| Excelsior 04 avril 1924 |
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The toilet of Paris We have just cleaned the two monumental fountains on Place de la Concorde. The operation of the water jets was checked, the basins were dried, then carefully cleaned; bronze naiads and newts have been scrubbed and repainted; you wouldn't say that the two fountains have been there for almost a hundred years, they now seem to be brand new. The big days of the Olympic Games are approaching; soon, thousands of visitors will arrive from all countries of the world. And the capital wants to appear beautiful and clean in the eyes of so many foreigners... |
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