Talk:Île de la Cité

Ile Notre Dame


Can someone expand on the former names of the island? What it was called before Ile de la Cite? 132.205.44.5 (talk) 04:15, 6 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Good idea! In the map, the Isle Notre-Dame is the Ile Saint-Louis: note the Hôtel Lambert ("Hot Lambert") near the upstream end. The ancient Isle Louvier, scarcely inhabited here in 1742, had a three-arched bridge connecting it to Quai St-Bernard that was under construction in 1836, according to Galignani's new Paris guide, but within a few years the backwater separating it from the Right Bank was filled in. An article Isle Louvier, Paris is coming up! --Wetman (talk) 04:36, 6 December 2007 (UTC)


 * I couldn't make out what it said... 132.205.99.122 (talk) 22:49, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
 * I can't say what the "Cabaret" noted on the Isle Louvier signified in 1742. Not a cabaret in the modern sense. BTW, log in: people will be much nicer to you! --Wetman (talk) 22:58, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

precise meaning of cité?
Yes and can someone also please explain the name in the article? What does it mean, "Island of the City" or something like that? merci Gryffindor  10:29, 23 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I think cité implies more a fortified urban stronghold, as opposed to ville. But I'm not secure enough on this point, and French Wikipedia doesn't cover it. Anyone? --Wetman (talk) 15:06, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Excessive big pictures
Again someone has reverted proper sized pictures to excessively big ones. In fact, without real argumentation that "we do it like this" or "the pictures are now too small".

Downside of the excessively big pictures is that they cause white areas and tend to take over the screen, especially for people with smaller screens. The Banner talk 16:02, 8 July 2021 (UTC) UTC)


 * The size of the pictures is not excessive; it is suitable for the subject and is used in many other architecture articles and articles about Paris. It allows seeing detail and comparing multiple images and does not require enlarging every picture. I oppose making the images smaller. Respectfully, SiefkinDR (talk)
 * Just one double-click and you have the full picture with all the details. The Banner  talk 19:53, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

Pictures are too small
Once again, unfortunately, the images in galleries have been reduced in size so that no details are visible.. Each picture has to be enlarged to see anything at all. There's unused white space in the galleries.

How about a compromise? Packed galleries with a height of 150?SiefkinDR (talk) 16:30, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Still you have the full picture in view with just one double-click. The layout you prefer, will only work on systems with exactly the same specs as your system. The Banner  talk 17:06, 13 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I understand your concern, but I've used this type of gallery is a very large number of articles on art and architecture, such as Art Nouveau, and you are the only person who has complained the the images were too large. I think articles on architecture and art, which need large numbers of pictures, need images large enough that you compare several images without having to enlarge every single one. There must be a way to compromise on this without reducing all the images to tiny sizes. Cordially, SiefkinDR (talk) 19:06, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Your wish is not backed up by guidelines or the manual of style. Contrary... The Banner  [[User talk:The Banner|talk]] 23:54, 13 February 2022 (UTC)


 * There is no consensus for these changes, and unfortunately they are not improvements. Sorry you are not willing to compromise.SiefkinDR (talk) 06:33, 14 February 2022 (UTC)