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October is a good time to enjoy Contemporary Art in Paris.</div>
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Right now, October 2019, we have the first edition of the GEORGE V MONUMENTAL exhibition, 52 monumental sculptures on the Avenue George V, from October 14 to November 17, 2019.</div>
We have also the FIAC (Contemporary Art International Fairs), which comes back each October. The FIAC in only a weekend but the "Hors les murs" part lasts longer. "Hors les murs" exhibition of outdoor artworks presenting sculptures and installations to the widest possible audience in emblematic public spaces throughout the city.<br />
Here, you'll see some samples of different creators, from George V Monumental and the FIAC, but also a recent acquisition, a permanent art piece offered to the city, the "Bouquet of Tulips" of Jeff Koons.<br />
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At the end of the article, you will find the route which allows you to see all these creations, a nice artistic stroll we did recently. </div>
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<br />Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-40802701214616963122018-09-07T17:13:00.000+02:002018-09-07T18:24:19.402+02:00Paris has changed a lot since 1961! Aerial views<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Look at this aerial view from 1961. Many changes since 1961. Will you recognize them?<br />
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Did you find any differences? If you are on a computer, open both pictures in a different tab (by clicking on them, then switch between them and compare)<br />
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Explanations, with visible and less visible differences:<br />
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1. The train station of Orsay only became a museum in 1986 and the bank is now pedestrian.<br />
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2. The swimming pool, <a href="http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/piscine-royal-quai-des-tuileries-1er-arrondissement-paris-juin-1966#infos-principales" target="_blank">La piscine "Royal"</a><br />
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3. The Tuileries tunnel does not exist yet in 1961<br />
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4. The "Place Vendôme" was a large open-air parking lot (it has now more pedestrian areas)<br />
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5. The Saint Honoré market is now a new glass complex<br />
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6. The gardens behind the Arc du Carrousel that have now lost their "French garden" style<br />
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7. The Carrousel Square has been transformed (under the new central square, the inverted pyramid!)<br />
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8. Trees and the open-air parking lot have given way to the Pyramid<br />
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9. The Ministry of Finance left the Louvre for Bercy and its open-air parking lots gave way to the beautiful Marly and Puget courtyards and their nice historical sculptures.<br />
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10. Small changes in the square courtyard with some greenery in 1961, the old dungeon in the basement has not been rediscovered.<br />
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11. The gardens have disappeared.<br />
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12. The pedestrian bridge the "Pont des Arts" is no longer the same, it was rebuilt in the early 1980s (remember the Pont des Arts collapsed in 1979 following a collision with a boat...)<br />
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13. The shoreline track (George Pompidou track) is not yet there. Created for car traffic in 1967, the track is pedestrian on the east since 2016.<br />
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14. In 1961, "La Samaritaine" is still a department store in the capital, after its financial difficulties and its closure in the 2000s, it is currently a major work site for a new life of the building...<br />
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14.b. The Central Post Office of the Louvre is currently undergoing a complete renovation<br />
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15. The "Bourse de Commerce" is currently under construction to become the Pinault Foundation's Art Centre.<br />
16. In 1961, buildings were present east of the "Bourse de Commerce".<br />
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17. The "Halles de Baltard" are clearly visible. These large metallic structures housed the large market of "Les Halles de Paris", which continued to decline in 1961. They will soon disappear. After many changes, we recently got the "Canopée"...<br />
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18. In the place of the future "Centre Pompidou", a large open-air parking lot. Renzo Piano's project will win the international architectural competition to create the "Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou" (it would have been selected because it did not propose to occupy all the available space and leave room for a large square).<br />
19. The Stravinsky Fountain by Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely does not yet exist.<br />
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20. The square in front of the "Hotel de Ville" was more dedicated to car traffic, it is now largely pedestrian.<br />
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21. The buildings at the the north of the future "Centre Pompidou" will give way to the "Quartier de l'Horloge".<br />
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22. The "Bibliothèque Nationale" (National Library) will become the "Bibliothèque Nationale de France" and will give the current buildings near the Seine. The "Richelieu" site (here on the picture) is still subject to many modernizations.<br />
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23. The main courtyard of the "Palais Royal" is an open-air parking lot. The replacement of this parking lot by the famous Buren columns ("Les Deux Plateaux") in 1986 created a major controversy...<br />
24. The "Place du Palais Royal" was then an open-air parking lot.<br />
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There are probably other differences. I look forward to your comments....<br />
