Since most of you seem to enjoy walking around Paris and discovering a lot of things at random -- even when you are on your way to a museum or monument -- I thought I would show you one of the things that you can be on the lookout for just about anywhere in the city, particularly if you are interested in architecture.
As you may have noticed, very few streets in Paris are straight and they sometimes meet at very wild angles. Even I have trouble with the map from time to time. 
One of the most amazing things about these architectural quirks is that you can walk past some of these buildings hundreds of times and never notice a thing. It is only when you come at them from a different angle one day, or across the street from them, that you see how they were built and you think, oh wow!
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A thin slice of Paris
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Amazing! Thank you!
Thank you so much. I love to be made aware of something I have seen but never noticed.
Amazing!
Nice work, Kerouac, as usual.
I find myself, in Paris, always looking up.
I'd rather be thin in Paris than fat in....
So, have you been collecting these over the years, or did you roam around Paris for a few days looking for them?
Inquiring minds want to know.
These are great. The streets are what I love about Paris...always something new around every corner.
Kerouac, thanks for yet another “angle” on Paris. You never seem to run out of ideas. Merci…
<<So, have you been collecting these over the years, or did you roam around Paris for a few days looking for them?>>
I took those photos Monday and Tuesday morning this week. I had a few specific addresses I knew I wanted to photograph, but basically all I had to do was think of which parts of Paris have some of the most angular streets and just go there and wander.
Thank You for sharing.
I'm a sucker for a theme, so I really enjoyed that.
I think I recognized one of them in the 18th.
Thanks, k!
Thank you for helping my excitement for my first time to Paris this May, grow! I'm looking forward to street wandering more than anything else.
go_laura,
That is one of the highlights of our trip to Paris...wandering aimlessly up and down all the 'not straight' streets in Paris. I think you will be hooked. Have fun!
I added a few more photos today, but of course you have already seen most of the spectacular ones...
Some look like optical tricks, until you see the rear sides.
Thank you!
L'architecture minceur?