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The mines of Paris (French: carrières de Paris – "quarries of Paris") comprise a number of abandoned, subterranean mines under Paris, France, connected together by galleries.
When American naval officer John Paul Jones arrived in Paris in 1780 at age 33, he quickly became (according to Abigail Adams) “a favorite amongst the French Ladies.”
7 Σεπ 2016 · The Carrières de Paris (Quarries/mines of Paris) have existed for centuries, as medieval and Renaissance miners tunneled beneath the city for limestone and gypsum, which is used in plaster of Paris. What started as open-air mines became underground excavations by the 15th century.
The mineralogical collection of Mines Paris - PSL, preserved at the historic Vendôme Hotel for over two hundred years, is recognized as one of the most complete and spectacular mineralogical collections in the world.
Mines Paris – PSL, officially École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris (until May 2022 Mines ParisTech, also known as École des mines de Paris, ENSMP, Mines de Paris, les Mines, or Paris School of Mines), is a French grande école and a constituent college of PSL Research University.
The Resurrection of John Paul Jones. The perseverance of an American ambassador to France paid off when the remains of early America’s iconic Navy hero were located in Paris, positively identified, and transported to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Gossip from Paris, 1780: John Paul Jones. John Paul Jones, 1747-1792 / Comtesse de Lowendahl (1775-1839) / Watercolor on ivory, 1780 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee Called to L’Orient to look after his ship, Jones wrote to the Comtesse that “nothing short of . .
