Paris Graffiti-Art or Tagging

Graffiti In St. Germain...

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Next door to a primary school (building on the far right).

Ile de Citi.

In St. Germain.

At the Louvre.

St. Germain

In the Latin Quarter.

On the Pont Nuef.

On the RER. 

Multiples on the corner of Rue de Lille and Rue des Saint Peres.

So what do you think, are these the works of budding artists or just the defacing of Paris by taggers?

Paris-the land of Bronze

Wherever you look in Paris, you find bronze in all its glory:

From a giant elephant (at the d' Orsay)

to a life size rhinoceros (at the d' Orsay)

and the workman's companion (also at the d'Orsay).

Fountains galore-here a memorial to Delacroix in the Luxembourg Gardens.

Detail of the doors at the Pantheon show the craftsmanship of the 18th century bronze masters.

The cannon of the King with the royal Fleur de Lys (Invalides collection)

Louvre masterpieces.

Maillol's Art Deco 1925 monument to Cezanne (near the carousel).

Balcony's like this one on the Louvre (Lion Pavilion), and

street lights (at the Garnier) to

simple door handles, bronze beauty is everywhere in Paris.

13 Rue Lille-St. Germain, Paris

Our apartment on the 13 Rue Lille. Built in the 17th century, the exterior was redone in 19th century.

The entry, covered in cobblestones with a hallway large enough for a small cart.

In the 17th century, individual homes were often built like mini-fortifications, hence these re-enforced oak doors.  The smaller sally port door, built into the larger double door,  for individual use, is on the right.

It's a long walk from the street door to the courtyard.

The central courtyard, our apartment was the third floor (second floor in France) window on the right.

The original water for the entire building (three sets of businesses and apartments five floors high) came from this fountain that is now a simple hose connection.

1st floor security with style. Ours was stairway C, the window to the left of Therri is a small cabinet makers shop.

The wear of centuries of footsteps on the rock hard oak steps hint at the untold stories of the lives of those who lived here in St. Germain, Paris.

So sad,it is time to leave13 Rue Lille.  Oh so fast did our time fly by in Paris.

Au Revoir Paris

Well our time here is coming to a close, so from its World class museums,

to its' fantastic bronzes,

its tight stairways,

really tight stairways,

streets with great views,

many ponts,

its memorials,

its centuries of history,

thousands of monuments,

its beautiful architecture,

busy rapid transit,

fantastic (and super expensive) desserts,

its graffiti,

and quaint streets

it is time to say Au Revoir Paris.

Cluny-the History of Medieval Paris

A former Roman Bath Complex, former Monastery, former Chateau and now the Cluny Musee of the Middle Ages.

Some of the walls of the Cluny contain the  largest remaining ruins of a Roman building in Paris.  In side are some massive rooms of the Roman frigidarium, but photos were not allowed

A small sample of the collection, this is an early "hand cannon," predecessor to the matchlock musket.