Date of création
This site exists since the 21st of February, 1999. No photo was taken before this date.

From 21st of February 1999 to 31th of May 2001, this site used to be the "Eiffel webcam" site. It used to have the following URL:
"http://www.andreani.net/webcam".

Since 1st of June 2001, the new name of this site is:
"Le ciel de Paris", and the new URL is:
"http://www.lecieldeparis.com".

Anyway, the content of the site is the same: A new photo is taken everyday at noon GMT.

Archives
This site shows a new photo every day, but you can also see previous days' photos. Just select the day, month and year of the chosen day, then click on the "OK" archives button on the Home page.
You can see photos of the first two weeks in one go by selecting "01-15" instead of a specific day, and the last two weeks by selecting "16-31".

Difference between local time and GMT time
The time displayed on the photo corresponds to the Paris time (France) when the photo has been shot. As we are in France, and we are subjected to winter and summer time changes, the time displayed on the photo will be modified (more or less one hour) to always correspond to 12:00 PM GMT time. GMT time is "almost" UTC time.

Winter time
Paris time is GMT + 1.
The photo is taken every day at 13:00. The time displayed on the photo is: 13:00 (12:00 GMT).

Summer time
Paris time is GMT + 2.
The photo is taken every day at 14:00. The time displayed on the photo is: 14:00 (12:00 GMT).

Changing the time means all the photos will be taken at the same GMT time for the entire year: 12:00 PM GMT. So you can compare each photo (sun and luminosity changes) without any break when changing between winter and summer times.

Not always on time
The time displayed on the photo is the time at which it is taken. It is usually 12:00 PM GMT but, sometimes, a system malfunction can stop the procedure. When we realise there is a problem, we take a picture manually. So the time displayed is different... If we're not on the spot to check the system, one or several photos may not be taken. So, if you look for a photo which was not taken, a blank frame will appear instead of the photo.

Saving a photo from this site to your hard disk
If you wish, you can save any picture from this site on your hard disk. You'll then be able to send them by e-mail for a birthday, for instance, or build a picture calendar with the photo of each day. Procedure:

PC users
Internet Explorer or Netscape users: right-click on the photo to save, then choose "Save picture as...". Then choose the folder where you want the picture to be saved.

Mac users
Internet Explorer or Netscape users: CTRL + click on the photo to save, then choose "Save picture as...". Then choose the folder where you want the picture to be saved.

Copyrights
This site does not want to impeach on your own picture rights. If you think, with justification, the photo displayed every day on this site harms you (private or commercial rights), please contact us to find an arrangement. Our wish is simply to present a view of Paris and the Eiffel Tower. All Paris lovers who wish to remember this magic town, Paris, can with this site, see again what they liked: a piece of the Eiffel Tower, some french buildings, and... the Paris sky!