Caryatid - la fleuriste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMz_-26ZuCiCv9s2n5_R2LlAzrq087-OrRvy9RrBaFeGZpZBRcD1RYuwqIKPZSzk4q8_SBTY0zFntjJWkGPQy23LMoqVy7eRUse4XnqTS2DdPMavD_UdB7BJfmnzJFPBT5P5zZRqIOdVE/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+017+DSC_0716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMz_-26ZuCiCv9s2n5_R2LlAzrq087-OrRvy9RrBaFeGZpZBRcD1RYuwqIKPZSzk4q8_SBTY0zFntjJWkGPQy23LMoqVy7eRUse4XnqTS2DdPMavD_UdB7BJfmnzJFPBT5P5zZRqIOdVE/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+017+DSC_0716.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Caryatid</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This sculpture on the <i>premier étage</i> appears to be arranging the garland of flowers.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Her companion on the other side of the balcony is striking a slightly different pose.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The building was constructed in 1909 by Adolphe Cherioux </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the two caryatids by sculptor E. Chenevière.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of the buildings will have a date and some additional information.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">You just have to look for that detail.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Caryatids</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">39, rue Saint-Sabin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011 Paris</span></i></div>

Caryatid - la fleuriste

Caryatid This sculpture on the premier étage appears to be arranging the garland of flowers.   Her companion on the other side of the balco...

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Le Bon Marché - La Grande Epicerie de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdhhGuM0PjasGjDhO4_NVKp9C8BCICl44NZiPr5-woPW-KET7MmM8Uq_nU8LpnD0hMsnSpqc0TJjnJDU1dj7IK8TlVWMKcI34fQ3XKhxF7CrXDVaf4kG125wqZApjelrp0dfzJLFcYzc/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+016+DSC_9222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdhhGuM0PjasGjDhO4_NVKp9C8BCICl44NZiPr5-woPW-KET7MmM8Uq_nU8LpnD0hMsnSpqc0TJjnJDU1dj7IK8TlVWMKcI34fQ3XKhxF7CrXDVaf4kG125wqZApjelrp0dfzJLFcYzc/s1600/2013+Nov16+Paris+_20131116+016+DSC_9222.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Bon Marché</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although you cannot take photos inside La Grande Epicerie de Paris*</div><div style="text-align: center;">you have ample opportunity to photograph through the windows.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder if he even notices what is happening on the street.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*unless you are very tricky</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Grande Epicerie de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Le Bon Marché</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">24, rue de Sèvres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Bon Marché - La Grande Epicerie de Paris

Le Bon Marché Although you cannot take photos inside La Grande Epicerie de Paris* you have ample opportunity to photograph through the windo...

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Passage du Bourg l'Abbé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PbYruZ2hTgPwY6XfVvzcckxh8g9ORbN_kmAkc_14uJZgjfUkREZ5XbuQ77qAZx53Z4EQnH5gn6doKcSwpL4CkzR2EHs31O7_4MY6O3B2UusnzodTat7Fn37PeiaOFcx3dr4m_lLnYFo/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+159+DSC_1844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PbYruZ2hTgPwY6XfVvzcckxh8g9ORbN_kmAkc_14uJZgjfUkREZ5XbuQ77qAZx53Z4EQnH5gn6doKcSwpL4CkzR2EHs31O7_4MY6O3B2UusnzodTat7Fn37PeiaOFcx3dr4m_lLnYFo/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+159+DSC_1844.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Passage du Bourg l'Abbé</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perhaps not as well known as other passages in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is yet a memory of the 19th century architecture.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Even without the glitz of the more groomed arcades, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is worth a look, and is just across rue Saint Denis from Passage du Grand Cerf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On a rainy day in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you can skip from one passage to the next </div><div style="text-align: center;">as many are clustered in this area.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Passage du Bourg l'Abbé</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">120, rue Saint Denis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris   </span></i></div>

Passage du Bourg l'Abbé

Passage du Bourg l'Abbé Perhaps not as well known as other passages in Paris,  it is yet a memory of the 19th century architecture.   Ev...

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