Tag: Eiffel Tower
Paris on the Edge: Does the French Capital Need High-Rises and Towers to Stay...
One doesn't usually think of this low dense city having much in the way of a skyline, but Paris is now in the well advanced planning stages for the most significant changes to the city’s architectural profile in 40 years.
France Commemorates 9/11 with Eiffel Tower as Backdrop
With the Eiffel Tower as backdrop France commemorated the 10th anniversary of the 911 attacks on the United States by the Islamist Fundamentalist network al-Qaida.
The Eiffel Tower: A Star Is Born
Protest and Progress
A letter protesting the construction of the Eiffel Tower was published in Paris on February 14, 1887, less than three weeks after...
VNP: The Iron Lady’s sophisticated lacework
Va-nu-pieds: the sophisticated lacework of the most visited lady in Paris… and my foot. La dentelle sophistiquée de la dame la plus visitée de Paris.... et mon pied.
Va-nu-pieds: The Eiffel Tower
The barefoot French photographer Va-nu-pieds expresses the can-can-like joy of seeing the Eiffel Tower, even if for the umpteenth time.
Still Life with Eiffel Tower
My friend Monique is tall, thin, recently single, and recently blonde. She’s invited me to a play at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 8:30 curtain....