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the Seine by night
Paris - France
the Seine river splitting the city into left bank (rive gauche) and right bank (rive droite). in this pic, since the Seine is flowing from us, the left bank side is on the left.
Differencies between the two banks used once to be tremendous and full of deep significance for the inhabitants. they have become less prominent with the time passing. Still the "artistic innovative spirit" as well as the famous students revolt in the 60's are identified with the left bank, while the Bastille the symbol of the French Revolution is on the right bank. the building one may notice on the left side in second plan is the Conciergerie having as a prison famous people like Mari Antoinette, Robespierre or Danton ... from the Internet:

The Left Bank, called “La Rive Gauche” in French, is on the southern side of the Seine and encompasses six arrondissements. It is by far the smaller section of Paris, and historically known as the artistic part of the city. This is where many of the famous writers and artists who once called Paris home – including Picasso, Matisse, and Hemingway – once lived, because it used to be that this was the part of the city that was much cheaper (always a plus for starving artists!). Those days are mostly gone, however, as the Left Bank boasts as many high-end apartments, restaurants, and bars as the Right Bank.
Paris’ Right Bank, to the north of the river, is the larger “bank” and also the more traditionally upper crust. Back when the Left Bank was where struggling creative souls could find kinship (not to mention cheap rent), the Right Bank was where the city’s wealthy residents lived and played. Although this distinction is less applicable today now that rents on the Left Bank have skyrocketed, the Right Bank is still where you’re going to find the majority of Paris’ big businesses and banks – as well as most of the big tourist attractions.

Description
the Seine by night
Paris - France
the Seine river splitting the city into left bank (rive gauche) and right bank (rive droite). in this pic, since the Seine is flowing from us, the left bank side is on the left.
Differencies between the two banks used once to be tremendous and full of deep significance for the inhabitants. they have become less prominent with the time passing. Still the "artistic innovative spirit" as well as the famous students revolt in the 60's are identified with the left bank, while the Bastille the symbol of the French Revolution is on the right bank. the building one may notice on the left side in second plan is the Conciergerie having as a prison famous people like Mari Antoinette, Robespierre or Danton ... from the Internet:

The Left Bank, called “La Rive Gauche” in French, is on the southern side of the Seine and encompasses six arrondissements. It is by far the smaller section of Paris, and historically known as the artistic part of the city. This is where many of the famous writers and artists who once called Paris home – including Picasso, Matisse, and Hemingway – once lived, because it used to be that this was the part of the city that was much cheaper (always a plus for starving artists!). Those days are mostly gone, however, as the Left Bank boasts as many high-end apartments, restaurants, and bars as the Right Bank.
Paris’ Right Bank, to the north of the river, is the larger “bank” and also the more traditionally upper crust. Back when the Left Bank was where struggling creative souls could find kinship (not to mention cheap rent), the Right Bank was where the city’s wealthy residents lived and played. Although this distinction is less applicable today now that rents on the Left Bank have skyrocketed, the Right Bank is still where you’re going to find the majority of Paris’ big businesses and banks – as well as most of the big tourist attractions.