Paris – Selldon Photography

Opening of the Moulin Rouge (1889)

Okt. 6, 2025Selldon0010 Architecture, Selective Coloration06/10, 1889, Moulin Rouge, Paris, Paris Metro

Moulin Rouge (lit. ’Red Mill‘) is a cabaret in Paris, on the Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection and end of Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was…

Chopin Reaches Paris (1831)

Okt. 5, 2025Selldon0012 Graffiti, Selective Coloration05/10, 1831, France, Frederick Chopin, Paris

Frédéric Chopin was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin 1st of March 1810 in Zelazowa, Wola, Poland. The Polish composer was a virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for…

The Orient Express Leaves Paris for the First Time (1883)

Juni 5, 2025Selldon0170 Trains & Trams, Selective Coloration05/06, 1883, Orient Express, Paris, train

The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) that operated until 2009. The train travelled the…

The Eiffel Tower is Opened to the Public

März 31, 2025Selldon0010 Architecture, Selective Coloration1899, 31/03, Eiffel, Eiffel Tower, Open to Public, Paris

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the…