You will notice that the expression "open-air parking lot" has often been used in this article... Since then, fewer cars and more underground parking lots...<br />
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The square in front of Notre Dame was also an open-air parking lot! Paris will make an underground car park to free the square but not exactly where it was planned because while digging, streets of the Roman city of Lutetia were rediscovered!<br />
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Différences visibles et moins visibles :<br />
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1. La gare d'Orsay ne deviendra un musée qu'en 1986 et la berge est maintenant piétonnière<br />
2. La <a href="http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/fr/musee-carnavalet/oeuvres/piscine-royal-quai-des-tuileries-1er-arrondissement-paris-juin-1966#infos-principales" target="_blank">piscine "Royal"</a><br />
3. Le tunnel des Tuileries n'existe pas encore<br />
4. La place Vendôme était un grand parking à ciel ouvert (elle a, depuis, plus d'espaces piétonniers)<br />
5. Le marché Saint Honoré est maintenant un nouvel ensemble en verre<br />
6. Les jardins derrière l'Arc du Carrousel qui ont maintenant perdu leur style "jardin à la Française"<br />
7. La place du Carrousel s'est transformée (sous la nouvelle place centrale, la pyramide inversée)<br />
8. Les arbres et le parking à ciel ouvert ont laissé la place à la Pyramide<br />
9. Le ministère des Finances a quitté le Louvre pour Bercy et leurs parkings à ciel ouvert ont laissé la place aux belles cours Marly et Puget et leurs belles sculptures<br />
10. Petits changements dans la cour carrée avec un peu de verdure en 1961, le vieux donjon en sous-sol n'a pas été redécouvert<br />
11. Les jardins ont disparu<br />
12. Le Pont des Arts n'est plus le même, il a été reconstruit au début des années 1980 (vous souvenez-vous du Pont des Arts effondré en 1979 suite à un choc avec un bateau...)<br />
13. La voie sur berge (voie George Pompidou) n'est pas encore là. Créée pour la circulation automobile en 1967, la voie est totalement piétonnière depuis 2016.<br />
14. La Samaritaine est toujours un grand magasin de la Capitale en 1961, après ses difficultés financières et sa fermeture dans les années 2000, c'est actuellement un grand chantier pour une nouvelle vie...<br />
14.b. La Poste centrale du Louvre est actuellement en complète rénovation<br />
15. La Bourse de Commerce est actuellement en chantier pour se transformer en centre d'Art de la Fondation Pinault.<br />
16. En 1961, des bâtiments étaient présents à l'est de la Bourse de Commerce.<br />
17. Les Halles de Baltard sont alors bien visibles. Ces grandes structures métalliques abritaient le grand marché des Halles de Paris qui continuait de décliner. Elles ne vont pas tarder à disparaître.<br />
18. A la place du future Centre Pompidou, un grand parking à ciel ouvert. C'est le projet de Renzo Piano qui gagnera le concours international d'architecture pour créer le Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou (il aurait notamment été retenu car il ne proposait pas d'occuper tout l'espace disponible en laissant la place pour un parvis).<br />
19. La Fontaine Stravinsky de Niki de Saint Phalle et de Jean Tinguely n'existe pas encore.<br />
20. Le parvis de l'Hôtel de Ville était plus dédié à la circulation automobile, il est maintenant en grande partie piétonnier.<br />
21. Les bâtiments au nord du futur Centre Pompidou vont laisser place au quartier de l'Horloge.<br />
22. La Bibliothèque nationale va devenir la Bibliothèque nationale de France et donner les bâtiments actuels près de la Seine. Le site "Richelieu" (ici sur la photo) est encore sujet à de nombreuses modernisations.<br />
23. La cour d'honneur du Palais Royal est un parking à ciel ouvert. Le remplacement de ce parking par les fameuses colonnes de Buren ("Les Deux Plateaux") en 1986 créera une grosse polémique...<br />
24. La place du Palais Royal est alors un parking à ciel ouvert.<br />
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Il existe sans doute d'autres différences. J'attends vos commentaires...<br />
Vous remarquez que l'expression "parking à ciel ouvert" a souvent été employée... Depuis, moins de voitures et plus de parking souterrains (Le parvis de Notre-Dame était aussi un parking en plein air ! Paris va créer un parking souterrain pour libérer la place mais pas exactement là où cela était prévu car en creusant, les rues romaines de la ville de Lutèce ont été redécouvertes !).<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Do you remember the <a href="http://www.myamazingparis.com/2013/02/small-flood-in-paris.html" target="_blank">2013 post about a small flood in Paris</a>? In the meantime, we had a bigger flood in June 2016. These days, in January 2018, a new flood is going to become a big one, like in 2016. The highest level for this flood is planned for Friday 26th.</span></div>
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<br />Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0Paris, France48.856614 2.352221900000017748.6894645 2.0294984000000178 49.0237635 2.6749454000000177tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-48856283955435139892016-09-18T21:03:00.000+02:002016-09-18T21:03:30.151+02:00New statues Place Vendôme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Place Vendôme in Paris is know as the most luxurious place in the world. This is also the place of many arts shows.<br />
These days, we can see the beautiful pieces of Manolo Valdès (until the 5th of October 2016).<br />
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Just behind the previous statue, you can see the Palace Hotel Ritz, totally renovated. This Ritz is the first one in the world, created by Cesar Ritz in 1898.<br />
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Do you know the Embassy of Texas in Paris?<br />
It was just at the entrance of the Place Vendôme, it is a hotel now:<br />
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<br />Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-59719998646735289802016-03-11T13:00:00.000+01:002016-03-16T20:18:39.245+01:00Three novelties in Paris: three photographies...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Convenient chairs to speak?</span></td></tr>
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This Friday of March 11th, our stroll leads us to three interesting places in Paris :<br />
