Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Au puits sans vin

Au puits sans vin, Rue Mouffetard, Paris

“Au puits sans vin”
Rue Mouffetard
Quartier du Val-de-Grâce, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Fontaine Cuvier


Fontaine Cuvier by Alphonse Vigoureux
Rue Linné / Rue Cuvier
Quartier du Jardin-des-Plantes, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Monday, May 29, 2006

Fontaine Jussieu

Fontaine Jussieu, Place Jussieu, Paris

Fontaine Jussieu
Place Jussieu
Quartier Saint-Victor, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Double-helix staircase

Double-helix staircase, Quai Saint-Bernard, Paris

Double-helix staircase
Quai Saint-Bernard
Quartier Saint-Victor, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Saint-Cyrille-Saint-Méthode

Église Saint-Cyrille-Saint-Méthode, Rue de Bagnolet, Paris

Église Saint-Cyrille-Saint-Méthode, 1963
Rue de Bagnolet
Quartier de Charonne, 20th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Friday, May 26, 2006

Les Mercuriales

Les Mercuriales, Rue Jean Jaurès, Bagnolet

Les Mercuriales, 1975
Rue Jean Jaurès
Bagnolet, July 2005

“Les Mercuriales are twin towers in Bagnolet, along the Boulevard Peripherique, in Paris, France. They were built in 1975, and are named Levant (Eastern) and Ponant (Western). These towers were part of a larger project in the business district of eastern Paris, designed to rebalance the western district La Defense. This project was interrupted by the first oil crisis, leaving the isolated towers on the A3 motorway interchange. Not counting the antennas, the towers are the third highest in the Seine-Saint-Denis administrative division, behind Tour Pleyel (143m) and behind the Tour La Villette (125m). Including the antennas, the West Tower is the highest in Seine-Saint-Denis with a peak at about 175m, while the East Tower is the second highest at 141m.” (Les Mercuriales, Wikipedia)

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Château-des-Rentiers

Building by Christian de Portzamparc, Rue du Château-des-Rentiers, Paris

Building by Christian de Portzamparc, 1984
Rue du Château-des-Rentiers
Quartier de la Gare, 13th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005