Workmen paint an iconic Art Nouveau metro sign at Bastille, Paris. The cast iron signs were created by architect Hector Guimard in 1899. Click photos to view detail.
The Colonne de Juillet is at the heart of Place de la Bastille. The monument marks the prison site stormed by the mob, as the French Revolution began in 1789. In the metro station beneath Bastille, stones from the prison's foundations remain.
Won't you contribute your own images to the Earth Mosaic 2009? Take some photos today, April 22 and upload them here.
Your photos are exquisite. Love them.
Posted by: Se'Lah | 26 April 2009 at 22:45
Dear Tara,
just wanted to send you a big hug after catching up with your last post.
Take time for yourself because you are the number one! and..oh..i recognize so much the virgo in you ! the strong, hard working virgo...
congratulations for your daughter's wedding and cant wait to see her dress!
all the best to you and enjoy le week end !!
xoxo
Posted by: my castle in spain | 23 April 2009 at 14:37
Lovely photos, Tara. I joined in the mosaic project too. Happy Earth Day! xo
Posted by: tinker | 23 April 2009 at 03:08
Oh cool! You would be the perfect Paris tour guide, Tara.
Posted by: susanna's sketchbook | 23 April 2009 at 02:49
Happy Earth Day! Just downloaded my pic of the day. Now, where do we see the finished mosaic?
Posted by: Rosa | 23 April 2009 at 01:16
Beautiful work! And perhaps someday soon (five, six weeks or so!), I'll see it, too!
Posted by: Jeanie | 22 April 2009 at 21:57
how are you? hope all is well in your world
Posted by: cathy | 22 April 2009 at 21:33
Hi Miss Parfait, I LOVE stopping by your page, always so inspiring especially with the pictures
Posted by: cathy | 22 April 2009 at 21:32
I'm in love with these shots.
I'll post some too.
xo
Kisses!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Gillian daSilva | 22 April 2009 at 21:01
Love the signs!
:)
Posted by: amber | 22 April 2009 at 19:38
Oh great photos dedicated for Earth Mosaic '09, dearest Tara. Inspired very much, and did my contribution from Istanbul. It's accepted, and confirmed as great, yiipppe:) Happy me, Happy Istanbul:)
I'll share it on my page as well. Happy Earth Day.
Posted by: CrossRoads | 22 April 2009 at 17:48
Art Nouveau; my favorite style
Posted by: AscenderRisesAbove | 22 April 2009 at 17:20
Your little piece of the world looks wonderful! I've been trying to see photos on the big map but it doesn't want to work....technical difficulties on this beautiful earth day I guess....
x..x
s
Posted by: stephanie | 22 April 2009 at 17:07
The guy on the bike is classic! ; ) I am loving these.
Posted by: Christina | 22 April 2009 at 16:50
Fabulous photos!!!
Especially the painting of the Metro sign appeals...
Merci!
Posted by: parisbreakfasts | 22 April 2009 at 16:43
Great picture.... Crazy how your eye sees things before you have finished your first cup of coffee... I had been looking at my daughters pictures of a monkey park in Malaysia and then I pulled up your post, not having scrolled down yet, and thought... Ah! Tara got a picture of a monkey on that sign, how did she do that? LOL Ok, I'll go finish my coffee now! Great photos! As usual!
Posted by: MiddleAgedWomanBlogging | 22 April 2009 at 15:46
Thank you, Julie. Profound? No; apparently, just something going on in your own area or some place that's typical of the location. xoxox
Posted by: Tara Bradford | 22 April 2009 at 14:54
Barbara, thank you! That's a railing to keep people from falling down the metro stairs, not a group of seats. I appreciated the coordination of the bus color too. I took photos without the bus in the background, but liked the fact that different modes of transport were linked by similar shades of green.
Posted by: Tara Bradford | 22 April 2009 at 14:52
I love those signs, and is that a railing, a group of seats? I notice even the bus coordinates with the verdi gris! Delightful, thanks...
Posted by: Barbara | 22 April 2009 at 13:52
i've been wandering around, trying to decide what to photograph. why do i think it has to be profound? it'll probably be sabin's converse all-stars in the end. :-)
love the guy painting that you captured!! and all of the meaning loaded into the colonne de juillet...sigh.
xox,
/julie
Posted by: julochka | 22 April 2009 at 13:42