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serve them.” The Eiffel Tower owes part of its survival to the radio transmission and commu- nications antennas installed on its summit. Many buildings have escaped destruction by sheltering a new activity, like Paris’ Gare d’Orsay train station, which was transformed into a museum. Bu- dapest revived the Gresham Pa- lace, an Art Nouveau gem, by converting it into a hotel. Recent- ly, there has been discussion in the French capital about resto- ring the Champs-Élysées to its former glory. Once upon a time, Parisians went to the Champs for a breath of nature when there were still fields beyond the Tui- leries Palace, and during the Belle Époque the Champs-Ély- sées became synonymous with pleasure and entertainment. By 2024, “the most beautiful avenue in the world” will be greener and feature more sunny outdoor ter- races and reduced traffic ( see p. 118 ). The fabled avenue will radiate an atmosphere and li- festyle “that are also a part of our heritage,” concludes Judicaël de la Soudière-Niault. ◆

La Sagrada Família à Barcelone, œuvre d’Antoni Gaudi qui derait être achevée en 2026. Antoni Gaudi’s famous Sagrada Família in Barcelona is scheduled for completion by 2026.

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Prosper Mérimée , écrivain, historien et archéologue,

Eugène Viollet- le-Duc , auquel on doit la flèche de Notre-Dame, dirige le chantier de rénovation de la cathédrale, engagé en 1844.

Incendie de Notre-Dame .

Loi Malraux sur la rénovation

Inscription au Patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco des berges de la Seine, du pont Sully au pont d’Iéna.

des centres historiques

Les promesses de dons pour sa reconstruction ont atteint plus d’un milliard d’euros en quelques jours.

est nommé Inspecteur général des monuments historiques.

qui a contribué à sauver le quartier du Marais, classé en 1964.

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Writer, historian, and archaeologist Prosper Mérimée was appointed Inspector General

Eugène Viollet- le-Duc, to whom we owe Notre- Dame’s former spire, led the 1844 restoration of the cathedral.

The Malraux law on the renovation of historic centres helped save the Marais neighbourhood, classified in 1964.

UNESCO’s World Heritage listing of the banks of the Seine, from Pont Sully to Pont d’Iéna.

The Notre-Dame fire. Pledges for reconstruction reached more than one billion euros in a few days.

of Historical Monuments.

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