DOSSIER - Paris: the influence of the City of Light

A new way of working, new hotels, new business districts, new metro lines, a planned new terminal at CDG, as well as new museums, new start-ups and new incubators... Paris is undergoing a complete overhaul and going through the trials and tribulations of life as a world city without ever letting itself be overwhelmed. The capital is poised to become the host city for the 2024 Olympics, and is also joining the ranks of technological metropolises, competing with London and even New York. As an economic and cultural capital, it is determined to retain the title it has held for many years: that of the world's leading tourist city. Report by Cécile Balavoine - Photos by Ludovic Maisant