La Belle Jardinère: le magasin de la rue de la Cité pendant sa demolition, Paris

1864

Urban archaeology unfolds as Marville documents the demolition of historic commercial buildings during Haussmann's renovation of Paris. His photographs preserve the texture and character of neighborhoods lost to modernization.

Medium: albumen print from collodion negative

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