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She transformed Paris for tourists — and divided the city

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By Lisa Courbebaisse and Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Paris (CNN) — Anyone visiting Paris just over a decade ago would doubtless have been charmed by the city’s timeless attractions — brasseries serving delicious food, museums crammed with famous works of art, boulevards of chic stores — all overlooked by the sparkling lights of the Eiffel Tower. But despite being home to one of Europe’s busiest metro systems, they would’ve found Paris still very much…

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