Kiosque à musique

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Kiosque à musique (Bandstand)
Boulevard Richard-Lenoir
Quartier de la Folie-Méricourt, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

Sten Lex

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A work by Sten & Lex
Rue Oberkampf
Quartier de la Folie-Méricourt, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“Sten (born 1982, Rome) and Lex (born 1982, Taranto), known as Sten & Lex, are two Italian street artists. Sten & Lex have been doing stencils on the street since 2000/2001 and today their work is part of the urban landscape in London, Paris, Barcelona, New York City, and in their home town of Rome. During that early period in Rome, and Italy in general, there wasn't a strong stencil culture such as there was in France, and Sten & Lex are seen by many as the pioneers of "Stencil Graffiti" in Italy and were the first to be considered "stencil artists". All the work of Sten & Lex results from an individual path that developed far from art academies and design institutes and far from a classic writing and graffiti background. The duo are best known in the history of stencil-making for introducing the halftone stencil technique, in which the greater part of their stencil portraits is composed of thousands of lines. They usually produce portraits of anonymous people they have photographed themselves or found in family photos album.” (Sten Lex, Wikipedia)

Cadran solaire

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Cadran solaire (Sundial) by Daniel Bry, 1986
Jardin Émile-Gallé
Rue Neuve-des-Boulets, Quartier de la Roquette
Quartier Sainte-Marguerite, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2006

Church of Saint-Ambroise

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Church of Saint-Ambroise by Théodore Ballu, 1863
Boulevard Voltaire
Quartier Saint-Ambroise, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

“Located at 71 Boulevard Voltaire, Saint-Ambroise was built between 1863 and 1868, shortly after the construction of the new Boulevard du Prince-Eugène, which was later renamed Boulevard Voltaire. It replaced a church called Notre-Dame de la Procession which was located close to the path of the new street at about the location of the public garden. The church was designed by architect Théodore Ballu.” (Saint-Ambroise, Wikipedia)

Fontaine de la Roquette

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Fontaine de la Roquette, 1846
Rue de la Roquette
Quartier de la Roquette, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2006

Saint Louis

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Saint Louis by Antoine Étex, 1844
Place des Antilles, avenue du Trône
Quartier Sainte-Marguerite, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“Originally, the square accommodated two pavilions and two columns of the barrière du Trône designed by Claude Nicolas Ledoux and built for the barrier of octroi (Mur des Fermiers généraux) which surrounded the entrance to the cours de Vincennes. The columns are surmounted by statues of kings Philip II and Louis IX.” (Wikipedia)

Mairie du 11e

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Detail of the façade by Antoine-François Gancel, 1865
Mairie (town hall) of the 11th arrondissement
Place Léon-Blum
Quartier de la Roquette, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

Greek Warrior

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Greek warrior by Astyanax-Scévola Bosio, 1852
Cirque d'hiver (Winter Circus)
Rue Amelot
Quartier de la Folie-Méricourt, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“Two equestrian statues framed the entrance: a seductive Amazon by James Pradier on the left (which is said to have been modeled after the famous equestrienne, Antoinette Lejars, and was the second version of a statue whose first version adorned the façade of the Cirque des Champs-Elysées), and a Greek warrior by Duret and Bosio, on the right. Frieze and statues are still in evidence today, but the Victory holding a lantern, which originally topped the building, has long disappeared.” (Cirque d'Hiver, Circopedia)

The Amazon

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Amazon by James Pradier, 1852
Cirque d'hiver (Winter Circus)
Rue Amelot
Quartier de la Folie-Méricourt, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“Two equestrian statues framed the entrance: a seductive Amazon by James Pradier on the left (which is said to have been modeled after the famous equestrienne, Antoinette Lejars, and was the second version of a statue whose first version adorned the façade of the Cirque des Champs-Eysées), and a Greek warrior by Duret and Bosio, on the right. Frieze and statues are still in evidence today, but the Victory holding a lantern, which originally topped the building, has long disappeared.” (Cirque d'Hiver, Circopedia)

Notre-Dame d'Espérance

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Notre-Dame d'Espérance by Bruno Legrand and Jean-Luc Le Roy, 1997
Rue de la Roquette / rue du Commandant-Lamy
Quartier de la Roquette, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2006

Bataclan

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Bataclan theatre by Charles Duval, 1864
Boulevard Voltaire
Quartier Saint-Ambroise, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

