Paris is a land of architectural details. You see them everywhere on the streets. Here is a compilation of The Statues of Paris.

First stop : Musee d'Orsay :

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8341.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8342.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8343.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8348.jpg

Here are a few more outside a government building :

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8353.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8354.jpg

... and on public infrastructure :

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8368.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8373.jpg

... and in public spaces :

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050415/PARIS1115.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050415/PARIS1184.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8394.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050418/DSCN8397.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050416/RIMG0137.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050416/RIMG0179.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050416/RIMG0189.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050416/RIMG0195.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050416/DSCN7772.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050416/DSCN7773.jpg

... and obviously in the Louvre as well!

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050415/PARIS1017.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050415/PARIS1024.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050415/PARIS1027.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050415/PARIS1039.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050415/PARIS1038.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050415/PARIS1097.jpg

beautiful stuff...

Nice statues.. You should include the statue of liberty :)

beautiful thread and statues :yes:

Nice shots at different places throughout this great city !

Paris stimulates the senses, demanding to be seen, heard, touched, tasted and smelt. From romance along the Seine to landscapes on bus-sized canvases to the pick-an-ism types in cafes monologuing on the use of garlic or the finer points of Jerry Lewis, Paris is the essence of all things French.

beautiful...!

nice

The golden ones are breathtaking! :drool: Congrats!

beautiful thread!!! love it!

^^ Me too :) My contribution:

La France renaissante

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2581/7127386550c9efd966ab.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prolificd/712738655/

L'Oiseau de feu

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2558/251924441183f04309b1b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/evymoon_quatrain_quotidien/2519244411/in/set-72157605252620332/

Really beautiful statues photos in the city of Paris :)

Yes, wonderful thread! Thanks for posting, hkskyline :cheers:

There's no shortage of statues/monuments in my city that's for sure! I've tripped over a great many of them over the years so take my word for it! :lol: :D

Great thread!

La Harde des Cerfs, bronze, by Arthur Jacques Le Duc

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/8433/918061305388170f0d4b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scarlett_fg/918061305/


Fontaine Médicis - Polyphemus surprising Acis and Galatea, by Auguste Ottin

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7527/3333022131821f757bddo.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kyter/3333022131/


La Femme au singe, sandstone and bronze, by Camille Alaphilippe, Petit Palais

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7118/219643510529d1640ba7b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93051314@N00/2196435105/


Detail of fountain, place Saint-Michel

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/345/4065514.jpg
by: Lui Brandt (Panoramio)

Joan of Arc

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/3299/226721857228a0ea880b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djof/226721857/in/set-72157594219606876/


Petite danseuse de quatorze ans - Little dancer of fourteen years old, by Edgar Degas

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/523/23039906401f8ff05664b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterjr1961/2303990640/


L'Harmonie, by Charles Gumery

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9701/2496642291ccbd77b0a5b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaingillet/2496642291/


Statue in the Louvre

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5080/37673657778a7cbfc6fo.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48097166@N00/376736577/

http://www.naughty.com/news/paris_hilton/Dead_Autopsy/images/Paris_Hilton_Autopsy_Sculpture_Image.jpg

How about this Paris?

Smiles...

Le Marchand de Masques - the Mask Seller, by Zacharie Astruc

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/2801202846_98fed3d5bf_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photonquantique/2801202846/


Une trouvaille à Pompéi - A lucky find at Pompeii, by Hippolyte Moulin

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/629/1016111643935ae4caacb.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpmpix/1016111643/


La Bacchante, by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/9092/13897573504710dbba17b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1389757350/in/set-72157602026870660/


Au gui l'an neuf, by Jean-Baptiste Baujault

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/544/2370863276e14c5c783db.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/saulo_alvarado/2370863276/


L'Acteur grec, by Charles-Arthur Bourgeois

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/8344/36740142526f2836b6f9b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mmmmgoatcheese/3674014252/


La Danse (Opera), by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/9693/2496666521b838e03468b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaingillet/2496666521/

Nymphe marine, by Mathurin Moreau, Place André Malraux

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1275/3502823928abb11e0e63b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hdpsp/3502823928/


Le Génie de la Liberté, by Auguste Dumont

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/4084797087_63ea3f0b6f_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/math6/4084797087/


Le Triomphe de la République - Triumph of the Republic, by Jules Dalou, Place de la Nation

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/3743068439_2489187f6d_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34236397@N05/3743068439/in/set-72157620520448823/


Renommée du Commerce - Fame of Commerce, by Pierre Granet

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3036/2634402141_d87b336c0c_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cerysjones/2634402141/in/set-72157605960937430/


Jean-Philippe Rameau, by Jean-Jules Allasseur

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/7493/2491915107492300a7a2b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alaingillet/2491915107/

what a nice thread ans selection! thanks

The statuary of Père-Lachaise.

