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cover story



Palace Revolution
A new generation of hotels is
transforming the Paris palace
landscape—with more
openings on the horizon
by Tina Isaac



The P-Listers
Profiles of Paris’s
top luxe lodgings
by Tina Isaac


features



La Vie en Vert
Only Mother Nature herself knows
plants better than Patrick Blanc,
inventor of the vertical garden
by Amy Serafin



Daniel Buren
This May, an artist of a different
stripe brings his outsized
visions to the Grand Palais
by Sara Romano


departments

f: section - Culture
Exhibitions & Cultural
events in France
by Melissa Omerberg


f: Section: Sons & Images
The latest albums
and films from France

by Rachel Beamer


f: Section: Interview (A La Carte)
Michael Ellis
by Dorothy J. Gaiter


Les Petits
iFrench for Kids
by Tracy Kendrick


Calendrier
French Cultural Events
in North America
by Tracy Kendrick


Temps Modernes
A Little Night Music
by Michel Faure



Luxury doesn’t always mean Louis for today’s revamped palace hotels; at the Mandarin Oriental, a startlingly contemporary white-on-white décor offers a daring experiment in gilt-free living.
Photo: Le Mandarin Oriental