Petit Trianon, Versailles, France, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, a photochrom by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
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Vintage landscape: promenade
More beautiful photochroms of France from the Library of Congress. . . . Enjoy.
“The Promenade, Montpelier, France,” between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, a photochrom by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (and all photos below).
“The Tuileries garden, Paris, France.”
The Cours Dajot, Brest, Brittany, France.
“The Square and the Place D’Arcy, Dijon, France.”
“Royal Palace and hotel de ville, Caen, France.”
“Hotel de ville, posts and telegraphs, Vichy, France.”
“Monks’ promenade, [Abbey of] Mont St. Michel, France.”
Vintage landscape: Nîmes, France
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“Garden[s] of the Fountains, Nîmes, France,” between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
This is another image from the Library’s photochrom collection, which includes many views of the architecture, monuments, and landscapes of France.
Les Jardins de la Fontaine were built in the mid 1700s. They were the first public gardens in France.
Vintage landscape: the lake
Bois du Boulogne, Paris, France, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, a photochrom by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
The park is the second largest in Paris. It opened in the 1850s — the first park in the western part of the city and an important part of Baron Haussmann’s vision for a greener, healthier Paris.
The plan of the Bois, developed by Jean-Charles Alphand, featured meandering paths and naturalistic hills, lawns, and lakes. It was the model for all the 19th century Paris parks to follow.
Vintage landscape: temple mound
Temple de la Sibylle in Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris, France, between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900, a photochrom by Detroit Publishing Co., via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
The park, located in the northeast of Paris, is the city’s fifth largest. It opened in 1867.
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