Inaugurated on 15 December 1996, the National Library of France contains more than ten million volumes. The new buildings were designed by Franch architect Dominique Perrault. The four high-rise towers represent four open books.
The ceramic tiles were installed at the beginning of the 20th century as a giant form of advertisement for the long gone “Société Française des Eaux Minérales”.
“Herboristerie De La Place de Clichy” is definitely an old fashioned shop …
Étretat is best known for its three natural arches (Porte d’Aval, Porte d’Amont and the Manneporte) as well as the pointed “needle” (L’Aiguille). The arches are not the result of marine erosion; they were created by a river that dug its bed into the cliff.