In the winter of 1946, like countless others before him, LIFE photographer Ed Clark fell under the spell cast by the gorgeous city of Paris.

The capital of everything from cabaret to cuisine, Paris counts nearly 2,000 years of history—and almost as many monuments spiraling around the 20 arrondissements. Landmarks such as the Louvre ...

In black-and-white: Photographer Mark Steinmetz sought inspiration from the 1930s to deliver a contemporary depiction of Paris Steinmetz has reverted to the traditions of the French masters of the ...

Long before Paris was the tourist mecca it is today, it was a desolate place with foggy night scenes and fewer people. This was captured by 20th century French photographer, Eugene Atget.