Passage du Bourg l'Abbé

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QgiuFnFbFpgcfplpsTT1WLZDypil2IWwUTjhdAIBon5Axbqi8mWs-xXjVbN-rgbE0SMfLOZYnp1Qjl98hb38PWg9yr1tZEIyywyTkBPavXyuBEhL_H_ap5OcKDMGkDcRnSqhyphenhyphenAF9eq8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+342+DSC_1567-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QgiuFnFbFpgcfplpsTT1WLZDypil2IWwUTjhdAIBon5Axbqi8mWs-xXjVbN-rgbE0SMfLOZYnp1Qjl98hb38PWg9yr1tZEIyywyTkBPavXyuBEhL_H_ap5OcKDMGkDcRnSqhyphenhyphenAF9eq8/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+342+DSC_1567-l.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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;">Built in 1828 by Auguste Lusson, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it ran between the Passage du Grand Cerf and Passage de l'Ancre.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Although the passage itself is only a shadow of its former grandeur, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is in the process of renovation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The passage opening seen here is the work of Henri Blondel </div><div style="text-align: center;">who was also the architect of Bourse de commerce.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The two figures (caryatids) flanking the entrance </div><div style="text-align: center;">were carved by Aimé Millet and are allegories of Industry and Commerce.</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;">Passage du Bourg l'Abbé</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, rue de Palestro</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Passage du Bourg l'Abbé

Passage du Bourg l'Abbé Built in 1828 by Auguste Lusson,  it ran between the Passage du Grand Cerf and Passage de l'Ancre.  Although...

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