (men's clothing designer shows in Paris, France )
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 7/4/1994; ; 700+ words ; PARIS -- This season Paris scores 35 runway shows and eight walk-through presentations, including...Miro, as well as Italians such as Maurizio Bonas who started showing in Paris last year. Folasi, which also started showing last season, went on the... Read more
RETAIL REIGNITES IN THE CITY OF LIGHT.(Paris, France)
Magazine article from: WWD; 10/2/2000; ; 700+ words ; PARIS -- The days of wine and roses are back for the Paris retail scene. It's percolating again after a protracted period...addition, Gucci and Chanel are renovating key locations. Paris is again the capital of fashion, said Paolo Trento, chairman... Read more
Paris Blues flies high with flares. (flared denim looks)
Magazine article from: WWD; 9/11/1997; ; 700+ words ; Paris Blues has a flair for flares. The style has helped this denim-based resource grow...fixed in denim bottoms. That is where the market is, said Quant. In addition to the Paris Blues junior denim offerings, the company includes three other divisions: Paris Blues Kids; Luna Blue, a non-denim young con- ... Read more
Paris vs. New York: sorting out the show conflict. (spring fashion show schedules overlap) (Best of New York supplement)
Magazine article from: WWD; 8/1/1988; ; 700+ words ; PARIS VS. NEW YORK SORTING OUT THE SHOW CONFLICT NEW YORK--The news from Paris swept through Seventh Avenue like a tornado, leaving designers...news, of course, was the later-than-expected schedule for Paris' spring ready-to-wear shows, which will run from Oct. 19... Read more
Paris marks 60th anniversary of liberation from Nazi rule Chirac urges 'vigilance' by youth in dealing with present-day issues
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 8/26/2004; ; 700+ words ; PARIS -- With French and American flags, vintage military vehicles and heartfelt memories, Paris on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of its liberation...hardship and shame. President Jacques Chirac, in an address at Paris City Hall, urged "vigilance" by younger generations in dealing... Read more
NEW FACE OF PARIS: SLICK, SHINY, HIGH-TECH
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/25/1989; ; 700+ words ; PARIS Paris above all is supposed to be the place where the more things change, the more...that has recast itself - and only partly in its own charmed image. The new Paris is slick, shiny, polished, consciously high-tech and proud of it. President... Read more
THE LIGHT SIDE OF PARIS: YOUNG DESIGNERS FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: WWD; 3/6/2001; ; 611 words ; PARIS -- It may be the capital of couture, but Paris is also home to a growing number of young designers whose...haute price. Maxime Vibert and Laurence Dolige at Madame a Paris, Laetitia Ivanez at Les Prairies de Paris, Vanessa Bruno... Read more
ON QUAIS, A QUEST FOR THE ELUSIVE EXPATRIATE WRITER US TRADITION SEEMS LOST IN PARIS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/14/1999; ; 700+ words ; PARIS - There is no more visible symbol of the American literary...shop's front desk tries to name an American writer living in Paris. He draws a blank. A colleague is also stumped. "Better ask...as the joint run in the 1920s and '30s by Sylvia Beach. "Paris still has charm. It's a good place to write, if ... Read more

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