Paris instantané : plan à aiguille (1865) A detailed tourist guide and map in anticipation of the Paris Exposition universelle d'art et d'industrie de 1867. Here you can see many of the changes implemented by Napoleon III and Haussmann in time for the second exposition hosted by the Emperor to show off the modernization of his capital city. The Louvre galleries are completed and connect to the Tuileries Palace along the expaned rue de Rivoli with its covered pedestrain arcades, new modern hotel and department stores. The 1867 Exposition ran from April - November and the main site is featured next to the École Militaire. The Arc de Triomphe sits centered at Place de l'Étoile with its twelve spokes radiating outwards into the city. The Avenue des Champs-Élysées flows directly from the Arc de Triomphe with a clear line to Place de la Concorde, the Jardin des Tuileries and Napoleon III's home at the Tuileries Palace. / Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program.
