Buildings and Architecture
When you pass by Haussmanian-style buildings with their large front doors that are actually portes cochères (carriage gates into a central courtyard), look at the bottom sides of those entryways. See those metal pieces fixed to the sides? They are chasse-roues,...
Buildings and Architecture, Caryatids, History
Humor me. Try this experiment: Close your eyes and think of a building in Paris. * * C,mon, give it a go. I’ll wait. * * * What did your building look like?. * Here’s my favorite building: I can hear you thinking: “Sure, it’s okay,...
