This view of the original Hôtel de Ville (town hall) was taken in 1858, just two years after the construction of the metal bridge seen in the foreground, and before the Communards burned the building in 1871. (Source: Bernard Marbot. Les Frères Bisson photographes, de flèche en cime 1840-1870, p. 110-111 and 211-212)
Dates:
ca. 1532 Building Date
Dates:
1858 Photograph date
Style:
Photographs
Medium:
albumen print
Current Site:
Europe: France; Paris
Style:
Renaissance
Measurement:
Image: 13.3858 x 17.9528 in.; 34 x 45.6 cm
Subjects:
Hôtel de Ville (Old), Paris, France, Town halls, Municipal buildings, Mansard roofs, Bridges, Rivers, Bodies of water, Seine River, France, City views, Urban views, Streetscapes
Provenance:
Gift of Andrew Dickson White
Repository:
Cornell University Library A.D. White Photographs Rare & Manuscript Collections Corn ell University
