Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Passage Basin
Bassin du Passage des Princes
Boulevard des Italiens / rue de Richelieu
Quartier Vivienne, 2nd arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France by Antoine Coysevox, 1720
Court of the hôtel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau
Carnavalet Museum
Rue de Sévigné, Le Marais
Quartier des Archives, 3th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Bottle with Wheels
Bottle-shaped car of the Tour de France publicity caravan
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Place Sainte-Geneviève
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Monday, May 26, 2008
La fileuse
“La fileuse” (The Spinster), Manufacture des Gobelins
Avenue des Gobelins
Quartier de Croulebarbe, 13th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Square René-Le-Gall
Stone and shells sculpture by Maurice Garnier
Square René-Le-Gall
Quartier de Croulebarbe, 13th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Fontaine Cuvier
Fontaine Cuvier by Alphonse Vigoureux
Rue Linné / Rue Cuvier
Quartier du Jardin-des-Plantes, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Friday, May 23, 2008
Palais Brongniart
Palais Brongniart or Palais de la Bourse
Place de la Bourse
Quartier Vivienne, 2nd arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Thursday, May 22, 2008
La Défense de Paris
La Défense de Paris (The Defence of Paris) by Louis-Ernest Barrias
Puteaux, La Défense
Paris, July 2004
See also: Square Desruelles - Jeune fille de Bou-Saada
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Fontaine du Fellah
Antinoüs (Antinous) by Jean-François-Théodore Gechter
Fontaine du Fellah or Egyptian Fountain
Rue de Sèvres
Quartier des Invalides, 7th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Monday, May 19, 2008
Accordion and Balalaika
Street musicians outside the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Quartier Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Sunday, May 18, 2008
The Centaur
“Le centaure” by César (César Baldaccini), 1985
Place Michel-Debré (Carrefour de la Croix-Rouge)
Quartier Notre-Dame-des-Champs, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Saturday, May 17, 2008
The Donkey
“L'âne” (The Donkey) by François-Xavier Lalanne
Parc Georges-Brassens, rue Brancion
Quartier Saint-Lambert, 15th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Friday, May 16, 2008
Fontaine Molière
Fontaine Molière, 1844
Rue Molière / Rue de Richelieu
Quartier du Palais-Royal, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Noon Cannon
“Canon de midi” (Noon cannon)
Palais-Royal
Quartier du Palais-Royal, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Monument to Garnier
Monument to Charles Garnier by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1869
Palais Garnier
Rue Auber
Quartier de la Chaussée-d'Antin, 9th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Fontaines Sphérades
Fontaines Sphérades by Pol Bury
Cour d'Honneur of the Palais-Royal
Quartier du Palais-Royal, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Monday, May 12, 2008
Édouard Manet
The tomb of Édouard Manet (1832-1883)
Cimetière de Passy (Passy Cemetery)
Rue du Commandant-Schloesing
Quartier de la Muette, 16th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Fontaine Louvois
Fontaine Louvois by Louis Visconti, with sculptures by Jean-Baptiste-Jules Klagmann, 1839
Square Louvois, rue Richelieu
Quartier Vivienne, 2nd arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Honoré de Balzac
Bust by David d'Angers
Tomb of Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850)
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Friday, May 9, 2008
André Gill
Bust of André Gill (1840-1885) by Laure Coutan-Montorgueil
Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
Quartier du Père-Lachaise, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Thursday, May 8, 2008
The Wall of I Love Yous
“Le mur des je t'aime” (I love You: The Wall) by Frédérique Baron and Claire Kito
Square Jehan-Rictus
Place des Abbesses, Montmartre
Quartier de Clignancourt, 18e arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Place Dalida
Bust of the singer Dalida by Aslan (Alain Gourdon), 1997
Place Dalida, Montmartre
Quartier des Grandes-Carrières, 18th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Hôtel-Dieu
Courtyard of the Hôtel-Dieu
Parvis Notre-Dame
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Monday, May 5, 2008
Guillaume Dupuytren
The dressed up statue of Guillaume Dupuytren
Courtyard of the Hôtel-Dieu
Parvis Notre-Dame
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
“His statue stands in the Hotel Dieu Paris and is the target for colourful facelifts and regular painting from the medical students during rag week.” (Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, Surgeons Net)
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Parc de Belleville
Parc de Belleville by François Debulois and Paul Brichet, 1988
Seen from the Maison de l'Air, rue Piat
Quartier de Belleville, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
“The Parc de Belleville is located on the hill of Belleville, its 108 metres making it the highest park in Paris. At the summit of the park, an almost thirty-metre tall terrace provides a panoramic view of the city. The park was conceived by the architect François Debulois and the landscaper Paul Brichet. It was inaugurated in 1988.” (Parc de Belleville, Wikipedia)
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008
Twin Greenhouses
Twin greenhouses
Parc André Citroën
Rue de la Montagne-de-la-Fage
Quartier de Javel, 15th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Rue Monge
Double staircase with fountain
Rue Rollin / Rue Monge
Quartier Saint-Victor, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004