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In China’s Zhejiang Provence, you’ll find an intriguing place that’s a “fake” Paris. How well does Tianducheng’s replica pull off the French look?
The French tried to outsmart the Germans during WWI by building a fake Paris. Fearful of an overnight aerial attack, the French began building a fake town miles away from actual Paris.
With the most destructive war mankind had yet seen raging at their doorstep, the 2,000 year old city had to devise a crafty solution to escape the line of fire during WWI. Read on for a surprising, and oft-forgot, piece of Paris history.
On the eastern coast of China —some 6,000 miles from the City of Light—a 354-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower dominates Tianducheng’s skyline. Known as the “ Paris of the East”, the luxury real...
Tianducheng, China, is home to a realistic Paris replica complete with its own Eiffel Tower. Paris-based photographer François Prost flew to Tianducheng to compare his hometown to the copycat...
Two hours away in the Chinese city of Suzhou, known for its unique architecture and waterways, there are dozens of duplicated bridges, including a version of Paris' Pont Alexandre III and a ...
It is 1917, the height of the first World War, and the people of Paris are plagued with bombing attacks by German Gotha Bombers and Zeppelins. This tactic is meant to dishearten and demoralize the French people, to drain them of their resolve. But instead, it has the opposite effect.