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<li><span style="color: blue;">The Canal Saint-Martin</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">The Place de la Bastille</span></li>
<li><span style="color: blue;">The Garden of the Palais-Royal</span></li>
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<span style="color: blue;">1) First stop, <b>canal Saint-Martin</b></span>, of which the complete draining offers an amazing spectacle:<br />
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For more information, see this <a href="http://www.paris.fr/actualites/le-canal-saint-martin-a-l-heure-du-grand-nettoyage-3295" target="_blank">article</a> (in French, with videos) or this <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3385889/From-old-radios-CAR-Paris-city-chiefs-drain-iconic-canal-time-15-years-uncover-host-discarded-debris.html" target="_blank">one</a> (in English).<br />
On the side of the Canal, a little street art bonus:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Assainissement" means "Sanitation"</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: blue;">2) Second stop, <b>Place de la Bastille</b></span>, where we can find a new device, the Timescope:<br />
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If you look in the device, you won't see Place de la Bastille as it is now but as it was in 1416 or in 1789 (year of the storming of la Bastille)!<br />
To know more about this experience, click <a href="http://www.timescope.co/" target="_blank">here</a>. See also this <a href="http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/tendances/histoire/timescope-l-outil-virtuel-qui-vous-fera-remonter-le-temps-a-paris-235023" target="_blank">report</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">3) Third stop, <b>Garden of the Palais-Royal</b></span>. Ten new chairs appeared in the nice park of the Palais Royal. Not classical chairs, as we can see in the Parisian gardens, but double-chairs ("des causeuses"), ideal to talk with someone. And double-chairs which have something special:<br />
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These chairs have entries for earphones. Come with your own earphones and you will listen to poems:<br />
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To know more about these "Confidents", look <a href="http://sivertimes.com/michel-goulet-the-apotheosis-french/14163" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Always something new in Paris! : )Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0Paris, France48.856614 2.352221900000017748.6894645 2.0294984000000178 49.0237635 2.6749454000000177tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-82517470120346316202015-09-03T17:40:00.001+02:002015-09-03T17:40:24.563+02:00Three original exhibitions in three splendid parks in Paris<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parc de la Villette - Fruit Tree by Choi Jeong Hwa</td></tr>
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If you are in Paris these days, there are three beautiful and not so touristic parks where you can enjoy the end of the summer and the coming fall. In addition, in each of these splendid parks, you will discover very nice and original exhibitions:</div>
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<li>"<a href="http://lavillette.com/evenement/lair-geants/" target="_blank">L'air des géants</a>" in the "Parc de la Villette" (don't wait, it is only until September 2015, 13th)</li>
<li>"<a href="http://www.unepierredansmonjardin.com/" target="_blank">Une pierre dans mon jardin</a>", by Thierry Courtadon in the garden of the "Palais Royal" (until November 2015, 23rd)</li>
<li>"Fruits à tous les étages" in the "<a href="http://en.parisinfo.com//musee-monument-paris/71636/Parc-de-Bagatelle" target="_blank">Parc de Bagatelle</a>" (until November 2015, 1st)</li>
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"Parc de la Villette" - "L'air des géants" (The air of the giants)</h3>
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Some pictures of the huge art creations you will find there:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parc de la Villette - White lotus of Choi Jeong Hwa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parc de la Villette - Poulpe by Les Plasticiens Volants</td></tr>
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"Jardin du Palais Royal" - "Une pierre dans mon jardin" (A stone in my garden)</h3>
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"Parc de Bagatelle" - "Fruits à tous les étages" (Fruits on every floor)</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: right;">Espaliered apple trees</td></tr>
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Well, if you miss these temporary exhibitions, those parks are really nice places to go, enjoy for instance "Bagatelle" where the peacocks can live in peace...<br />
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Zoom on the parks, their respective sizes (same scale) and locations in Paris:</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bagatelle, Palais Royal, La Villette</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-53151271004062979762015-04-14T19:18:00.000+02:002015-04-14T19:18:02.787+02:00April in Paris! The sun is everywhere. Time to go to the "Jardin des Plantes"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Jardin des Plantes" with, in the back, the "Grande Galerie de l'Évolution"</td></tr>
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These days, the sun is everywhere in Paris. It is time to go in the splendid Parisian parks and gardens.<br />
You may know the "Jardin des Tuileries" and the "Jardin du Luxembourg".<br />
Don't forget the "Jardin des Plantes" less central in Paris. The "Garden of the Plants" is the main botanical garden in France and also a very old park, created in the seventeen century.<br />
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Cherry trees, Prunus, flowers, spring in Paris!<br />
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The place is magnificent.<br />
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In the east of Paris, in the Latin Quarter:<br />
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<br />Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-44517813464442921182014-12-29T17:50:00.000+01:002014-12-29T17:50:42.609+01:00A very cold morning for the Stravinsky Fountain in Paris<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Stravinsky Fountain - Niki de Saint Phalle / Jean Tinguely - 1983</td></tr>
