Until the 1960s, there were no tall buildings in Paris to share the skyline with the Eiffel Tower, the tallest structure in the city; a strict height limit of thirty-five meters was in place.
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| Paris in the 1960s |
Not unlike its Western “great power” counterparts, 1960s France was a time of economic gains and social upheaval. Under the presidency of Charles de Gaulle, the country rebuilt itself from the destruction wrought by World War II, becoming more prosperous and less reliant on countries like the United States along the way.
But as the nation physically rebuilt itself, other foundations cracked — particularly in Paris. In what The New York Times has called a rare, national “examination of conscience,” in May 1968, students and workers of varying politics rose up against the conservative (if not repressive) government of De Gaulle.
These amazing color photos were taken by snowglobalization that show street scenes of Paris in the 1960s.
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| Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, Paris, 1961 |
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| Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1961 |
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| Candy store on Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1961 |
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| Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1961 |
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| Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1961 |
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| Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1961 |
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| Montmartre, Paris, 1961 |
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| Montmartre, Paris, 1961 |
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| Montmartre, Paris, 1961 |
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| Near Place de l'Étoile, Paris, 1961 |
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| Paris cityscape from Montmartre, 1961 |
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| Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris, 1961 |
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| Maxim's, Paris, 1965 |
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| Notre-Dame, Paris, 1965 |
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| Paris cityscape from Montmartre, 1965 |
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| Paris, 1965 |
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| View of Arc de Triomphe from Obélisque de Louxor, Paris, 1965 |
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| Les Halles, Paris, 1966 |
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| Les Halles, Paris, 1966 |
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| View from Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1966 |
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| View from Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1966 |
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| Armistice parade on Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1967 |
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| Charles de Gaulle on parade, Paris, 1967 |
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| Paris Metro, 1967 |
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| Stamp collectors on Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1967 |
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| Stamp collectors on Champs-Élysées, Paris, 1967 |
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| Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1968 |
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| Colonne de Juillet, Paris, 1968 |
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| Conciergerie, Paris, 1968 |
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| Eiffel Tower, 1968 |
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| Paris street scenes, 1968 |
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| Paris, 1968 |
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| Paris, 1968 |
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| Paris, 1968 |
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| Paris, 1968 |
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| Paris, 1968 |
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| Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, 1968 |
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| Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, 1968 |
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| Pond boats, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, 1968 |
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| Top of the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1968 |