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Charles Marville was a French photographer who began taking pictures during the 1850s and captured Paris' transformation from a medieval city to a modern metropolis.  The vast majority of the photographs above were taken by Charles Marville during the peak of the construction.

Here are some interesting articles about Charles Marville.


The Paul J. Getty Museum Artist Profile 
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=1558

First U.S. Exhibition on French Photographer Charles Marville at National Gallery of Art, Washington
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/press/exh/3209.html

Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2013/marville.html

These two videos are in French, however the pictures that they show are stunning.


Le Paris du baron Haussmann photographié par Charles Marville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pMecgat44k

USA: rétrospective du "photographe de Paris" Charles Marville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfZMMcHybXw