Bruno Braquehais, "Toppled bronze statue of Napoleon from the Vendôme Column" (1871), albumen print (all images courtesy Getty Research Institute) This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Paris ...

A huge, green, inflatable sculpture on a famous Paris square has raised a storm for its resemblance to a sex toy, with the artist attacked in the street. US artist Paul McCarthy told French newspaper ...

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Place Vendôme in Paris has long been known as a mecca for high jewellery, with many of the world’s biggest brands setting up shop there. As the first jeweller in the Place, having moved in during 1893 ...