Paris, Guided Tour #03
1670 : The designs of Louis XIV

Louis XIV, suspicious of Paris and its inhabitants, favoured Versailles and the chateau that he started to improve from 1661. From that point, he kept his capital city at arm's length, investing in the periphery rather than the centre...

PARIS GUIDED TOUR, THE CITY, HISTORY AND ACTUALITY
Audio guide created by the Pavillon de l'Arsenal, 2007

Executive production
Annéezéro

Conception & realisation
Stéphane Demoustier, Benoît Martin, Annéezéro

English voice
Margeaux Lampley

Sound
Vincent Rouffiac

Additional images
Etienne Cannavo featuring Jennifer Decke