The Seine: The River That Made Paris - visual stories
These videos are part of a series that accompanies Elaine Sciolino's latest book. In these short videos, Sciolino narrates tales on and around the river Seine—from the river’s origins in Burgundy to the end in the port of Le Havre. These intimate portraits give viewers a visual window into the river that shaped the city of Paris. THE SEINE is available in hardback now. The paperback edition will be available September 29th.
Each bridge in Paris has a tale to tell.
Along the Seine in Paris there's something for everyone.
In the spring of 1978, Elaine Sciolino was seduced by a river.
Will the Seine be clean in time for the 2024 Olympics?
For over a decade Paris has been trying to reinvent the Seine.
A day with the Brigade Fluviale, the Seine’s police team.
Champagne on the Seine? A tour in the lesser-known region.
For thousands of years the Seine has been a liquid highway.
A portrait of a statue of the healing goddess, Sequana.
The bouquinistes are the literary gatekeepers of Paris.
On April 5, 2019 the Notre-Dame Cathedral went up in flames. The Seine came to the rescue…
In 2010 I was decorated chevalier of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor for my “special contribution” to the friendship between France and the United States.
In 2017, La Seine Musicale, a modernistic concert hall, opened on the Île Seguin, on the Seine.
In Paris, the Seine is a city girl, an elegant beauty worthy of adornment. The secret to her success is lighting.