Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Mire du Sud

Mire du Sud, South bearing point of the Paris Meridian, Parc Montsouris, Paris

The “mire du Sud” (South bearing point) of the (Paris Meridian)
Parc Montsouris
Rue Gazan
Quartier du Parc-de-Montsouris, 14th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Guérite de garde

Guérite de garde, guard booth, Parc Montsouris, Paris

Guérite de garde (Guard booth)
Parc Montsouris
Rue Gazan
Quartier du Parc-de-Montsouris, 14th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Monday, April 28, 2008

Mission Flatters

Monument to the mission of Colonel Paul Flatters by Édouard Singery, Parc Montsouris, Paris

Monument to the mission of Colonel Paul Flatters by Édouard Singery
Parc Montsouris
Rue Gazan
Quartier du Parc-de-Montsouris, 14th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Mosaic Fishes

Mosaic outside a former fishmonger's shop, rue du Seine, Paris

Mosaic outside a former fishmonger's shop (Now ‘Boissonnerie’)
Rue du Seine
Quartier Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Le relais Odéon

Le relais Odéon brasserie, Boulevard Saint-Germain, Paris

“Le relais Odéon” brasserie
Boulevard Saint-Germain
Quartier de la Monnaie, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Friday, April 25, 2008

Mètre-étalon

Mètre-étalon, standard-meter by Jean Chalgrin, rue de Vaugirard, Paris

“Mètre-étalon” (Standard-meter) by Jean Chalgrin
Rue de Vaugirard
Quartier de l'Odéon, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice

Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice, Paris

The Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice
Église Saint-Sulpice
Place Saint-Sulpice
Quartier de l'Odéon, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

The Inverted Pyramid

La Pyramide Inversée, The Inverted Pyramid, Musée du Louvre, Paris

La Pyramide inversée (The Inverted Pyramid)
Musée du Louvre
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Bains de Chateaudun

Hydrotherapie, Bains de Chateaudun, Chateaudun Baths, rue du Faubourg Montmartre, Paris

Hydrotherapie, Bains de Chateaudun (Chateaudun Baths)
Rue du Faubourg Montmartre
Quartier du Faubourg-Montmartre, 9th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Monday, April 21, 2008

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette

Church Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette
Rue de Châteaudun
Quartier de la Chaussée-d'Antin, 9th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Sunday, April 20, 2008

L'Heure de tous

L'Heure de Tous, Everybody's Time by Arman, Cour du Havre, Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris

“L'Heure de tous” (Everybody's Time) by Arman, 1985
Gare Saint-Lazare
Cour du Havre
Quartier de l'Europe, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Consigne à vie

Consigne à vie, Checked Luggage for a Lifetime, by Arman, Cour de Rome, Gare Saint-Lazare, Paris

“Consigne à vie” (Checked Luggage for a Lifetime) by Arman, 1985
Gare Saint-Lazare
Cour de Rome
Quartier de l'Europe, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Friday, April 18, 2008

Musée Jacquemart-André

Musée Jacquemart-André, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris

Musée Jacquemart-André
Boulevard Haussmann
Quartier de l'Europe, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Georges-Eugène Haussmann

Georges-Eugène Haussmann by François Cogné, Paris

Georges-Eugène Haussmann by François Cogné
Boulevard Haussmann / Rue de Laborde
Quartier de l'Europe, 8th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Square Louis-XIII

Square Louis-XIII, Place des Vosges, Le Marais, Paris

Square Louis-XIII
Place des Vosges
Le Marais, 3rd-4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

La Fontaine Stravinsky

La Fontaine Stravinsky, Stravinsky Fountain by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle, Paris

La Fontaine Stravinsky (The Stravinsky Fountain) by Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle
Place Igor-Stravinsky
Quartier Saint-Merri, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Monday, April 14, 2008

Pont Saint-Louis

Street musicians, Pont Saint-Louis, Paris

Street musicians
Pont Saint-Louis
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Rue Cavallotti

Painted shutters, Rue Cavallotti, Paris

Painted shutters
Rue Cavallotti
Quartier des Grandes-Carrières, 18th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Rue Duhesme

Ecole maternelle, kindergarten by Georges Pencreac'h, rue Duhesme, Paris

Ecole maternelle (Kindergarten) by Georges Pencreac'h, 1989
Rue du Ruisseau / rue Duhesme
Quartier de Clignancourt, 18th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Friday, April 11, 2008

