Cleaning of Quai d'Orsay Foreign Ministry Palace in Paris, France. View of the Quai d'Orsay (37 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris, France) and its interiors. Army of workmen brighten up the Palace for the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of the United Kingdom. A man uses feather duster to clean an ornate Baroque clock. Workmen scrubbing a bathtub. The workmen clean chandelier, clocks, and bathtubs.
Nazi German leader Adolf Hitler visits Paris, France with architect Albert Speer during World War II. Also joining them is architect Hermann Giessler and sculptor Arno Breker. They travel by car and on foot and visit Eglise de La Madeleine (Pl. de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). French Gendarmes salute the motorcade as it continues down the street. The motorcade circles the Arc de Triomphe. Close up of some damage to the Arc de Triomphe. Motorcade passes The Obelisque at Place de la Concorde. Hitler and Speer visit the Trocadero and view the Eiffel Tower.
Victory in Europe Day celebration in Paris, France during World War II. Crowd gathered around the Arc de Triomphe for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. Aircraft in flight over Arc de Triomphe. People wave French flags. American, British, Russian, Chinese, and French flags grouped under the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Crowd march on a street. They sing and wave flags. Damaged buildings in the background. Vehicles move through the streets. French honor guards stand around tomb of World War I Unknown Soldier.
Victory in Europe Day celebration in Paris, France at the end of World War II. People march through streets holding banners. Jubilant French men and women dancing on the streets to celebrate Victory in Europe (V-E) day. French civilians crowd on top of a moving military car. Damaged buildings in the background. A pamphlet and a photograph of Charles de Gaulle fastened on paper garlands. Allied flags flutter in wind at the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). People march through streets. Trees on either side of the street.
Victory in Europe Day celebration in Paris, France at the end of World War II. View of damaged buildings along a street. Vehicles move through streets. Large crowd of civilians march past Arc de Triomphe for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. They wave flags. View of statue at the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). People running. View of lamppost. Flags flutter in wind at the Arc de Triomphe.
The opening of a new cabaret show at Club Lido at the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. Entrance to Club Lido (78 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France). The Duke of Windsor Edward VIII and his wife Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, are at the club. Michelle Morgan, Salvador Dali, Maurice Chevalier, French author Françoise Sagan, and other celebrities are also seen at Club Lido. Parisian cabaret dancers performing onstage.
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