The "Salle Ovale" of the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF) The Richelieu-Louvois Library before its renovation in Paris in 2016. (Photo by FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP) France will soon vote for its ...

AT the close of September the Commission des Monuments Historiques of France completed a hundred years of its existence. Although at one time subjected to no little criticism, instructed and otherwise ...

The list of the 250 crumbling French monuments set to benefit from the country's new special edition lottery and scratchcard game has been revealed. The new "heritage lottery" set to launch in ...

The basilica's roots lie in the history of Saint-Denis, the missionary bishop who died a martyr around the 3rd century A.D.

PARIS — Even though it was one of France’s most iconic sites, Notre-Dame cathedral suffered years of neglect and struggled to find the millions it needed for urgent renovations before it was ravaged ...

A little over three months after Paris' Notre Dame caught fire, French officials say the cathedral is still in a precarious state and needs to be stabilized. Ultimately, they aim to restore the ...

For 4,000 years the meaning of mysterious markings on a Bronze Age stone slab have remained a secret. Not anymore, however. That's because scientists are now treating the engraved rock as a 'treasure ...

A proposal to ban giant adverts from covering the façades of monuments in France is facing sharp criticism for potentially depriving heritage sites of much-needed income. The ban would deal a huge ...

On top of launching its mega studio, the Cite du Cinema, France is opening up public landmarks — from the insides of psychiatric hospitals, to schools, to factories — for filmmakers eager to go off ...

Saint-Raphaël's right-wing mayor, no stranger to media stunts, has vowed to 'put an end to the lies about the reality of ...