La Tour Eiffel

 

 

Do you know that the tower is painted every

seven years and that it costs over $5,000,000 to do it?

 

 

It is all painted by hand with paintbrushes,

and although the color may change every seven years,

there are actually three colors with the darkest shade on the

bottom and the lightest on the top.

 

 

La Tour Eiffel

75007, Paris





Rue Crémieux

Rue Crémieux

At the very end of this charming street

are these two creative and inspired

windows.

rue Crémieux

75012, Paris

Île aux Cignes - Statue of Liberty

Île aux Cignes

Statue of Liberty

This quarter scale replica of the original

was inaugurated on July 4, 1889.

It was given to the City of Paris by the

Parisian community in America to mark

the centennial of the French Revolution.

(Consider reading Liberty's Torch

for the whole story)

Statue of Liberty (1 of 3 in Paris)

Île aux Cignes

75015, Paris

L'expression

The expression is 

one of surprise?

Or perhaps suspicion?

Boulevard Haussmann

75009, Paris

Paris au printemps

Paris in Spring

After a frigid winter

all of Paris prepares for spring

and even la tour Eiffel

dons a prissy pink crinoline

(almost spring)

la tour Eiffel

Champ de Mars

5, avenue Anatole France

75007, Paris

Rue Cambon

Window boxes in Paris

are often abloom with geraniums

providing color above the city streets

well into the winter months

Do you recognize the dome reflection

in the upper left window?

12, rue Cambon

75001, Paris

Des chiminées et des ombres

Chimneys and Shadows

The buildings on this street are interesting

with varied patterns and colors of brick.

The sun adds a design touch with 

a shadow...

Rue Georges Desplas

75005, Paris

Église Saint-Eustache

Église Saint-Eustache

Built between 1532 and 1632, Saint-Eustache is a marvel of 

French Gothic architecture with Renaissance and Classical details.

Although it seems dark in the "short days" of November and December,

 it is a photographer's delight to catch it on a sunny day with diffused light and shadows.

bon dimanche

Église Saint-Eustache

2, rue du Jour

75001, Paris

Le Consulat

Restaurant - le Consulat

This bistro is adorned in deep red and housed in a building 

which has likely been in place on Butte Montmartre for nearly 400 years.

Beside the tourists of Montmartre there is much beauty, 

history, and architecture to be enjoyed.  

Enjoy the views and wander the back streets.

Le Consulat

18, rue Norvins

75018, Paris

Montmartre

Passage Jouffroy

Passage Jouffroy

How much would you love to have

a light fixture comme ça?

It was not for sale and

would not have fit in my carry-on.

Tant pis pour moi!

Passage Jouffroy

Boulevard Montmartre

75009, Paris

Jardinières avec des fleurs rouges

Window boxes 

On the second floor of this building in the Marais

the bleeding heart flowers and masses of red blooms

first caught my eye.

The giant thermometer which could be read 

from the street was a fascination.

46, rue de Poitou
75003, Paris

Les Portes de Parc Monceau

The Gates of Parc Monceau

Gabriel Davioud (1824-1881) was given the job 

of creating the monumental entrances for this quiet park on boulevard de Courcelles

with the imposing gilded wrought iron gates.

The details have been meticulously maintained, 

and reflect the afternoon sun.

Parc de Monceau

35, boulevard de Courcelles

75008, Paris

le Génie de la Liberté

Colonne de Juillet

(July Column)

Seen from the street below, the gilded "spirit of freedom"

appears ready to take flight into the blue sky

This towering Corinthian-styled column is topped with 

Auguste Dumont's "Génie de la Liberté" 

built between 1835 and 1840 to commemorate 

the 1830 revolution

Colonne de Juillet

Place de la Bastille

75004, Paris

Église de la Sainte-Trinité

 

 

 

Église de la Sainte-Trinité

 

 

 

"La Trinité" features architecture of the Second Empire period,

and it was built between 1861 and 1867 at a cost of almost 5 million francs.

 

 

The exterior is impressive,

 filling the Paris skyline with its 63 meter tall bell tower

and topped with a dome.

 

 

 

bon dimanche

 

 

Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Place d'Estienne d'Orvez

75009, Paris



Rue Raynouard - Passy

Just above the wall-lined street you can see

this wonderful collection of windows, roofs, balconies,

and chimneys all washed in the glow of a winter afternoon's sunliight.

The architecture and textures

have interesting details.

Rue Raynouard

Passy

75016, Paris

La porte et les fleurs

The window boxes in Paris

bloom most of the year.

The shadows and reflection add a softness 

to the many details of this one doorway, 

one among thousands.

38, boulevard Saint Germain

75005, Paris

Passage du Caire - Restaurant le Champollion

Le Champollion

Not quite the lunch hour, 

but the tables and chairs are ready

The heaters under the awning keep it a moderate temperature 

on all but the most frigid days.

(Do not forget to look-up

at the head sculptures on the building)

Le Champollion

Place du Caire

109, rue du Caire

75002, Paris

Rue des Petits Pères

Rue des Petits Pères

Just opposite the Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires 

this morning view is filled with the winter blue skies of January 

as light and shadows bounce around the buildings.

This building on the "pie-slice corner" is the other side of the building 

on Rue de Feuillade posted last week.

2, rue des Petits Pères

75002, Paris

Église Saint Germain des Prés

Église Saint Germain des Prés

The 1,000 year old tower 

reigns over the remainder of the church.

The recent renovations make the tower appear 

almost white against the bright blue skies.

bon dimanche

Église Saint Germain des Prés

3, place Saint Germain des Prés

75006, Paris

Les toits de Paris

The roofs of Paris

The clay chimney pots and roofs 

offset the winter blue skies.

 

Surely there are as many layers of history 

as there are angles of these buildings

a convergence of streets

75006, Paris