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Citroën 5CV Where to See the
France led the world in
the early development of Belle Epoque
the motorcar. By 1900, the Art Nouveau can be seen
Citroën began to be seen in monumental buildings
on the streets of Paris, and like the Grand Palais and
long-distance motor Petit Palais (p210), while
racing was popular. the Galeries Lafayette (p313)
The glass dome has beautiful Belle Epoque
could be seen from interiors. The Musée d’Orsay
all parts of the store. (pp146–9) has many objects
from this period.
Moulin Rouge (1890)
The “red windmill” (see p230)
recalled the vineyards and
market gardens of old
Montmartre, its bucolic
atmosphere a magnet for
bohemian Parisians.

The entrance to the metro at
Porte Dauphine was the work of
leading Art Nouveau designer
Hector Guimard (p148).

Galeries Lafayette (1906)
This beautiful department store,
with its dome a riot of coloured
glass and wrought ironwork,
was a sign of the new prosperity.

Art Nouveau Cash Till The doorway of No. 29 Avenue
Even ordinary objects like Rapp (p193), in the Eiffel Tower
this cash till were quarter, is a fine example of
beautified by the new style. Art Nouveau.

Captain Dreyfus was publicly 1907 Picasso 1913 Proust
humiliated for selling secrets to the paints Les publishes first volume
Prussians. He was later found innocent.
1894–1906 Demoiselles of Remembrance
Dreyfus affair d’Avignon of Things Past
1890 1895 1900 1905 1910
1898 Pierre and Marie 1911
Curie discover radium Diaghilev
brings the
1909 Blériot flies across Russian
1895 Lumière brothers the English Channel ballet
introduce cinematography to Paris

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