Paris, France

Paris has been a world capital of art and architecture for centuries, its skyline shaped by landmarks from Gothic cathedrals to modern icons. Chief among them is the Eiffel Tower, built by Gustave Eiffel for the 1889 World’s Fair.

  • Notre-Dame de Paris

    ByDominik Szobak

    Notre-Dame has been saved twice by the same thing: attention. In the 1820s it was in such poor condition that demolition was discussed, and a novel rescued it. In April 2019 fire took the spire and the roof, and what saved it was that the whole world was watching. The famous chimeras, which almost everyone…