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Paris, 2014, December 29th. A very cold morning (less than 0°Celsius). See above and below the frozen Stravinsky fountain near the Pompidou center.<br />
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The Art pieces still rotate on themselves and continue to throw water. This gives a surprising effect.<br />
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If you are in Paris, don't forget to go and see the art of Niki de Saint Phalle in the Grand Palais (until 2015, February 2nd) => <a href="http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/event/niki-de-saint-phalle" target="_blank">http://www.grandpalais.fr/en/event/niki-de-saint-phalle</a><br />
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She did a fantastic and very original work. Amazing exhibition.<br />
See some of her creations:<br />
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Go there, it's worth it (book on the Internet before!).Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-40978804369412231852014-10-19T19:26:00.001+02:002014-10-19T19:26:56.866+02:00The FIAC is coming back<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The FIAC is beginning to be installed.<br />
For the ninth consecutive year, associated with the and the Tuileries, FIAC presents, in the heart of the Tuileries Garden, a program of outdoor artworks.<br />
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See also some pictures of the previous editions here: <a href="http://www.myamazingparis.com/search?q=fiac" target="_blank">http://www.myamazingparis.com/search?q=fiac</a><br />
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The installation has begun:<br />
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In the garden of the Tuileries, two goats have for mission to crop the sloping lawns... Not really free because of their chains...<br />
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This Sunday was a very beautiful day in Paris, really sunny and warm, not so usual in October.<br />
With such a blue sky, the Sacré-Coeur in Montmartre was clearly visible from the Left Bank near the bridge of "La Concorde":<br />
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The FIAC is here! Enjoy!Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-69540312307018053322014-10-05T17:15:00.000+02:002014-10-05T17:32:23.900+02:00Be famous in Paris for 15 seconds!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Monnaie de Paris<span style="color: red;">*</span> is about to reopen!<br />
To celebrate this main event, famous artist from Los Angeles John Baldessari is invited to seize the majectic façade, between Pont Neuf and Pont des Arts, with his work Your Name in Lights.<br />
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For 15 seconds, your name will illuminate Paris!<br />
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You can apply, the exhibition will stay until, October 2014, 13th.<br />
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This third weekend of September is the <a href="http://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/ehd-jep/home" target="_blank">European Heritage Days</a> (in France the "<a href="http://www.journeesdupatrimoine.culture.fr/" target="_blank">Journées du Patrimoine</a>").<br />
The "Journées du Patrimoine" started for the first time in France in 1984, launched by the Ministry of Culture ("La Journée Portes Ouvertes").<br />
During these "Doors Open Days", each third weekend of September, you can visit places, monuments, gardens and sites which are not normally opened to the public.<br />
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Many places are opened, see the 2014 program <a href="http://www.journeesdupatrimoine.culture.fr/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Some famous buildings attract a lot of people. For instance, you may have to queue in a line for six hours to go inside the Palace of Elysée (French Republic President's residency).<br />
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This year, the Zmansky tower, administrative central tower of the University of Jussieu, opens its last floor, and no lines! The entrance is free, and if you are in Paris and it is still time for you, you can go there this Sunday before 6:30 PM => <a href="http://www.journeesdupatrimoine.culture.fr/lieu/campus-jussieu-universit-pierre-et-marie-curie" target="_blank">http://www.journeesdupatrimoine.culture.fr/lieu/campus-jussieu-universit-pierre-et-marie-curie</a> Metro station: JUSSIEU.<br />
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Look at what you can admire from this tower:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By looking towards the west, look at the Latin quarter and the Montparnasse tower. The Panthéon, now in works, exposes the <a href="http://www.au-pantheon.fr/en/" target="_blank">work of JR</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view on the west of Paris. Watch the "rue des Ecoles" in the center of the Latin quarter, then the Invalides and the Eiffel tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watch also on the south of the tower, very close, the hidden Roman Arenas of Lutèce (old Paris name). Look at the runners where you could see gladiators and wildcats at the time of the Romans. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a view!</td></tr>
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You can also visit the University itself during these Open Doors Days.<br />
Funny to go back there 34 years after (my university)...Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-68472209156946965022014-07-19T06:54:00.000+02:002014-07-19T13:40:59.077+02:00The Eiffel tower goes to the beach!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The river Seine - Right bank</td></tr>
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Do you remember the Red Eiffel tower? We talked about this red tower made of folding chairs <a href="http://www.myamazingparis.com/2014/06/a-red-eiffel-tower-arrived-at-champ-de.html" target="_blank" title="Click to follow the link">here</a>.<br />
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Today will be the Paris Plages opening. Beaches in Paris:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paris-Plages in front the "Conciergerie" on the Island of "La Cité"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paris-Plages all along the river Seine on the right bank</td></tr>
