Palais Royal - la trottinette

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLSk9fDU8nV1lDsLrmY88F-YB4zUUxub_QIm3DD7B0zCPd4uXwt_IWZB5oBpqjHYBB0NDEdXl9ODIKGpuA8QsQ6JzGbV1806GoQFfSu-ngDmcE6o8qRn-aAieWB6gfSfkYjBO03hRLT4/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_81DSC_3950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLSk9fDU8nV1lDsLrmY88F-YB4zUUxub_QIm3DD7B0zCPd4uXwt_IWZB5oBpqjHYBB0NDEdXl9ODIKGpuA8QsQ6JzGbV1806GoQFfSu-ngDmcE6o8qRn-aAieWB6gfSfkYjBO03hRLT4/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_81DSC_3950.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Les Colonnes de Buren</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Amid the 280 truncated black and white columns </div><div style="text-align: center;">of Palais Royal's Les Colonnes de Buren </div><div style="text-align: center;">one often sees children of all ages (adults included).  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They pose on top of the columns, </div><div style="text-align: center;">hide behind the rows, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and even ride in on a trottinette from time to time.</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;">Les Colonnes de Buren</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Palais Royal - la trottinette

Les Colonnes de Buren Amid the 280 truncated black and white columns  of Palais Royal's Les Colonnes de Buren  one often sees children o...

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Nettoyage des colonnes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VFYVPle6HexVWIlyvxDgJrWcnJMwawtokRmD2D3Bit6zTUNArU1RPYPykODhjw46MsqsBB6juKvyNOBqRl1BNtleUShV_ifIrpLoshZXDa5_rTBptHh3O95BDWfj0JFPCxBSVJc8olY/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VFYVPle6HexVWIlyvxDgJrWcnJMwawtokRmD2D3Bit6zTUNArU1RPYPykODhjw46MsqsBB6juKvyNOBqRl1BNtleUShV_ifIrpLoshZXDa5_rTBptHh3O95BDWfj0JFPCxBSVJc8olY/s640/2010+June+18+DSC_0511.jpg" width="640" yda="true" /></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Even the Buren columns need cleaning now and then</span></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Palais Royal</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Nettoyage des colonnes

Even the Buren columns need cleaning now and then Palais Royal 75001, Paris 

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Colonnes de Buren - une étude en noir et blanc

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3wSakFBwUTG7b1ObVEM7PeXpcFmFRFAG85imOuRlkZiLn0v9nbK5wLs2rge69WPt3YmSY21NtSroJMA-3J_C8ACtuChLgm45pAcRcKFj2dnTLDkdD4MJ6SJinxNCGxJEbbZ5BtjAvSc/s1600/2010+June+18+DSC_0521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3wSakFBwUTG7b1ObVEM7PeXpcFmFRFAG85imOuRlkZiLn0v9nbK5wLs2rge69WPt3YmSY21NtSroJMA-3J_C8ACtuChLgm45pAcRcKFj2dnTLDkdD4MJ6SJinxNCGxJEbbZ5BtjAvSc/s640/2010+June+18+DSC_0521.jpg" width="594" yda="true" /></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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Les Deux Plateaux</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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>more commonly known as Colonnes de Buren</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(Buren Columns)</em></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;">Since their installation in 1986 in the Coeur d'Honneur of the Palais Royal, they have been a source of controversy.  Made of steel, concrete, marble, stone, and aluminum their presence invites <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/02/blanc-et-noir-et-rouge.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #bf9000;"><strong>playful children of all ages</strong></span></a>... and photographers.  The angles and points of view are limitless, with or without a human subject.</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;">When the lines begin to run together, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">then it is time for rest, play and a good weekend.</span></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;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Les Deux Plateaux</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Buren Columns, La Coeur d'Honneur</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Palais-Royal</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span><br /><br />

Colonnes de Buren - une étude en noir et blanc

Les Deux Plateaux more commonly known as Colonnes de Buren (Buren Columns) Since their installation in 1986 in the Coeur d'Honneur of th...

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