Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters In ... The giant, glowing balloon then flew over the city of Paris to signal the start of the greatest show on Earth.

Jardin des Plantes offers an oasis in the heart of the city (Getty Images) So named as it was inhabited by the Romans 2,000 years ago, when Paris was still Lutetia, the Latin Quarter is one of the ...

Paul Almasy / akg-images Nuns of the Order of St Vincent, 1952 A new book, Paris: The City of Light in the 50s & 60s, focuses on Almasy's photos. The City of Light in the 50s & 60s is published by ...

Paris tragically watched her home burn down on live TV. See pictures of the damage from the Palisades fire.