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We already talked about Paris-Pages <a href="http://www.myamazingparis.com/2012/08/paris-plages.html" target="_blank" title="Click to follow the link">here</a>.<br />
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See the official Website <a href="http://www.paris.fr/english/english/summer-by-the-seine-with-paris-plages/rub_8118_actu_146405_port_19237" target="_blank" title="Click to follow the link">here</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Eiffel tower at the beach</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the background, the Pont-Neuf and the Eiffel tower (the one!)</td></tr>
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Enjoy <a href="http://www.paris.fr/english/english/summer-by-the-seine-with-paris-plages/rub_8118_actu_146405_port_19237" target="_blank" title="Click to follow the link">Paris-Plages</a>!<br />
<br />Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-42848772456371288632014-07-14T23:00:00.000+02:002014-07-15T22:54:53.333+02:002014 National Day in Paris: one of the best fireworks at the Eiffel tower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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July, 14th in France!<br />
You have probably heard about La Bastille and the famous storming of the Bastille, one of the major symbol of the French revolution, which occurred on the 14th of July, 1789. Our Anglo-Saxon friends call the French National Day the Bastille Day. Actually, the French National Day refers to "La fête de la Fédération", another major event, which took place one year later in the park near the Eiffel tower, the "Champ de Mars" :<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">La fête e la Fédération, au Champ de Mars - Charles Thévenin (1764 - 1838) - Musée Carnavalet</td></tr>
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2014, July 14th. As each year, fireworks all over the country. The one on the Eiffel tower (first time since 2002) was related to the start of the first world war. 1914-2014.<br />
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A great show, let us see some pictures and videos:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Champ de Mars - The long wait before the concert and the firework, just to be able to see the show (about 1/2 a Million persons in the place!)</td></tr>
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At 9:30 PM, the concert:<br />
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At 11:00 PM, the firework. The main theme is linked to the two world wars.<br />
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VIVE LA PAIX (Long live peace):<br />
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IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE (John Lennon):<br />
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<br />Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-70684255079802511592014-06-25T18:06:00.001+02:002014-06-25T18:06:11.054+02:00A red Eiffel tower arrived at the Champ de Mars!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eiffel Tower "Bistro chair" - Champ de Mars - In the background, "Ecole Militaire" (Military School)</td></tr>
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This 24th of June, a new Eiffel tower arrived in the Champ de Mars.<br />
A new Eiffel tower 13 meters high constituted by 324 red chairs. 324 Bistro folding chairs. 324 as the 324 meters of the real Eiffel tower.<br />
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This folding chair was created at the same time as the Eiffel tower (1889) and build as a very practical and useful furniture for Cafés, Cafés terraces, gardens and parks.<br />
At first, the chair was made in wood and then in colored steel.<br />
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Come to see these two sisters!<br />
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Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-42686256636225090982014-02-10T09:47:00.000+01:002014-03-22T15:50:52.505+01:00A new very Great Man at the Pantheon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mongolian (standing position) - Hong Bia Shen 2009</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>1</b></span>. Who is this great man?<br />
<b><span style="color: red;">2</span></b>. What is this strange rocket behind him?<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">1</span></b>. This great man is a "Mongolian", a statue created in 2009 and offered recently by the artist Hong Biao Shen to the University of Paris La Sorbonne, temporary exposed in the "rue Soufflot", the street in front of the Pantheon (Soufflot was the architect of the Pantheon).<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>2</b></span>. The Pantheon, surrounded by huge scaffolds.<br />
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The building is currently under restoration.<br />
See this movie: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bjQlISRVRE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bjQlISRVRE</a><br />
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If you click on the picture, you will read the inscription "AUX GRANDS HOMMES LA PATRIE RECONNAISSANTE" which means "To the great men the grateful homeland".<br />
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The Mongolian, another great man?<br />
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Well, the Great Men are buried in the Crypt. There you can see the tombs of many very honorable persons, as Victor Hugo, Voltaire, Rousseau, etc.<br />
Only two women... Marie Curie and Sophie Berthelot the wife of the chemist Marcellin Berthelot (buried together).<br />
No doubt it would be fair to have more women honored by the Pantheon. See this article: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/23/world/europe/at-resting-place-for-frances-great-men-calls-to-include-more-women.html?hp&_r=1" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/23/world/europe/at-resting-place-for-frances-great-men-calls-to-include-more-women.html?hp&_r=1</a>Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-25145129752766531502013-12-07T21:17:00.001+01:002013-12-07T21:17:43.784+01:00The soldiers of the French Revolution are coming back to the Invalides in Paris!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you know the "Hotel National des Invalides" in Paris?<br />
