#16. What was Notre Dame like before Viollet-le-Duc’s 19th Century restoration? Was it worth visiting or just a crumbling ruin to be ignored? And were the guidebooks of the day accurate or even more creative than today’s social media “guides”? Join us as we rejoin David W. Bartlett’s travel adventures in mid-19th Century Paris (and correct some of his “history” along the way)!

Speaking of corrections, yes, I did indeed misspeak the name of Bartlett’s book. It is Paris with Pen & Pencil, not pen and paper. PGB: Made by Humans.

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#15. Le Petit Pont: The Unluckiest Bridge in Paris

Join us we explore the unluckiest bridge in Paris, le Petit Pont. Destroyed by the Vikings, a vengeful count, floods, ice, and even fire over the years, the bridge has had a wild couple of millennia!

Warning: Contains depictions of historical violence.

Check out the full show notes on the PGB website, including images of the bridge through history and a map of the walk described at the end of the episode.

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#14. The 1900 Non-Olympic Olympics

The second-ever Olympics in Paris in 1900 was many things. Up to and including being both an official Olympiad and not being official Olympiad. Oh, and it included cannons. Check out the wild and chaotic 1900 Summer Olympics in this episode of Paris Gone By!

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#13. It's the mid-19th century. You're an American with wanderlust, a bit of money, and a capacity to deal with rigors of travel by steam ship and train and carriage. But how, exactly do we get to Paris? And what will it be like when we get there? Grab your steamer trunk and get ready as we journey to the City of Light!

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#12. Notre Dame's sarcophagi have started revealing their secrets! The two men found during the restoration have intriguing connections but couldn't be more different. Learn more about the mysterious knight and the wealthy churchman in this episode of Paris Gone By!

Note: Throughout the episode and the show notes, I refer to the first sarcophagus as Le Chevalier or The Knight. Technically the INRAP scientists nicknamed him Le Cavalier or The Rider—I misspoke in the episode. But I do believe he is likely a knight, based on the evidence at hand, so I'm going with it. Stay tuned for any updates. 😄

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#11. France + Food + Christmas = An Amazing Feast! The French Christmas Eve meal is a culinary tradition steeped in history. Join us as we explore three holiday favorites: Oysters, Turkey with Chestnuts, and the Bûche de Noël cake on this episode of Paris Gone By!

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#10. King Henri IV's skull is sitting in a bank vault in Paris. Or is it? If not, whose head is it?! Join us as we follow the mummified skull of Henri IV through 400 years of history on this episode of Paris Gone By!

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#9. Napoleon. Love him or hate him, he is a monumental figure. Buried in a huge tomb. In a hole in the ground. How did this happen? Why is one of the most important historical figures of the modern era buried not among his peers at the Pantheon or even in his own magnificent monument? Instead, he is in a sunken chamber inside a building built by Louis XIV! Find out the story of Napoleon’s journey to Les Invalides in this episode of Paris Gone By!

Links For This Episode

Visit Napoleon at Les Invalides

Ponder his victories at the Arc de Triomphe

Learn more about the conspiracy theory surrounding the tomb

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