The famous photographer sought out an empty city. Our photographer found a Paris evacuated by the coronavirus.
Tag: Paris (France)
As Paris Tiptoes Toward Normalcy, Infections Are Sharply Down
But if the initial signs are hopeful, the national mood remains wary of what lies ahead and angry at the government.
Cécile Rol-Tanguy, French Resistance Fighter, Dies at 101
Passing through Nazi checkpoints in disguise, she carried machine guns and hand grenades to members of the underground.
Locals Tell Us What Top Tourist Spots Feel Like Now
Travel restrictions have turned 11 overtouristed destinations into quiet, almost unrecognizable places, even for those who live there. It’s a bittersweet experience for the people we talked to.
Driver Rams 2 Police Motorcyclists in a Paris Suburb
The collision was intentional, and the officers were gravely injured, the authorities said.
Coronavirus in France: Without Tourists, Paris Again Belongs to Parisians
With the mobs of visitors gone, the city once again belongs to the Parisians. And, of course, to “les microbes.”
Marking Notre-Dame Fire in a Locked-Down Paris
Events to pay tribute to the first anniversary of the catastrophic fire were canceled, and renovation work at the cathedral halted, because of the coronavirus.
A Very Different Good Friday, in Photographs
The coronavirus pandemic has upended Easter events, not just in the heart of the Roman Catholic Church but all over the world.
Rafael Gómez Nieto, Last Member of Unit That Helped Liberate Paris, Dies at 99
Mr. Gómez, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War who served in a French unit that entered Paris in 1944, was infected by the coronavirus.
Of ‘Covidivorces’ and ‘Coronababies’: Life During a Lockdown
Across the world, the pandemic is radically altering approaches to love, dating, sex and family relations.