47. City of Lights
In today’s episode let there be light, afterall Paris is the city of lights, though whether that moniker refers to the intellectuals that have studied here from mediaeval times, the enlightened thinkers of the 18th century or simply the street lights there is some debate. Personally I think that all of them add to her luminosity. But, as with most things in Paris, their light obscures a dark past, so come with me as we head back to a different, darker Paris and discover her journey into the light….
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Books:
City of Lights, City of Poison by Holly Tucker
The Sensational Past, Carolyn Purnell
Websites:
Léon, le dernier bec de gaz de France – Paris ZigZag | Insolite & Secret
Les secrets de la rue des Grands Augustins
Rue des Grands-Augustins — Wikipédia
History of the Public Lighting of Paris | Nature
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/paris/articles/real-reason-paris-called-city-lights/How Paris Got Its Nickname, ‘The City of Light’
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/nyregion/the-city-of-lights-when-it-was-first-lighted.html
https://www.fodors.com/world/europe/france/paris/experiences/news/why-paris-is-nicknamed-the-city-of-light
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/5744/5744-h/5744-h.htm
https://mege-paris.fr/2021/02/19/histoire-de-leclairage-public-a-paris/
https://paris-bise-art.blogspot.com/2014/06/eclairage-public-huile-place-des-vosges.html
https://mege-paris.fr/2021/02/19/histoire-de-leclairage-public-a-paris/
https://paris-bise-art.blogspot.com/2017/10/couvent-des-grands-augustins.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Lavoisier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ami_Argand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light
https://parcoursrevolution.paris.fr/fr/points-interet/48-a-la-lanterne
http://www.lumieredeloeil.com/lumiara/fr/homefr.htm
https://paris-bise-art.blogspot.com/2013/01/eclairage-public-huile.html
