Situated upstream of the iconic Seine River, the three-dimensional “miniature,” more so than a modern “map,” depicted how the landscape functioned. “…With runoff from highlands into ...

You won’t have much trouble finding the Seine, as it flows directly through the heart of Paris. The river is perhaps one of the most famous waterways in the world and an attraction in itself.

Paris is split into two halves – the Right and Left banks – by the storied Seine River. The city is further broken into 20 numbered arrondissements (or neighborhoods), which twirl clockwise ...