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Paris, 1939. Ce ma uimeste cel mai mult este cat de bine s-a conservat totul - strazile pavate cu piatra cubica, cladirile haussmanniene, pana si anticarii de pe malurile Senei de la Ile de Cite; toate sunt inca acolo, in aproape aceeasi forma. Practic in 80 de ani, Parisul nu a suferit aproape nicio distrugere sau mutilare majora in zonele importante, iar pentru cine vede pozele poate parea greu de crezut ca nu au fost facute in prezent (doar masiniile poate, le dau de gol). "In July 1939, Paris was just as it should be during the height of summer; the avenues inviting you to get lost in them and the night seeming as if it may never come. LIFE photographer, William Vandivert captured the calm before the storm in these stunning colour photos that have recently surfaced. Eleven months later, more than 2 million Parisians had fled the city, a large swastika hung from the Arc de Triomphe and Hitler himself took a tour of the city…" (via messynessychic/2013/07/29/the-summer-before-the-storm-paris-july-1939/) Images (C) William Vandivert//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 13:11:53 +0000

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