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Henry Gifford's (Henri Giffard's) en:balloon before ascension, 1878. Photo taken from the ruins of the Tuileries Palace, showing the Tuileries courtyard, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, the Place du Carrousel and the north wing of the Louvre Palace.

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