Luís de Camões by Clara Menerès, 1987
Boulevard Delessert
Quartier de la Muette, 16th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012
“Avenue de Camoëns is a street in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, in the quarter La Muette. Created in 1904, it was named after the Portugese poet Luís de Camões (1525-1580), also known as Le Camoëns. With a length of only 115 meters this is perhaps the shortest avenue in Paris: it begins at rue Benjamin Franklin and ends at a monumental staircase in boulevard Delessert. At the foot of its steps there is a monument to the Lusitanian poet: a pink marble monolith sculpted by Clara Menéres and erected in 1987.” (Avenue de Camoëns, Wikipedia in French)
2 comments:
For a minute there, I thought it was a sculpture of one of those characters from the movie Toy Story.
There was a time when I used to enjoy going to la Muette. And of course, I don't think I know this avenue...
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