La salamandre et le maïs - art nouveau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojYGr2sxmYc4c0M8DoqBLIO78or9Z4GWZfDBCMwUjCNlXdTsxJx13sij6BA-q9evIMZ-H9caALPVxumez8b8G5xA8UTbd5eAVopt_oF24pp_mrkBhEz1A_6cxwh_1b8ggo38-cB9CDrg/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_122DSC_4805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hea="true" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojYGr2sxmYc4c0M8DoqBLIO78or9Z4GWZfDBCMwUjCNlXdTsxJx13sij6BA-q9evIMZ-H9caALPVxumez8b8G5xA8UTbd5eAVopt_oF24pp_mrkBhEz1A_6cxwh_1b8ggo38-cB9CDrg/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_122DSC_4805.jpg" width="640" /></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;">This interesting motif of a salamander eating a stalk of corn is found on Rue de Grenelle.  The art nouveau double door is part of pair, each with a salamander.  Apparently, this greedy one got the corn.</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 building was designed by architect Jules Lavirotte in 1898, his first major building.  The façade, influenced by the French Rococo style, offers only hints of the theatrical displays for which Lavirotte was to become known.  He designed at least nine buildings still standing in the 7ième arrondissement.</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>151, rue de Grenelle</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro La Tour-Maubourg</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><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

La salamandre et le maïs - art nouveau

This interesting motif of a salamander eating a stalk of corn is found on Rue de Grenelle.  The art nouveau double door is part of pair, eac...

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Architecture on Rue de Grenelle

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymRSs6j0Rh7aqgxIPm26SrAWsmTFb64DSYbYcnYxMaY8CuzE5pnPZSk2iodjQBdtQAXn3xH531CS5-DQOpWNRUDjNiwWoD15tFMfNv82L5sONrb9yV_Jm4qGTyJmVOYxg_9a5IPDZBbE/s1600/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0191blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553708287847913570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymRSs6j0Rh7aqgxIPm26SrAWsmTFb64DSYbYcnYxMaY8CuzE5pnPZSk2iodjQBdtQAXn3xH531CS5-DQOpWNRUDjNiwWoD15tFMfNv82L5sONrb9yV_Jm4qGTyJmVOYxg_9a5IPDZBbE/s640/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0191blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">This is a different vitrine de noël display with its elegant lines and exquisite miniatures. I do wish I knew something about this detailed model found in the window of a Rue de Grenelle bookstore in the 7ième arr.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">I love how the glass bubbles delicately frame the scene</span></div>

Architecture on Rue de Grenelle

This is a different vitrine de noël display with its elegant lines and exquisite miniatures. I do wish I knew something about this detailed...

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