What Is She Doing?

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Église Saint-Médard
Rue Mouffetard
Quartier du Jardin-des-Plantes, 5th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

Dans les traces de nos pères

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“Dans les traces de nos pères” (In the Steps of our Fathers) by Jozef Jankovic
Puteaux, La Défense
Paris, October 2005

La Terre

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“La Terre” (The Earth) by Louis Derbré
Courbevoie, La Défense
Paris, October 2005

Place de la Contrescarpe

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Fountain
Place de la Contrescarpe
5th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

Félix Potin

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The turret of the Félix Potin building by Paul Auscher, 1904
Rue de Rennes / Rue Blaise-Desgoffe
Quartier Notre-Dame-des-Champs, 6th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

Bikes

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Bicycle and motorcycle parked
Rue de la Bûcherie
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

Saint-Louis Bridge

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Street musicians
Pont Saint-Louis
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

Flowers

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Flowers
Rue Saint-Antoine
Quartier Saint-Gervais, 4th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

Île de France

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“Île de France” by Aristide Maillol
Square Georges-Cain
Rue Payenne
Quartier des Archives, 3rd arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

Rue de la Verrerie

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Late afternoon
Rue de la Verrerie
Quartier Saint-Merri, 4th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

La Science

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“La Science” (Science) by Jules Blanchard
Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
Quartier Saint-Merri, 4th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

Willy Ronis

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“Willy Ronis in Paris”, Retrospective of Willy Ronis in Paris
Hôtel de Ville
Rue de Rivoli
Quartier Saint-Merri, 4th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005

Colors

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Le Moretti by Raymond Moretti, 1992
Courbevoie, La Défense
Paris, October 2005

“Moretti's vivid imagination was able to express itself freely, transforming a 32-metre air vent into an unusual, colourful artwork. Using 672 fibreglass tubes from 2 to 30 centimetres in diameter, painted in 19 different colours, he covered the entire surface to better underline the volume while maintaining a verticality, offering an insolent and joyful dynamic. In total, the tubes are 22 kilometres long and weigh 27.5 tons! The artwork was created in 1990. The tubes were transported by barge from the manufacturing plant to the location of the chimney and required a total of 2,100 hours of assembly time. It was inaugurated in 1995.” (Le Moretti, Paris La Défense)

Oiseau mécanique

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Oiseau mécanique (Mechanical Bird) by Philolaos Tloupas, 1972
Place des Reflets
Courbevoie, La Défense
Paris, October 2005

“An emblematic sculpture in the artist's artwork, the Oiseau mécanique, with its surprising aspects, seems to have come straight out of his imagination. Its stainless steel structure allows a play of reflections with the sky, and oscillates between urban aesthetics and natural forms. Philolaos presents two other artworks at La Défense: Nymphéas and Cheminées.” (Oiseau mécanique, Paris La Défense)

Tour Opus 12

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Tour Opus 12 by Denis Valode and Jean Pistre
Esplanade du Général-de-Gaulle
Puteaux, La Défense
Paris, October 2005

Tour Exaltis

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Tour Exaltis
Rue Henri Regnault
Courbevoie, La Défense
Paris, October 2005

Araignée Rouge

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Araignée Rouge (Red Spider) by Alexander Calder, 1974
Place de La Défense
Puteaux, La Défense
Paris, October 2005

“This imposing sculpture (stable in the words of its author, as opposed to mobile) in steel weighs 75 tons and is 15 meters high. It evokes a famous artwork by the same artist, Flamingo, located in Chicago. Installed in 1976, the year of the artist's death, when he himself chose its location on the Place de La Défense, it now resounds like a powerful tribute to its creator.” (Araignée Rouge, Paris La Défense)

Notre-Dame de Pentecôte

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Notre-Dame de Pentecôte by Franck Hammoutène, 2001
Place de La Défense
Puteaux, La Défense
Paris, October 2005

“Notre-Dame de Pentecôte is certainly one of the most singular buildings in La Défense. Initially, it was more a place of welcome and religious ceremony operating without a parish, replacing an old prayer space. The actual church project emerged in 2001. If the bell tower of Notre-Dame de Pentecôte, a translucent wall in which a negative cross is drawn, is not the most conventional, it nevertheless places the building in its context while giving it a symbolism that the rest of the towers lack. The absence of direct reference, however, maintains a link with the architecture of La Défense. A veritable box set on six piles, the building has three levels of floors housing meeting rooms, a reception hall and a lithurgical space. Meticulous work is carried out on the marble and smooth concrete materials and the lithurgical furniture, created by the sculptor Pierre Sabatier.” (Notre-Dame de Pentecôte, Paris La Défense)

Kodak EasyShare One

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Kodak EasyShare One ad
Arche de la Défense
Puteaux, La Défense
Paris, October 2005

La mégère

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La mégère
Monument à Gavarni by Denys Puech, 1911
Place Saint-Georges
Quartier Saint-Georges, 9th arrondissement
Paris, October 2005