Here are some more photos I took from the top of the Tour Saint-Jacques in July 2013. On the left below is a view of the Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés. On the right is a street on the Right Bank, la rue des Halles, not far from where I used to live.
I can't for the life of me think what the brick building on the right is. It's on the Left Bank, and you can see it in one photo above and another below. I've been staring at Google Map screens for nearly two hours now, trying to find the building in question. Maybe somebody reading this will recognize it. It's near the Pont-Neuf.
Okay, I've posted for the day and now I'll focus on the hurricane coverage on CNN.
Did some Google sleuthing with Lens:
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H.Peter nailed it! I've always thought this was rather a monstrosity of a building, trying to emulate the early brick and stone buildings in the Place Dauphine and Place des Vosges, but topping it with a clumsy 1930s bas relief. This is a link that speaks about the sculpture at the top: https://www.unjourdeplusaparis.com/en/paris-insolite/a-la-gloire-de-la-seine-monumentale-sculpture-art-deco
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kiwi. I think about how many times I've walked or driven by that building and never looked up to see the bas relief. I was too busy dealing with car traffic, I guess...
DeleteThinking of you and your family.
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know, everybody is fine.
DeleteInteresting story about Carrefour Curie. Thinking about those in the storm's path.
ReplyDeleteEverything here is fine. We weathered the storm with minimal damage. I slept through it but as I look out all seems fine. Power was lost but only for a few hours. still wind but not bad.
ReplyDeleteJoanna is my sister, who lives in North Carolina.
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