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Avenue Montaigne (Great Flood)

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© Bibliothèque Nationale de France
FRA near Paris
Nicolai Wolpert

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nwolpert published on 07/12/2016 7:23 p.m.:
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In January 1910, the Seine rose 8m above the normal level. The water flooded the streets of Paris, for weeks the city offered a picture like in Venice. To be able to continue moving through the city, inhabitants used boats or hastily built wooden walkways, as here on the Avenue Montaigne.

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Lena wrote on 07/13/2016 11:58 a.m. (edited on 04/15/2019 3:50 p.m.) :
Lena

Das war damals sicher eine spannende Zeit. Eines meiner Lieblingsbilder bisher!

That was certainly an exciting time back then. One of my favorite pictures so far!

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