Aude Guerrucci

Photo Stories: Paris, December 2015

  • Throughout history, Paris has seen a lot of blood shed spelled on its streets, including some terrorists attacks in the recent years. Yet, the attacks of on November 13, 2015, hit the Parisians particularly hard. Despite this and following the motto of the city {quote}Fluctuat nec mergitur{quote} which in Latin means {quote}Tossed but not Sunk,{quote} Parisians refuse to live in fear and want to keep up with their lives. They pay tribute to the victims, but the Bataclan and the restaurants targeted are scheduled to reopen and Parisians are back in the streets, in the terraces of cafe and at concerts venues. A military walks on the stairs of the Trocadero on December 26, 2015, Paris France. 3000 of additional militaries were deployed in Paris after the terrorist attacks of November 13.
  • A group of militaries walk in front of the Hotel de Ville, the mayor of Paris' office, on December 21, 2015, Paris, France. 3000 of additional militaries were deployed in Paris after the terrorist attacks of November 13.
  • Abdel Moussa repairs the walls of le Carillon, a restaurant that was targeted during the attacks of November 13, on December 26, 2015, Paris France. 15 persons were killed at the Carillon and the restaurant nearby, le Petit Cambodge during the attacks. Le Carillon reopened on January 13, 2016.
  • Employees of Property of Paris clean the sidewalk in front of the Bataclan, after the makeshift memorial that was created after the attacks was removed across the street, on December 22, 2015, Paris, France. 90 persons were killed during a concert, during the November 13 attacks. Hundreds of people come everyday to reflect at this makeshift memorial as well as the ones that were created on the locations of the attacks.
  • On Christmas day, people come to the makeshift memorial on Place de la Republique, that was created after the November 13 terrorist attacks. Hundreds of people come everyday to reflect at this makeshift memorial as well as the ones that were created on the locations of the attacks.
  • A makeshift memorial in front of {quote}la Belle Equipe{quote} where 19 persons were killed during the terrorist attacks of November 13, on December 22, 2015, Paris, France. Dozens of people come everyday to reflect at this makeshift memorial as well as the ones that were created at the other locations of the terrorist attacks.
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  • People leave for their holidays on December 27, 2015 at the Gare de Lyon, Paris France. Security has been reinforced in train stations and airports.
  • People were for the RER, an express train line that deserves Paris and its suburbs, at the central and always busy station, Chatelet - les Halles, on December 24, 2015, Paris, France. A bomb exploded in 1986 in the large mall build around this train station, 22 people were injured but nobody was killed in this attack, attributed to the Hezbollah.
  • People eat at the terrace of the restaurant {quote}le Saint-Jean,{quote} located in Montmartre, located in the 18th district of Paris, on December 20, 2015, Paris, France. It is believed that this district was also targeted during the November 13 terrorist attacks. More quiet since the attacks, Montmartre is still lively with a lot of parisiens and tourists enjoying the neighborhood.
  • People attend an electro music concert at the Batofar, a club/concert venue, located in a barge on the Seine, on December 30, 2015. Concerts tickets sales dropped drastically after the attacks, but people are coming back and concerts and clubs remain popular places to go out.
  • A woman looks at a makeshift memorial located next to the Carillon on December 25, 2015. 15 persons were killed
  • A couple kiss next to the fences of the Tuileries garden on December 20, 2015.
  • A woman bikes on the place of the Republique in Paris where the Paris motto {quote}Fluctuat nec mergitur{quote} which means {quote}tossed but not sunk{quote} in Latin has been painted, on December 28, 2015, Paris, France.
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