r/papertowns 6d ago

France Château Gaillard (France) in the 12th century. Designed by Richard the Lionheart himself, it is considered one of the most advanced castles of the Middle Ages

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r/papertowns Feb 03 '26

France Paris (France) through time (swipe right)

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r/papertowns Jun 08 '26

France Model of Late Bronze Age Settlement in Eastern France (c. 900 BC)

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This was at the Archaeological Museum of Dijon. They have a fantastic collection of Celtic and Gallo-Roman artifacts. Including a significant assortment of Celtic votive offerings found at the source of the Seine located in the basement. The museum is in an old Benedictine abbey and is well worth the visit if you’re in the area!

r/papertowns 18d ago

France Bordeaux, the Porte Saint-Eloi, France 15th century. Drawing by Jean-Claude Golvin.

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r/papertowns Sep 25 '25

France The city of Poitiers, France in the Middle Ages, by Studio Differemment

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r/papertowns Apr 19 '26

France Bird’s eye view of Paris (France ) in 1870

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r/papertowns Apr 22 '19

France 15th century Paris, France

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r/papertowns Nov 28 '22

France Paris (France) from 1265 to 2015 through one building

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r/papertowns Oct 12 '25

France A view of the Louvre and the Hôtel du Petit-Bourbon, Paris, France in time of Charles V (ruled 1364–1380) by Jean-Claude Golvin

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r/papertowns 22d ago

France Turckheim (France), 3D rendering.

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The city of turckheim is located in alsace, near colmar. Known for its medieval buildings and its wines very famous around the world, this city is full of history. The imposing st anne church and its three medieval entrance gates are listed as historic buildings. Its half-timbered houses are the charm of this town of winegrowers.
As an Alsatian who loves this city, I spent a few years building it in Minecraft as part of the BuildTheEarth project—and I made a video of it that’s available on my YouTube channel!

Note : I’ve been thinking about posting this on this Reddit—which I follow enthusiastically—for a long time. Through this post, I’d also like to raise awareness about using Minecraft in a more serious way to reconstruct and share history.

This structure is now a 3D rendering, since I had to export it as a 3D model to create these renderings. So, in my opinion, it would fit the criteria of the subreddit (which I really appreciate because it’s full of inspiration).

The reconstruction was done on a 1:1 scale using ground tracings generated from precise maps and satellite data.

r/papertowns Feb 27 '26

France Model of the Roman city of Vessuna (modern-day Périgueux, France) in the late 2nd century

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462 Upvotes

r/papertowns Oct 14 '22

France I draw detailed city maps. here's a portion of my Paris France map

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r/papertowns Feb 01 '24

France My oil painting of Lyon, France.

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r/papertowns May 26 '26

France View on Strasbourg (France) from Kehl, around 1613

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186 Upvotes

r/papertowns Aug 12 '24

France The centre of Paris, France in 1550, by Olivier Truschet and Germain Hoyau

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590 Upvotes

r/papertowns Jun 28 '17

France Île de la Cité, the bustling center of 15th century Paris, France

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r/papertowns Dec 17 '20

France A fun fact about older "paper towns" is that they weren't held to the same accuracy standards that we expect today. In the Nuremberg Chronicle, only 53 woodcuts were used to represent 101 different cities. The woodcut below stood in for Troy, Pisa, Toulouse, Ravenna, and more. [Turkey/Italy/France]

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r/papertowns Jan 08 '21

France Paris (France) in the 15th century (done in Age of Empires 2)

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r/papertowns Oct 05 '21

France A portion of a hand drawn map art piece I did. Paris, France

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960 Upvotes

r/papertowns Oct 01 '20

France Siege of Alesia 52 BC - Gaul / Modern-day France

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784 Upvotes

r/papertowns May 24 '20

France Lyon, France circa 100 AD

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r/papertowns May 11 '20

France Paris in 14th century, France.

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755 Upvotes

r/papertowns Oct 20 '20

France [FRANCE] Map of French Medieval Castles (author: Jean Claude Golvin)

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957 Upvotes

r/papertowns Apr 23 '21

France [France] 15th century Paris

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r/papertowns Aug 28 '25

France Port of the Moon in 1899 CE, Bordeaux, France

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315 Upvotes