Epstein (for Oscar Wilde)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2097/2308371103_ae1e7b02dc_b.jpg

Clésinger (for Chopin)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3042/2688557215_0b5f3478f7_b.jpg

Étex (for Gericault)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Perelachaise-Gericault-p1000405.jpg/800px-Perelachaise-Gericault-p1000405.jpg

Holocaust Memorial
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4259612315_d7c383679d_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2689359882_8c00a3bcf4_b.jpg

pix from flickr.

^^ Thank you tpe for your precious contribution. :cheers:

Guy de Maupassant, by Raoul Verlet, Parc Monceau

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/7814/396379180408d1700cedbx.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/samwisegamgee69/3963791804/


Michel de Montaigne, by Paul Landowski, square Paul-Painlevé

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2774/2147978688507ae363ab.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djof/214797868/


Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Jardin des Plantes

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2049/4422760387609b79356o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/korovyov/442276038/


Cuvier fountain, memorial to naturalist Georges Cuvier, by Vigoureux, rue Cuvier

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6339/35698265284951906e75b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12167448@N05/3569826528/


Hommage à Jean de la Fontaine, by Charles Correia, Jardin du Ranelagh

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/6782/75396673598890e9026bg.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sheffdave/753966735/


Gérôme exécutant Les Gladiateurs, by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Aimé Morot, Musée d'Orsay

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4322/1391376617604782440ab.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1391376617/

The Ladies of the Luxembourg.

Marguerite d'Anjou

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1137/1455386010_10aa36aa32_b.jpg

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1429/1454517921_e1eaf22655_b.jpg

Marie Stuart (of France and Scotland)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/1455387008_3620acf436_b.jpg

Sainte Geneviéve

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/1455388062_69fc74174b_b.jpg

pix from flickr

^^ Sainte Geneviève is the patron saint of Paris.

Drame au Désert, by Georges Gardet, Parc Montsouris

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/4500/223623622bf17a5e8cab.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranopamas/223623622/


Pan et les oursons - Pan and the bear cubs, Emmanuel Frémiet, Musée d'Orsay

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1103/55830076428f9a369d2b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_rytell/558300764/


Tigre terrassant un crocodile, by Auguste Cain

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/4793/2245639201c88e8c1e0b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfdudu/224563920/


Jeune éléphant pris au piège, by Emmanuel Frémiet, Rue de Bellechasse

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/3522/354899445807f5deca95b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/meteorry/3548994458/in/set-130011/


Tigresse apportant un paon à ses petits, by Auguste Cain

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/9066/28024085996a9ea0a00db.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/claricesandi/2802408599/


Lion de Belfort, Place Denfert-Rochereau

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/192/3317947544eceffc8c3cb.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurentbardin/3317947544/


L'Ours blanc - The white bear, by François Pompon

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5401/54918076792df418032b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dipydizy/549180767/

^^ Sainte Geneviève is the patron saint of Paris.


This reminded me of Saint-Etienne-du-Mont.

St Stephen, by Ramus, at the facade of the church:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Statue_St_Stephen_Saint-Etienne-du-Mont.jpg

Yes, Sainte Genevieve was buried in Saint-Etienne-du-Mont. She also has her statue on the façade of the church:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4277625149_f57cd55169_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fmpgoh/4277625149/

Once again, she wears the traditionnal gaulish braids. She lived at the time of Clovis, the king of the Franks who chose Lutèce / Lutetia as capital. The city became Paris, from the name of the Gaulish tribe, the Parisii.


