"Graceful geometry of the Place des Vosges is the legacy of Henry IV, who envisioned a public space lined by shops and homes. 'It's a little melancholy with the noise and crowds,' says resident Claude de Muzac, whose apartment faces the 17th-century square. 'Even so, when it has rained and the grass glistens, it's magic.'"
—From "Bohemian Rhapsody," August 2003, National Geographic magazine
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