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By Luke Plunkett Oct 7, 2011 6:30 AM 17,940

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Paris is Drowning, and it Looks Beautiful

Paris is Drowning, and it Looks Beautiful Happy Friday. Here's something tranquil to ease you into the day. This is a clip made by French team ArtefactoryLab, who filmed Paris circa 2011 and then, with some computer work, recreated the water levels of the city's devastating 1910 flood.

Sounds slightly morbid, but nobody died in the original, and nobody died making this video either. They just put some work in to present you with a nice, relaxing clip, with pretty shots and ambient music. So enjoy it!

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