Rue d'Ulm - l'architecture

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9QWNzBDycl0cH6zjxVylizDo81Z1cPT76bd_d6J9guq4x-BSCukWdoFyaJOHYFJN3qK5OHFxgXN3rSf9czAGn3eLqF73WTdOTDlx0WV1ofnbvrIueu_EYFOlRBqJxTPVz0AjolxZ-ko/s1600/2012+jan+13++1st_0677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9QWNzBDycl0cH6zjxVylizDo81Z1cPT76bd_d6J9guq4x-BSCukWdoFyaJOHYFJN3qK5OHFxgXN3rSf9czAGn3eLqF73WTdOTDlx0WV1ofnbvrIueu_EYFOlRBqJxTPVz0AjolxZ-ko/s640/2012+jan+13++1st_0677.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am at a loss to explain and unable to identify this sculpture</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">found above a door on Rue d'Ulm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The letters are "ensdad" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There are several schools in this area south of the Parthenon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Any ideas or facts?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue d'Ulm</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75005, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>

Rue d'Ulm - l'architecture

I am at a loss to explain and unable to identify this sculpture found above a door on Rue d'Ulm. The letters are "ensdad" Ther...

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L'architecture de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-kmaI4OKe4fwvbPX3_ffdTI6CsZsm1S4bQSDQGn6yHbnAqE0SyeUtNS8Rp_OcEIcnamssvojBaZOxtiTuzBVI0ZeAqEJtKdym64d9V5MYslGKFYzJTKZlfCT1pCGog1twqxWBHHPFAI/s1600/2011+april+2+DSC_0417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-kmaI4OKe4fwvbPX3_ffdTI6CsZsm1S4bQSDQGn6yHbnAqE0SyeUtNS8Rp_OcEIcnamssvojBaZOxtiTuzBVI0ZeAqEJtKdym64d9V5MYslGKFYzJTKZlfCT1pCGog1twqxWBHHPFAI/s640/2011+april+2+DSC_0417.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just at the exit of Metro La Muette is this adorned building.</div>

L'architecture de Paris

Just at the exit of Metro La Muette is this adorned building.

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Paris, en noir et blanc

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0lQzz4zqBI9Mr38NmnYVygOTP_CvILM3-YJJNP-6gfsCF9iyTqT2cFbvUPW4rXQIIC8pfQbaYOBlPOEOsIhLfYCFcfFTSJxPt3dcM7NDaPSodwIxykIWP1SZCrkg5v44NxwnOkSM39g/s1600/DSC_0408-1.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632382274460566210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0lQzz4zqBI9Mr38NmnYVygOTP_CvILM3-YJJNP-6gfsCF9iyTqT2cFbvUPW4rXQIIC8pfQbaYOBlPOEOsIhLfYCFcfFTSJxPt3dcM7NDaPSodwIxykIWP1SZCrkg5v44NxwnOkSM39g/s640/DSC_0408-1.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I wish that there were special glasses you could wear that would give you this view of old Paris without the graffiti and bright posters for teaching English... Just take me back in history. I will go to one of Hemingway's old haunts and look for writers and artists.</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span>

Paris, en noir et blanc

I wish that there were special glasses you could wear that would give you this view of old Paris without the graffiti and bright posters for...

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Galeries Lafayette

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4HWJtJJb1ZILImho2f9cFTFFgB5EgHZ_OU36C0QLGlbiN1pPS1jAbAUXFQr-jH5sJ5S5bdxt2tLRIq4UyuRv0vBVd-Vj9xLfswY-8svY_vW_7Ny8V_jvX2_EldzXeyeWYPttf0FHr7g/s1600/2009+dec+paris+00030blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539577061315802818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4HWJtJJb1ZILImho2f9cFTFFgB5EgHZ_OU36C0QLGlbiN1pPS1jAbAUXFQr-jH5sJ5S5bdxt2tLRIq4UyuRv0vBVd-Vj9xLfswY-8svY_vW_7Ny8V_jvX2_EldzXeyeWYPttf0FHr7g/s640/2009+dec+paris+00030blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Taken in December 2009, the neo-Byzantine stained glass cupola of Galeries Lafayette becomes the "theatre of the holiday season" with a multi-storied display. Each year's design seems to out-do the previous, and I am anxious to return to see what <em>les grands magasins</em> have in store for 2010!<br /><br />Galeries Lafayette's Haussmann Boulevard is Belle Epoque architecture modeled after a mideastern bazaar. Although this photo is looking from the bottom floor up (rez de chaussée), Laurent of <a href="http://dailyphotoparis.blogspot.com/2010/10/perfumes-at-galeries-lafayette.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Daily Photo in Paris</strong></span> </a>has a wonderful view looking down from le troisième étage.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center">"Something is always happening at Galeries Lafayette!"</div><div align="center">40, boulevard Haussmann</div>

Galeries Lafayette

Taken in December 2009, the neo-Byzantine stained glass cupola of Galeries Lafayette becomes the "theatre of the holiday season" w...

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Art Deco Reflection

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi8Nqb2JkiZtNFHLmkxoPI7ADJOQHFyJarFBXFvuDpSXNLjD7zb0i0H5jpsjRoYjHPD5hV0YBIeRSDzH6xURKVuPcUXMTCFf6_pT_trUo5_uDlYI5r3bz8FVvsJMzs5vNhoJ5Z1yXyVU/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+00305blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538445010556953730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggi8Nqb2JkiZtNFHLmkxoPI7ADJOQHFyJarFBXFvuDpSXNLjD7zb0i0H5jpsjRoYjHPD5hV0YBIeRSDzH6xURKVuPcUXMTCFf6_pT_trUo5_uDlYI5r3bz8FVvsJMzs5vNhoJ5Z1yXyVU/s640/2009+dec+Paris+00305blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The intricate ironwork door at 29 Boulevard de Courcelles is only one section of this beautiful building with its curved balconies and floor to ceiling windows. It is just a few steps from Monceau Fleurs. Très chic.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">To see more reflections... James' </span><a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/11/reflections-and-memories-weekend.html"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">Newtown Daily Photo</span></strong></a>

Art Deco Reflection

The intricate ironwork door at 29 Boulevard de Courcelles is only one section of this beautiful building with its curved balconies and floor...

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