The King Louis XIV built the "Invalides", a military hospital for war veterans and unwell soldiers (the "invalides" of war). See this <a href="http://www.musee-armee.fr/en/english-version.html" target="_blank">link</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Les Invalides - La Cour d'Honneur</td></tr>
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The Dome Church is very famous (now covered by gold), notably because it contains the tomb of Napoleon I.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-91J5lFV24T4/UqNrNQbYbJI/AAAAAAAABvA/hMhuIB4GhS8/s1600/InvalidesNapoleon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Click on the picture for a larger view"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-91J5lFV24T4/UqNrNQbYbJI/AAAAAAAABvA/hMhuIB4GhS8/s1600/InvalidesNapoleon.jpg" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Napoleon I in the Cour d'Honneur (statue previously at the top of the Vendôme Column)</td></tr>
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This weekend of December 7th and 8th is the celebration of the Artillerymen with numerous Artillery demonstrations and many historical re-enactments. See the following program:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UHD_nlvmljQ/UqNsKkzQV9I/AAAAAAAABvM/WQiG5Nyb1GU/s1600/FeteSainteBarbe2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Click on the picture for a larger view"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UHD_nlvmljQ/UqNsKkzQV9I/AAAAAAAABvM/WQiG5Nyb1GU/s1600/FeteSainteBarbe2.jpg" height="320" width="212" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Click on the picture for a larger view</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EEGKzDeNBok/UqNtPuHLeZI/AAAAAAAABvU/0e1j7N3CiVA/s1600/SainteBarbe_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Click on the picture for a larger view"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EEGKzDeNBok/UqNtPuHLeZI/AAAAAAAABvU/0e1j7N3CiVA/s1600/SainteBarbe_02.jpg" height="342" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horse drawn Gribeauval cannon in the Invalides</td></tr>
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See the following films of some of these demonstrations (you can choose HD mode):<br />
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<br />Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-55126297025477092872013-11-04T17:08:00.000+01:002013-11-04T17:19:05.584+01:00Where was the FIAC?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>HERE </b>(Jean Dupuy - 2013)</td></tr>
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<b>Where </b>was the FIAC this year? <b>Here </b>=> <a href="http://www.fiac.com/en/hlmfiac2011.html?lg=en" target="_blank">http://www.fiac.com/en/hlmfiac2011.html?lg=en</a><br />
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Read this <a href="http://www.myamazingparis.com/2012/10/the-fiac-is-coming.html" target="_blank">post of 2012</a> for more explanations.<br />
Look at some of the FIAC artistic pieces in Paris gardens: <br />
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<li>Like WHERE and HERE, also in the <b>Tuileries</b>:</li>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4popRLG92ds/UnfBGQh5F7I/AAAAAAAABtU/BFLonB87EkQ/s1600/03_TheGoldenSphere.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Click on the picture for a larger view"><img border="0" height="488" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4popRLG92ds/UnfBGQh5F7I/AAAAAAAABtU/BFLonB87EkQ/s640/03_TheGoldenSphere.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Golden Sphere - James Lee Byars - 1992-2012</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IESuO54rH-c/UnfBczn782I/AAAAAAAABtc/d_G1_pa_Gmw/s1600/04_PONT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Click on the picture for a larger view"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IESuO54rH-c/UnfBczn782I/AAAAAAAABtc/d_G1_pa_Gmw/s640/04_PONT.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pont - Shen Yuan - 2004</td></tr>
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<li>or in<b> the Garden of the Plants:</b></li>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uy0IwfY_VVg/UnfB5_G-HcI/AAAAAAAABtk/8Goo2GLQCxU/s1600/05_NijinskyHare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Click on the picture for a larger view"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uy0IwfY_VVg/UnfB5_G-HcI/AAAAAAAABtk/8Goo2GLQCxU/s640/05_NijinskyHare.jpg" width="514" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nijinski Hare - Barry Flanagan - 1996</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bTLjJurP2dw/UnfCNsRzNwI/AAAAAAAABts/tVHtT2rKx5A/s1600/06_ChateauDeTole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Click on the picture for a larger view"><img border="0" height="272" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bTLjJurP2dw/UnfCNsRzNwI/AAAAAAAABts/tVHtT2rKx5A/s640/06_ChateauDeTole.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Château de tôle - Stéphane Vigny - 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4-1LlM2gBy0/UnfCan2dtqI/AAAAAAAABt0/vbiRmAiQBUQ/s1600/07_ManStill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Click on the picture for a larger view"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4-1LlM2gBy0/UnfCan2dtqI/AAAAAAAABt0/vbiRmAiQBUQ/s640/07_ManStill.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Man Still - Gilles Barbier - 2013</td></tr>
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<ul>
<li>or on the <b>new banks of the river Seine:</b></li>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZrEx_ccObFU/UnfC0WVayYI/AAAAAAAABt8/vjhkEvyrC0U/s1600/08_RemanenceChlorophyllienne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Click on the picture for a larger view"><img border="0" height="396" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZrEx_ccObFU/UnfC0WVayYI/AAAAAAAABt8/vjhkEvyrC0U/s640/08_RemanenceChlorophyllienne.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rémanence Chlorophyllienne - Philippe Rahm - 2011-2013</td></tr>
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You can still see some of them in November. Enjoy!</div>
Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-72894637993415670892013-08-22T18:26:00.001+02:002013-08-24T19:33:56.553+02:00Growth of the "love" padlocks on the "Pont des Arts" in Paris<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7 days of a new railing on the Arts footbridge ("Passerelle des Arts" or "Pont des Arts")</td></tr>
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Look at the following slideshow. See how quickly evolves the newly installed railings on the Bridge of Arts.<br />