Jean de La Fontaine

Homage to Jean de La Fontaine by Charles Correia, Jardin du Ranelagh, Paris

“Hommage à Jean de La Fontaine” by Charles Correia, 1983
Le Corbeau et le Renard (The Raven and the Fox)
Jardin du Ranelagh
Quartier de la Muette, 16th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Le Corbeau et le Renard

Maître Corbeau, sur un arbre perché,
Tenait en son bec un fromage.
Maître Renard, par l'odeur alléché,
Lui tint à peu près ce langage:
«Hé! bonjour, Monsieur du Corbeau.
Que vous êtes joli ! que vous me semblez beau!
Sans mentir, si votre ramage
Se rapporte à votre plumage,
Vous êtes le Phénix des hôtes de ces bois.»
A ces mots le Corbeau ne se sent pas de joie;
Et pour montrer sa belle voix,
Il ouvre un large bec, laisse tomber sa proie.
Le Renard s'en saisit, et dit: «Mon bon Monsieur,
Apprenez que tout flatteur
Vit aux dépens de celui qui l'écoute:
Cette leçon vaut bien un fromage, sans doute.»
Le Corbeau, honteux et confus,
Jura, mais un peu tard, qu'on ne l'y prendrait plus.
The Raven and the Fox

Perched on a lofty oak,
Sir Raven held a lunch of cheese;
Sir Fox, who smelt it in the breeze,
Thus to the holder spoke:
«Ha! how do you do, Sir Raven?
Well, your coat, sir, is a brave one!
So black and glossy, on my word, sir,
With voice to match, you were a bird, sir,
Well fit to be the Phoenix of these days.»
Sir Raven, overset with praise,
Must show how musical his croak.
Down fell the luncheon from the oak;
Which snatching up, Sir Fox thus spoke:
«The flatterer, my good sir,
Aye lives on his listener;
Which lesson, if you please,
Is doubtless worth the cheese.»
A bit too late, Sir Raven swore
The rogue should never cheat him more.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Rue de Furstemberg

Rue de Furstemberg, rue de Furstenberg, place de Furstemberg, place de Furstenberg, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris

Rue de Furstemberg (Place de Furstemberg)
Quartier Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Les Deux Plateaux

Les Deux Plateaux, Les Colonnes de Buren by Daniel Buren, Palais-Royal, Paris

“Les Deux Plateaux” or “Les Colonnes de Buren” by Daniel Buren
Forecourt of the Palais-Royal
Quartier du Palais-Royal, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

François Félix Roubaud

Sculptures by François Félix Roubaud, 49 Rue de Rivoli, Paris

Sculptures by François Félix Roubaud
49 Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Monday, April 7, 2008

Hôtel de Soubise

Musée de l'Histoire de France, Hôtel de Soubise, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, Paris

Museum of French History
Hôtel de Soubise
Rue des Francs-Bourgeois
Quartier des Archives, 3rd arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Sunday, April 6, 2008

La Demeure 10

La Demeure 10, Demeure X, Residence 10, by Étienne Martin, Parc de Bercy, Paris

“La Demeure 10” or “Demeure X” (Residence 10) by Étienne Martin
Parc de Bercy
Quartier de Bercy, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Le Batofar

Le Batofar, The Lighthouse Boat, quai François Mauriac, Paris

“Le Batofar” (The Lighthouse Boat), former “LV Osprey”
Quai François-Mauriac
Quartier de la Gare, 13th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Friday, April 4, 2008

Les Enfants du Monde

Les Enfants du Monde, The Children of the world by Rachid Khimoune, Parc de Bercy, Paris

“Les Enfants du Monde” (The Children of the World) by Rachid Khimoune
Parc de Bercy
Quartier de Bercy, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Palais Omnisports

POPB, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Bercy, Paris

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Boulevard de Bercy
Quartier de Bercy, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Fontaine du Canyoneaustrate

Canyoneaustrate fountain by Gérard Singer, Parc du Bercy, Paris

“Canyoneaustrate” fountain by Gérard Singer
(Fountain of the Parvis of the Palais Omnisport)
Parc de Bercy
Quartier de Bercy, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

“The word Cayoneaustrate comes from the contraction of cayon, water (eau) and stratum (strate). Based on his experience at the National Geographic Institute, the French sculptor Gerard Singer imagined a negative sculpture posing the problem of the composition of the solid and the void. The higher basin is overflowing onto the superposed strata and cascade in the thalweg.” (Canyoneaustrate, JML Water Feature Design)

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Red Dancer

Colorful sculpture, tourist shop, rue Aubry le Boucher, Paris

Colorful “sculpture” outside a tourist shop
Rue Aubry le Boucher
Quartier Saint-Merri, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004