A phenomenal bestseller in France Metronome presents a fascinating history of Paris through the lens of the city s iconic Metro system Did you know that the last Gallic warriors massacred by the Romans lie beneath the Eiffel Tower? That the remains of Paris s first cathedral are under a parking lot in the Fifth District? Metronome follows Loránt Deutsch historian and lifelong Francophile as he goes on a compelling journey through the ages treating readers to Paris as they ve never seen it before. Using twenty-one stops of the subway system as focal points--one per century--Deutsch shows from the underground up the unique often violent and always striking events that shaped one of the world s most romanticized city. Readers will find out which streets are hiding incredible historical treasures in plain sight; peer into forgotten nooks and crannies of the City of Lights and learn what used to be there; and discover that however deeply buried something always remains.