Paris Police Station & the "Dying Slave"
Aug 13th, 2007, 06:42 PM
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Paris Police Station & the "Dying Slave"
I thought of posting this in the Lounge, but if anyone has the answer, it'll be a Paris expert in this forum.
Here's the puzzle that's been niggling me for a couple of weeks:
On my recent trip to Paris, I walked along part of the Promenade Plantee (I like gardens). One of the things I noticed -- you had to notice! -- was a building partly visible through the trees, decorated with large, "life-size" statues, or at least half statues. A bit like carytids, maybe. Anyway, VERY eye-catching.
Here's a link to a photo: http://www.parisdailyphoto.com/2007/...deodorant.html
I wondered what the building was. I looked at dozens of online photos of the Promenade Plantee, and finally tried searching it + Art Deco (a wild guess). Anyway, someone else had the same idea, because I found a photo that way.
What did I learn? The building is the police station for the 12th arr., & the statues (yes I should have realized--but there are 12! on a building!) are copies of Michelangelo's "Dying Slave".
What can't I find
Here's the puzzle that's been niggling me for a couple of weeks:
On my recent trip to Paris, I walked along part of the Promenade Plantee (I like gardens). One of the things I noticed -- you had to notice! -- was a building partly visible through the trees, decorated with large, "life-size" statues, or at least half statues. A bit like carytids, maybe. Anyway, VERY eye-catching.
Here's a link to a photo: http://www.parisdailyphoto.com/2007/...deodorant.html
I wondered what the building was. I looked at dozens of online photos of the Promenade Plantee, and finally tried searching it + Art Deco (a wild guess). Anyway, someone else had the same idea, because I found a photo that way.
What did I learn? The building is the police station for the 12th arr., & the statues (yes I should have realized--but there are 12! on a building!) are copies of Michelangelo's "Dying Slave".
What can't I find
Aug 13th, 2007, 06:44 PM
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YYGGGHH Hit post accidentally!
What I want to know is-- WHY? Why on earth is that particular statues seen as decoration for a police station? I found several online references, but they just state that it's so -- in a somewhat baffled manner, too!
So if anyone knows, please satisfy my curiosity.
Thanks.
What I want to know is-- WHY? Why on earth is that particular statues seen as decoration for a police station? I found several online references, but they just state that it's so -- in a somewhat baffled manner, too!
So if anyone knows, please satisfy my curiosity.
Thanks.
Aug 13th, 2007, 07:24 PM
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My guess was wrong-- it really was designed to be the police station, and not anywhere near as old as some of the online posts suggested.
http://archiguide.free.fr/VL/Fra/12e.htm
architecte: Manolo Nunez-Yanowsky 1991
http://archiguide.free.fr/VL/Fra/12e.htm
architecte: Manolo Nunez-Yanowsky 1991
Aug 14th, 2007, 02:09 PM
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You certainly know how to track down info, Mademoiselle!
I would never have guessed it was that new -- and I'm trying to picture the reaction of our police detachment if the local RCMP station came with a view of a giant butt out the office windows! On the other hand, obviously this is definitely "you can't miss it" for anyone looking for the police station.
And people doubt that travel broadens the mind...
I would never have guessed it was that new -- and I'm trying to picture the reaction of our police detachment if the local RCMP station came with a view of a giant butt out the office windows! On the other hand, obviously this is definitely "you can't miss it" for anyone looking for the police station.
And people doubt that travel broadens the mind...
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