22 Haunting ‘Then And Now’ Photos Of Paris Bring History To Life

Nathan Johnson Published 03/31/2016 in wow

On August 14th, 1944, Paris was liberated following a six-day battle between the French Resistance and German forces.

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President De Gaulle on the Champ Elysees, the Arc De Triomphe standing tall in the background.
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Along the Champs Elysees in the 1940s.
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Rue De Mail in the 1940s.
4.
A scene in front of the Paris Opera House in the 1940s.
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Pulling up the road in St Michel, Paris.
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Notre Dame Cathedral.
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The Eiffel Tower, then and now.
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Another perspective on the famed Paris Opera House in the forties.
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A tank outside of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Another shot of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Rue de Rivoli.
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Soldiers outside the Hotel De Ville during the war.
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Place de la Republique.
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A burning car in St Michel in Paris, sometime in the early 1940s.
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Children pose for the camera on Avenue Mozart.
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President De Gaulle at the Hotel De Ville.
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Place de la Concorde in the 1940s.
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A couple having an intimate moment in Tuilleries, Paris.
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Soldiers outside the Louvre.
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Surrendering soldiers in the Rue de Castiglione.
21.
Place de la Concorde in the 1940s.
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And finally, another thoughtful scene from the Place de la Concorde.

1.
President De Gaulle on the Champ Elysees, the Arc De Triomphe standing tall in the background.
2.
Along the Champs Elysees in the 1940s.
3.
Rue De Mail in the 1940s.
4.
A scene in front of the Paris Opera House in the 1940s.
5.
Pulling up the road in St Michel, Paris.
6.
Notre Dame Cathedral.
7.
The Eiffel Tower, then and now.
8.
Another perspective on the famed Paris Opera House in the forties.
9.
A tank outside of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
10.
Another shot of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
11.
Rue de Rivoli.
12.
Soldiers outside the Hotel De Ville during the war.
13.
Place de la Republique.
14.
A burning car in St Michel in Paris, sometime in the early 1940s.
15.
Children pose for the camera on Avenue Mozart.
16.
President De Gaulle at the Hotel De Ville.
17.
Place de la Concorde in the 1940s.
18.
A couple having an intimate moment in Tuilleries, Paris.
19.
Soldiers outside the Louvre.
20.
Surrendering soldiers in the Rue de Castiglione.
21.
Place de la Concorde in the 1940s.
22.
And finally, another thoughtful scene from the Place de la Concorde.