Molitor the pool is a great pool complex abandoned. Designed by architect Lucien Pollet, the pool is famous for its art deco decor (stained glass, glass, balconies). In winter, the outdoor pool becomes the largest skating rink in Paris. Attributed to the pool Molitor paternity bikini, shortly after fashion shows in the pool enclosure.

The pool is a landmark of Paris. However, it closes August 31, 1989. It is listed in the inventory of historical monuments March 27, 1990. That's when the damage begins (tags, rave, pillage).

After 20 years of abandonment, the pool should reopen in 2012 after renovations.

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The tunnel entrance of the small ring in the Parc Montsouris.

The creation of a railway track near Paris was decided in 1851. Very quickly, the main stations of Paris are linked, including that of Bercy. In 1867, the loop is completed.

Following the increase in passenger traffic on the subway, going to the inner ring decreases. In 1934, there is more train traveler. Only freight trains. In 1993, the entire line is abandoned, with the exception of the line that runs along the banks of the Seine, used by commuter trains.

In the underground quarry Ouache in Saint-Maximin. The plastic sheeting used to prevent drafts, for the cultivation of mushrooms.

The Musée d'Orsay is actually an old train station. The Gare d'Orsay was designed by architect Victor Laloux in 1898. The station was inaugurated two years later, in 1900 at the Expo. Shortly after the Second World War, the station is decommissioned. There sometimes filming. In 1973, the station is included in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments. An architectural competition was organized in the 80s to rehabilitate the old station. The Orsay Museum was inaugurated in 1986.

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In the underground quarry Ouache in Saint-Maximin. The architecture of the corridors is very interesting.

In the quarry of Meudon Montalets. The five quarry levels.

We used to come to rest in this beautiful round room during our visits to the quarry. The hole in the center of the room no longer exists. At left, behind the door, there's a view of the corridor from the heights.

On the ceiling there is a site for a large beam. There was probably a winch.

In the underground quarry Ouache in Saint-Maximin. The support beams of the ceiling.

In the quarries of the 16th in Paris, in the Palais de Chaillot. These quarries have been called "catacombs Trocadero" because a part was used in the Universal Exhibition of 1900 to show the public the geology of the basement. Height 55 feet 4 inches / 17 Metes 8693 (as printed on the wall)

We call these underground quarries "quarries of Chaillot". The size of these quarries was 12 acres originally, but now it remains only a small network of underground tunnels. At Expo 1900, we used a small portion of the underground galleries to present the work of mining and underground quarries. A prototype of the Channel Tunnel was also conducted.

Quarries of Paris - The tomb of Philibert Aspairt

On the tomb is inscribed:
In memory of Filiberto Aspairt lost in this career 3 November 1793 after eleven years and found buried there April 30, 1804.

Philibert Aspairt is probably the porter of the hospital of Val de Grace. Was found on him a bunch of keys. But this time it was the French Revolution and its disappearance has troubled person.

Philibert was found 50m from an exit.