Joan of Arc has many statues too, like this one in musée d'Orsay:

Jeanne d'Arc à Domrémy, by Henri Chapu

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4243086651_48aa63f4e3_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tintinetmilou/4243086651/

Mammouth, Jardin des Plantes

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4282311276_29232a6f6b_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34676316@N07/4282311276/


D'artagnan, by Gustave Doré, Place du Général-Catroux

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/83/226707793_459caf41a3_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djof/226707793/

From the facade of Saint-Roch:

http://www.parisbestlodge.com/saintroch5.jpg http://www.parisbestlodge.com/saintroch4.jpg http://www.parisbestlodge.com/saintroch4.jpg

Interior.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4157765062_571afd70db_b.jpg

http://www.parisbestlodge.com/saintroch16.jpg http://www.parisbestlodge.com/saintroch27.jpg http://www.parisbestlodge.com/saintroch26.jpg

Awesome all the sculptures/statues, but if I had to choose one of 'em I'd go for the gargoyles, I really like them :nuts: haha

BTW Great thread!

Paris is a monument itself.

The Thinker, Musée Rodin

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/5112/528459655d2616cd46do.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ac75/528459655/


Sapho, by James Pradier, Musée d'Orsay

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/2756/55852093510117615c3b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_rytell/558520935/


In Luxembourg Gardens

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4720/963966823b8cf65519fb.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75156574@N00/963966823/in/set-72157600875556857

Heraklès Archer - Hercules the Archer, by Antoine Bourdelle, Musée d'Orsay

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/381968953_951d88026e_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/quelquepartsurlaterre/381968953/


Saint-Michel terrassant le Dragon, by Emmanuel Fremiet, Musée d'Orsay

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/8484/439465519094995aa975o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimdokhac/4394655190/


Hercule combattant Acheloüs transformé en serpent - Hercules wrestling Achelous, by François Joseph Bosio, le Louvre

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/273/219713658b3a85de345o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/themaninblue/219713658/

Awesome all the sculptures/statues, but if I had to choose one of 'em I'd go for the gargoyles, I really like them :nuts: haha

BTW Great thread!

More gargoyles...

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5950/151114408fb86983f5ab.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34652729@N00/151114408/


http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2259/3401452970f517428cb4o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vicer/3401452970/


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2298284405_c7870e9c28_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33126649@N00/2298284405/


http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/791/27221822975193fc121fo.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/canoso/2722182297/


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2217/2251243294_8776db808f_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21278370@N04/2251243294/


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/4020698366_484d056bab_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/salocin51/4020698366/

Three kings:

Louis XIII, by Louis-Marie Dupaty & Jean-Pierre Cortot, 1825, Square Louis XIII

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/3461/5025099377a07a253fab.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/windiaenos/502509937/


Charlemagne et ses leudes, by Charles & Louis Rochet, 1882, Parvis de Notre-Dame

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4246341098_be77c439d7_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ohfl/4246341098/


Henri IV, by François-Frédéric Lemot, 1818, Pont Neuf

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/7568/4353846658bcf7b46e2do.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zagreusfm/4353846658/

AWESOME photos!

Etonant que tu ai oublié la statue de la liberté.

What a gorgeous, joyous thread! :applause:

Etonant que tu ai oublié la statue de la liberté.

http://www.pbase.com/wildhareuk/image/122149707.jpg

Source : http://www.pbase.com/wildhareuk/image/122149707

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/11578484.jpg

Hotel de Police, Avenue Daumesnil / Rue de Rambouillet, Paris

:D

Le commissariat central du 12ème arrondissement est amusant, on pourrait croire d'avantage à une maison close ou à une boîte de streaptese qu'à un commissariat de police lol.

@ hkskyline, tank you. ;)

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4610/73928822.jpg
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/9307/50520396.jpg
http://img14.imageshack.us/i/p1010330e.jpg/

nice thread!

Le commissariat central du 12ème arrondissement est amusant, on pourrait croire d'avantage à une maison close ou à une boîte de streaptese qu'à un commissariat de police lol.

@ hkskyline, tank you. ;)
Bienvenue :) Je veux retourner à Paris. Il y avait longtemps dès que ma dernière visite en 2005.

Source : http://www.pbase.com/isogood/statues_and_fountains

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http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20110604/IMG_0844.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20110604/IMG_1082.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20110604/IMG_0768.jpg

By Freebird from a Chinese photography forum (http://www.photofans.cn/article/article.php/5599) :

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http://www.photofans.cn/articlebbsimage/uploads2005/05/userid7599time20050530122402.jpg

By 郑杰 from a Chinese photography forum (http://www.photofans.cn/forum/showthread.php?threadyear=2011&threadid=54157) :

http://www.photofans.cn/uploads2011/05/userid15185time20110503205247.jpg

http://www.photofans.cn/uploads2011/05/userid15185time20110503205341.jpg

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