Outside, the Champs-Elysees and its sidewalk cafes was buzzing with tourists.

All possibilities must be put on the table to protect our cultural places with a strong symbolic dimension.

This is what makes Paris a city like no other, he said.

UGC Normandie

UGC NormandieMelanie Goodfellow

The UGC Normandies history is intertwined with that of the French cinema industry.

The venue opened its doors in 1937 with a screening of William K. Howards costume dramaFire Over England.

Paris needs to reorient its tourism strategy to avoid giving in to uniformity and standardization, he said.

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