See 7 days of these 3 new railings, from 13th to 20th August 2013:<br />
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The "Love padlocks" have been very much in the media. You surely heard about them. The "Pont des Arts" is surely one of the most romantic spots in the world that is why it has such a success with the padlocks...<br />
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See three posts of mine with some pictures and explanations:<br />
<a href="http://parisrunningtour.blogspot.fr/2010/12/little-pause-on-pont-des-arts-during.html" target="_blank">A little pause on the Pont des Arts</a> (see the bridge in 2010 and the density of the padlocks)<br />
<a href="http://parisrunningtour.blogspot.fr/2011/12/by-way-of-bridge-of-larcheveche-with.html" target="_blank">On the bridge of "L'archeveché"</a> (explanations of the "Love padlocks")<br />
<a href="http://parisrunningtour.blogspot.fr/2012/06/round-trip-montmartre-la-seine-with.html" target="_blank">The bridge in June 2012</a> (see the bridge in 2012 and the density of the padlocks)<br />
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This "Love Padlocks" fashion is recent, look at the "Pont des Arts" in 2009:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Le Pont des Arts in 2009 - You can see the water through it (no padlocks at the time)</td></tr>
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Consider the density of the padlocks now, in 2013:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compare the left railing to the new installed one on the right</td></tr>
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Why does the City of Paris installs new railings?</div>
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Look at this photo:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy padlocks - This railing is to be replaced</td></tr>
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Installation of a new railing:</div>
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There are nearly 84 railings on the Pont des Arts, each one, due to the padlocks, weighing 150 kg, it gives more than 12 tons of padlocks for the Bridge...</div>
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Paris replaces them regularly to avoid a security issue due to the weight.<br />
Well, don't worry too much for your padlock, your love is forever and the key at the bottom of the river Seine is still there to testify your link!<br />
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See also this report (in French):<br />
<a href="http://www.francetvinfo.fr/tourisme-le-canal-du-pont-des-arts_372692.html" target="_blank">http://www.francetvinfo.fr/tourisme-le-canal-du-pont-des-arts_372692.html</a>Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-43532004658614093662013-08-11T10:30:00.000+02:002013-08-18T17:25:55.438+02:00At the very top of the Saint Jacques tower, a fantastic point of view on Paris!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DHtqqT9z3hs/Ug-daeMFyTI/AAAAAAAABm4/aOA6TSTG6Go/s1600/2013-08-11+06.51.57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Saint Jacques tower" border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DHtqqT9z3hs/Ug-daeMFyTI/AAAAAAAABm4/aOA6TSTG6Go/s640/2013-08-11+06.51.57.jpg" title="Click on the picture to enlarge it" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saint-Jacques tower on early morning (Sunday 11-Aug-2013 - 6h50 AM)</td></tr>
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Don't miss the visit of the "Tour Saint-Jacques"!<br />
Exceptionally, the tower can be visit for a short period this summer, each weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) until the 15th of September 2013.<br />
See here for more information: <a href="http://en.parisinfo.com/musee-monument-paris/71267/Tour-Saint-Jacques" target="_blank">http://en.parisinfo.com/musee-monument-paris/71267/Tour-Saint-Jacques</a><br />
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Even though the reservation starts at 9:30 AM, I recommend to be there early, before 7:00 AM, because the line can be long and only a limited number of persons will access (reservation only made for the day).<br />
It is worth the waiting time, the visit is interesting (in French but you will see interesting spots, pictures, the tower from the inside, etc.) and the view at the top is amazing! You are at the center of Paris, in the middle of the sky!<br />
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Well, if you can't go there, have a look to the following 360° video (not the best, maybe, but with many labels explaining which are the monuments and buildings).<br />
The video will stop many times to let you read these labels. If you want more time to read them, you can pause the video.<br />
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<br />Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-15377153140987612312013-06-01T18:27:00.000+02:002013-06-01T18:27:32.761+02:00Paris News: 1. Did they move Roland-Garros at the heart of Paris? 2.Plants on the river Seine?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spectators looking at the Roland Garros tennis matches - In the background, the Saint Jacques tower</td></tr>
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<b>1. Did they move Roland-Garros at the heart of Paris?</b><br />
The French Open tennis tournament, <a href="http://www.rolandgarros.com/index.html" target="_blank">Roland Garros</a> tournament, started on May, 21st.<br />
Roland Garros takes place in the <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/zAxDP" target="_blank">west part of Paris</a>, near the park of the "Bois de Boulogne".<br />
Nowadays, it is very hard to get a ticket for a seat (you have to be fast on the online booking). Say that before the 80's, it was easy to get in, you even can buy a seat on the spot the day of the final!<br />
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Well, fortunately, there is another possibility to see Roland Garros in a nice way. Roland Garros can be watched on the esplanade of the Paris town hall ("Hôtel de Ville"). If the sun is present, what a nice manner to see the tournament, in the heart of Paris!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the esplanade of the "Hôtel de Ville de Paris" - In the background, one of the tower of Notre Dame</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hôtel de Ville" The event is called "La Terrasse"</td></tr>
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<b>2. Plants on the river Seine?
