Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, as well as the centre of the Île-de-France region. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, culture, fashion, gastronomy and many areas. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its early and extensive system of street lighting, in the 19th century, it became known as "the City of Light".[1]
Coverage[]
Paris is one of the settings in Bound and Buried while briefly in the documentary.
The Arc de Triomphe, 25 years after people.
As seen in 25 years after people, the Place Charles de Gaulle is overgrown by nature with the Arc de Triomphe starts to being colonize at its base. Plant life is also shown to grow on top of the arch and birds have shown to take off on the overgrown rotunda.[2]
The Mona Lisa is consumed by deathwatch beetles.
In 100 years after people, inside the Louvre, the protective case of the Mona Lisa has been infiltrate by dust into the neoprene seals and forge a path for moisture. Steven S. Ross stated that the tiniest crack or hole in the case would have moisture to make the case itself the enemy of Mona Lisa. Moisture creates a perfect habitat for deathwatch beetles, which were wood-eaters and the Mona Lisa is painted on wood. This cause the Mona Lisa to be consumed by deathwatch beetles, with the smile saves for last.[3]
The Eiffel Tower collapses into the Champ de Mars.
In 200 years after people, the Eiffel Tower is on the verge of collapse. Alan W. Pense stated that the Eiffel Tower doesn't have a shield in a corrosive environment and without maintenance, the Eiffel Tower will fall and collapse. The Eiffel Tower requires to be painted once every seven years to protect it from corrosion, but after 200 years, one of the supports of the Eiffel Tower corrodes and fails, causing the top of the tower to lean and collapse into the Champ de Mars.[2]
In 2,000 years after people, the Louvre has long collapsed, but the Venus de Milo still survives despite the collapse of the museum and is slowly being reburied. Since the statue is sculpted from marble, the statue would thrive into the future.[3] Across the River Seine is the medieval cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris. Although the roof has long collapse, it is being held together by the eternal force of gravity and being built entirely of stone, it is still recognizable and the basic structure of Notre Dame including the two towers continues to thrive.[3]
Transformation[]
Paris as seen in 2,000 years after people.
The transformation of Paris is obscured in the documentary and in the episode Bound and Buried, leaving only few clues of its transformation. As shown in 25 years after people in the documentary, greenery has overgrown the Place Charles de Gaulle, likely hinting that the streets of Paris were quickly colonize.[2] In 200 years after people, the Champ de Mars quickly colonized most of its surroundings, especially at the base of the Eiffel Tower.[2] In 2,000 years after people, only stone ruins remains in Paris, as the city returns to being a forest with few structures such as the Notre-Dame de Paris continues to thrive into the future.[3]
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