Clotilde de Vaux
Despite the bird droppings and the blue war-paint, this bust at 56 Boulevard Beaumarchais in Paris is still recognizable as a likeness of Clotilde de Vaux (1815-1846), an aspiring young Read More …
Category: 11th arrondissement
Place de la République
It took me a while to realize that some of the most dreadfully over-motorized squares and circles in Paris were at places where three or four districts (arrondissements) come together. Read More …
Faubourg Saint-Antoine
The Faubourg Saint-Antoine is a Paris neighborhood that begins at Place de la Bastille (first photo) and stretches about 2 km eastward to Place de la Nation. The word Faubourg Read More …
Offenbach’s La Péricole
The composer Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) is best known today for his one serious opera, Tales of Hoffmann, which he composed shortly before his death, based on the life and writings Read More …