Paris's underground heritageSourced
A public toilet became
a national heritage site.
Built in 1905, Paris's Lavatory Madeleine is an unusually ornate Art Nouveau underground public toilet. It was protected as a historic monument and reopened for paid use after restoration.
A heritage site
you can still use.
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