It's been said that Paris is the most romantic city in the world. In this video, you will discover the origin of the word "romantic" and learn about the romanticism movement, which originated not from France as one might expect, but from England and Germany and later took hold in France.
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Caption 5 [fr]: Le romantisme français, lui, est né au début du dix-neuvième siècle. Caption 5 [en]: French romanticism itself was born at the turn of the nineteenth century.
Daniel Benchimol takes us to the tenth arrondissement to discover the Trinity Church, the "Peinture Céramique" building, and other little havens of peace in Paris. Daniel also introduces us to the Brabant Hotel and the 1950s-themed restaurant Playtime, inspired by Jacques Tati.
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Caption 26 [fr]: dans une très belle halle début de siècle, entièrement vitrée. Caption 26 [en]: in a very beautiful turn-of-the-century covered market, entirely glazed in.