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Models pose on July 12, 1962. AFP/Getty Images
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A model poses at a lingerie showcase for the French brand Charmereine in 1961. STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
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Models present three "Brunschick" astrakhan fur coats on the banks of the Seine River, March 3, 1962. AFP/Getty Images
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Model photographed by celebrated German photographer Willy Maywald, 1960. Ŧhe ₵coincidental Ðandy/Flickr
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Models don rather mod clothing in the 1960s. Getty Images
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Printemps department store — one of the premier shopping experiences in 1960s Paris. Roger Wollstadt/Wikimedia Commons
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French singer Edith Piaf performs on stage at the Olympia Concert Hall on December 30, 1960. STF/AFP/Getty Images
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Actor Michel Duchaussoy, 1964. ARCHIVE/AFP/Getty Images
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From Bob Dylan's May 24th Paris stop on his 1966 world tour. Paul Townsend/Flickr
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From left to right: Italian actress Elsa Martinelli, French singer Francoise Hardy, French actress Catherine Deneuve, and dancer Zizi Jeanmaire attend the Yves Saint-Laurent fashion show on February 2, 1967. STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
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Fashion journalist Marie-Jacques Perrier attending a dinner at Paris's Plaza Athénée hotel, 1962. Robert Perrier/Wikimedia Commons
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Brigitte Bardot rehearses a TV show for Christmas at the ORTF (French Radio and Television Broadcasting) studio in Paris, December 3, 1967. AFP/Getty Images
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French theater director Jean-Louis Barrault rehearses his show "Rabelais" at the Elysee Montmartre Theatre, November 22, 1968. STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
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Actors during an April 1969 rehearsal of the musical "Hair." STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
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Press photo of Natalie Wood on the Paris set of Blake Edwards' "The Great Race." Wood wrapped up her last day of dialog work on November 27th, 1964. Upon her return, Wood was taken to the emergency room after she swallowed a bottle of prescription pills. Wikimedia Commons
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French actors Jean-Louis Trintignant and Valerie Lagrange sit during the filming of 1967's "Mon amour, mon amour" directed by Nadine Trintignant. STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
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From left to right: French athletes Roger Bambuck, Claude Piquemal, Jocelyn Delecour, and Marc Berger pose after winning the 4 x 100 metres relay at the European Championships in Paris, June 8, 1967. STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
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The striking workers' sign translates as "Factory Occupied by the Workers." Student and worker protests hit full force in mid 1968. BeenAroundAWhile/Wikimedia Commons
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A student sits on the knee of Victor Hugo's statue in the Sorbonne courtyard during a demonstration on May 14, 1968. AFP/Getty Images
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Ballot boxes and iron cupboards lie on the water of the pond at Vincennes University on June 6, 1969, following confrontations between far-left students belonging to the organizations that boycotted university members and elections. AFP/Getty Images
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Picture taken on May 13, 1968 shows Daniel Cohn-Bendit, an anarchist student and a 1968 student movement far leftist leader, holding a rally at the peak of the student movement, during the demonstration organized by the French workers unions CGT, the CFDT, FO, and the FEN which also calls for a general strike. AFP/Getty Images
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Daniel Cohn-Bendit and other students protesting at the Sorbonne on May 6, 1968. AFP/Getty Images
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Police survey the damage of riots that took place in the Latin Quarter on the night of May 11, 1968. AFP/Getty Images
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Picture taken on May 6, 1968 shows protesting students fighting with police in the rue Saint-Jacques. AFP/Getty Images
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Demonstrators arrested during a march gathering between 20,000 and 30,000 pro-Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN) Algerians on October 17, 1961.
In the midst of the Algerian War -- which saw the FLN fighting for Algeria's independence from France -- French police cracked down on Algerians living in France. As many as hundreds may have been killed on this one October night.Fernand Parizot/AFP/Getty Images
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Police vans and army vehicles parked in front of the improvised sorting center of the Paris "Palais des Sports" where Algerian demonstrators were detained during the Algerian Independence march of October 17, 1961. AFP/Getty Images
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Hundreds of people demonstrate in the streets near the Sorbonne to protest against police racism during a recent demonstration for Algerian independence, November 1961. STF/AFP/Getty Images
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French President General Charles de Gaulle gestures during a TV speech on December 31, 1962. AFP/Getty Images
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At the end of this street is the Panthéon, a burial spot for French notables. Roger Wollstadt/Flickr
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The Boulevard des Capucines is one of the city's four grand boulevards — if it looks familiar, that's because Monet painted it in 1873. Roger Wollstadt/Wikimedia Commons
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The Pont Au Change bridge in 1960. In "Les Miserables," police inspector Javert throws himself into the Seine River upon realizing he cannot turn Jean Valjean over to the authorities. Roger Wollstadt/Wikimedia Commons
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The Paris metro in 1960. The 1950-1980 population boom caused the metro to be very crowded during rush hour. In the '60s, the solution was to join existing suburban lines to new underground portions in the city center. Wikimedia Commons
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Café Le Buci, 1963. This café is still in business today. Photo: Rob Ketcherside/Flickr
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Another restaurant that is still open, the Café de la Paix, Paris, pictured in 1963. Photo: Rob KetchersideFlickr 35 of 45
One of the major public sqaures in Paris, the Place de la Concorde. Roger Wollstadt/Wikimedia Commons
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The Ecole Militaire (military school) was founded in 1750. Napoleon graduated from the institution, only taking him one year to complete his courses instead of the normal two. Roger Wollstadt/Flickr
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The Montmartre funicular, above, takes passengers from the bottom of the large hill (Montmartre) to the top, near the foot of the Sacré-Cœur basilica. The train looks quite different today due to remodeling. jhm0284/Wikimedia Commons
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Vendors in Les Halles, Paris' famed food market. Roger Wollstadt/Wikimedia Commons
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A street scene at the corner of the Cafe Le Buci and the Le Libraire du Globe bookstore. Rob Ketcherside/Flickr
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Originally built in 1615 for Louis XIII's mother, the Palace of Luxembourg has since been a prison, a museum, the seat of the French Directory, and the residence of Napoleon Bonaparte. Roger Wollstadt/Flickr
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A Parisian flower vendor on the streets of Paris, 1967. John Atherton/Flickr Flickr 42 of 45
Guests at Paris' Air Show admire the prototype of the supersonic Concorde aircraft, June 1969. STF/AFP/Getty Images
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Café Relais Odeon, Paris, June 1963. Rob Ketcherside/Flickr
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The Arc de Triomphe from the east side. The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (known for its theaters, cafés, and luxury shopping) lies beyond the arch. Roger Wollstadt/Flickr
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