“The Bataclan is a theatre located at 50 Boulevard Voltaire in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, France. Designed in 1864 by the architect Charles Duval, its name refers to Ba-ta-clan, an operetta by Jacques Offenbach. Since the early 1970s, it has been a ‘legendary’ venue for rock music. On 13 November 2015, 89 people were killed in a coordinated terrorist attack in the theatre.” (Bataclan, Wikipedia)

July Column

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“Le Génie de la Liberté” (The Spirit of Freedom), by Auguste Dumont, 1836
Colonne de Juillet (July Column), place de la Bastille
Quartier de la Roquette, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2010

“The July Column (Colonne de Juillet) is a monumental column in Paris commemorating the Revolution of 1830. It stands in the center of the Place de la Bastille and celebrates the Trois Glorieuses — the ‘three glorious’ days of 27–29 July 1830 that saw the fall of King Charles X of France and the commencement of the ‘July Monarchy’ of Louis-Philippe, King of the French. It was built between 1835 and 1840.” (July Column, Wikipedia)

La Grisette de 1830

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“La Grisette de 1830” by Jean-Bernard Descomps, 1909
Square Jules-Ferry
Quartier de la Folie-Méricourt, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“Two female myths grew out of this period – the Grisette and the Lorette. The Grisette here in statue form, (made by the sculptor Jean Descomps in 1909) is simply a representation of a certain kind of female city inhabitant, typically a young factory worker or itinerant street vendor. The chosen position here was not an accidental one as many such girls would have lived in this area, selling food or flowers in the surrounding streets or working in one the factories along the canal.” (Grisettes et Lorettes, Invisible Paris)

Le répit du travailleur

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“Le répit du travailleur” (The Worker's Respite) by Jules Pendariès, 1907
Esplanade Roger-Linet / rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud
Quartier de la Folie-Méricourt, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

Clotilde de Vaux

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Bust of Clotilde de Vaux by Décio Villarès
Rue Clotilde-de-Vaux
Quartier Saint-Ambroise, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

Le Botteleur

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Le Botteleur (The hay-trusser) by Jacques Perrin, 1888
Square Maurice-Gardette
Quartier Saint-Ambroise, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

(Thanks to cieldequimper for the translation of the title)

“In days of yore before mechanical balers were designed hay was stored not in stacks of compressed bales but loose in traditional haystacks. The hay became compressed by its own weight during storage and the workers feet as they purposely stamped it down to consolidate the stack as they built it. When the stack was opened for use the hay was cut out with long spade like hay knives into blocks or trusses, of a particular weight and originally tied up - 'trussed' with twisted hay ropes hand made at the time for transport and distribution.” (What's a Hay Trusser, Stephen John Edwards)

Paris in the Springtime

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“Paris in the Springtime” by David Shillinglaw
Paris Free Walls, MSA Gallery
Rue Crussol / rue Amelot
Quartier de la Folie-Méricourt, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

Léon Blum

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Monument to Léon Blum by Philippe Garel, 1984
Place Léon-Blum
Quartier de la Roquette, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“Finally, an impressive, larger-than-life statue of Blum was completed in 1986 by the sculptor P. Garel; temporarily housed in the Jardins des Tuileries, its permanent location is yet to be determined.” (Joel Colton, Léon Blum: Humanist in Politics, 1987)

Vandal Heart

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“Vandal Heart” stencil by Nick Walker
Boulevard Beaumarchais at rue Scarron
Quartier Saint-Ambroise, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

External link: Nick Walker new mural in Paris

Cirque d'hiver

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Cirque d'hiver (Winter Circus)
Rue Amelot
Quartier de la Folie-Méricourt, 11th arrondissement
Paris, July 2012

“The circus is an oval polygon of 20 sides, with Corinthian columns at the angles, giving the impression of an oval building enclosing the oval ring, surrounded by steeply banked seating for spectators, very much like a miniature indoor Colosseum. A low angled roof is self-supporting like a low dome, so that there is no central pole, as under a tent, to obstruct views or interfere with the action. The building was designed by the architect Jacques Ignace Hittorff and opened as the Cirque Napoléon, a compliment to the new Emperor of the French Napoleon III. The sculptor James Pradier was called upon to provide exterior bas-reliefs of Amazons, and Francisque Duret and Astyanax-Scévola Bosio sculpted the panels of mounted warriors.” (Cirque d'hiver, Wikipedia)
See also: Saint Michel terrassant le démon - La Justice Consulaire