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Do you remember the <a href="http://www.myamazingparis.com/2013/05/another-amazing-animal-in-paris-t-rex.html" target="_blank">Parisian T-Rex</a>?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T-Rex on the right bank, near the "Place de l'Alma"</td></tr>
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Just in front, on the left bank of the Seine, floating gardens are appearing:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floating gardens (still in work) - In the background, the bridge of the Invalides, and then, the Alexandre III bridge</td></tr>
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The Parisian banks of the Seine are changing, for the joy of the Parisians. Less cars, more nature and pedestrians (See the website in <a href="http://lesberges.paris.fr/" target="_blank">French</a> or in <a href="http://lesberges.paris.fr/node/197#.UaoV4ECpVzY" target="_blank">English</a>)... Changes... under the look amazed of the "zouave" of the Alma Bridge, just near (see <a href="http://parisrunningtour.blogspot.fr/2010/12/little-pause-on-pont-des-arts-during.html" target="_blank">here</a> some information about the "zouave").<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Zouave du Pont de l'Alma"</td></tr>
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Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-83149267434212352013-05-07T17:09:00.000+02:002013-05-07T17:10:58.028+02:00Another amazing animal in Paris! A T-Rex!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Since last march 2013, a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex occupied the "Port de la Conférence" on the river Seine, near the bridge of "l'Alma" ("Pont de l'Alma").<br />
It is a 7 meter sculpture made in aluminium and silvered chrome by the artist Philippe Pasqua for the "Compagnie des Bateaux-Mouches", well-known parisian touristic boats.<br />
By this sculpture, the lady who manages the "Bateaux-Mouches" company wants to promote Contemporary Art along the river.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">T-Rex on the pier of the "Bateaux-Mouches"</td></tr>
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<br />Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-58368814150063056872013-05-01T15:16:00.001+02:002013-05-01T15:25:50.665+02:00Little guessing game - SolutionsHere are the solutions of the last <a href="http://www.myamazingparis.com/2013/03/little-guessing-game.html" target="_blank">little guessing game post</a>.<br />
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1) The pidgeon was on a statue near the Arc of the Carousel at the Louvre:<br />
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2) The big lizard is on the left bank of the river Seine, close to the Alexander III bridge. They are two on both sides of the bridge:</div>
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3) The salamander is on the door of an amazing "Art déco" building (1900), located Avenue Rapp:</div>
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Many places in Paris with animal sculptures. Will you find the other ones?</div>
Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-2306991831807929112013-03-30T15:27:00.000+01:002013-03-30T15:27:41.706+01:00Little guessing gameWill you be able to tell where you can find these Parisian animals?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1) The triumph of the pigeon over the eagle</td></tr>
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Solution in May...Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582900321592538543.post-57137919819018345932013-02-09T11:00:00.000+01:002013-02-11T10:02:52.626+01:00Small flood in Paris<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday, February, 9th - View on the Island of "La Cité" from the right bank, not far from the "Pont des Arts" - <br />
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After the snow, comes the water. Sometimes, often in February, the river Seine is susceptible to flooding.<br />
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See how the west end of the Island of "La Cité" is isolated, the place there called the "Square du Vert Galant" becoming, nearly as in the past, a separated island...<br />
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Yes, in the past, there were 10 islands in Paris (now, 3 only, including "l'île aux cygnes). See <a href="http://parisrunningtour.blogspot.fr/2012/08/two-running-tours-to-discover-paris.html" target="_blank" title="Click on this link to see the article and the picture of the past islands">here</a>.<br />
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For a long time, the "Zouave" of the "Pont de l'Alma" (statue) helped the Parisians to measure the level of the river Seine. See <a href="http://parisrunningtour.blogspot.fr/2010/12/little-pause-on-pont-des-arts-during.html" target="_blank" title="Click on this link to see the article and read some information about the Zouave and the Paris floods">here</a>.<br />
Look the level on this 9th February 2013, the feet in the water, a small flood, isn't it?<br />
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Nothing if we compare to the last very important flood of 1910!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qLQHz3L-Am8/UReA7lbTFkI/AAAAAAAABfs/WT-rbQpQy-8/s1600/RueDeBellechasseCrue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img alt="Bellechasse street and 1910 flood level indication" border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qLQHz3L-Am8/UReA7lbTFkI/AAAAAAAABfs/WT-rbQpQy-8/s640/RueDeBellechasseCrue.jpg" title="Click on the picture for a larger view" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rue (Street) Bellechasse and an indication of the 1910 flood level ("crue de la Seine" means "River Seine Flood")</td></tr>
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It is said that there is one important flood in Paris every century. Not for this year, happily!Jean-Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334341983131276128noreply@blogger.com0