PARIS - IXe arr/9th district

JP · July 7th, 2007, 02:43 AM

This district is behind Opera, in the right bank.

Turboff · July 7th, 2007, 03:29 AM

Really fantastic, spectacular. Based on these photos I can comfortably say that I prefer this district to some of the others shown recently.

UrbanSophist · July 7th, 2007, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JP

lol. You don't get any more french than that. (the scarf, cigarette, and smug look)

DarkLite · July 7th, 2007, 03:38 AM

those people look mean. i dont want to go there

***Minato ku*** · July 7th, 2007, 09:24 AM

This is in the CBD of Paris.

le lyonnais du 81 · July 7th, 2007, 10:42 AM

I like the ambiance of this district. Great tour JP

Cyril · July 7th, 2007, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joaquin

those people look mean. i dont want to go there

Manuel · July 7th, 2007, 11:43 AM

That's quite fair...walk in parisian streets and you see many unhappy faces, as if people were forced to live there or endure a hard life. That is not as common in provincial cities.

eklips · July 7th, 2007, 02:49 PM

that's the same in every single big city

streetscapeer · July 7th, 2007, 04:22 PM

haha..."Votre pute"

streetscapeer · July 7th, 2007, 04:23 PM

great pics and lovely district.

oh yeah and thanks for the map!

tykho · July 7th, 2007, 05:42 PM

Great quality pictures.

Cambumbo 300 · July 7th, 2007, 06:19 PM

I don`t see a lot of colors in the buildings.

El_Greco · July 7th, 2007, 07:48 PM

Great pictures!

Blijdorp · July 7th, 2007, 10:37 PM

Simply the most beautifull city in the world!!

edubejar · July 8th, 2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Cambumbo 300

I don`t see a lot of colors in the buildings.

Yes, compared to many cities, Paris (city-proper) lacks colors. Beige is the dominant color and I read somewhere that there is somewhat of a bourgeois taste to its history that established that a neutral dominant color was elegant and of "good taste." However, it's very likely that such taste was inherited from earlier, pre-bourgeois, aristocratic French tradition for that same monotone setting. Not to mention that "Haussmannian" architecture imposed strict architectural and dimensional guidelines.

You will notice that bourgeois Bordeaux (some unfairly nickname it "Boring"), the "quintessential French city" besides Paris (what Seville is to Spain), strongly exemplifies this as well, with similar monotone colors in its largely preserved 18th c. historic center, thus pre-French Revolution, thus where a lot of the aristocracy lived). Many other French cities lack colors, too, however, there are some French cities which have more color, as is Toulouse (although Pink tones dominate), Lyon (but earthy pastel colors dominate there). When you get near the border of other European countries, French cities take on some of their influence, thus you see more colors in Lille (near Belgium), Strasbourg and Colmar (near Germany), and Nice (near Italy).

What I can tell you is that when the sun hits the beige-like buildings of Paris, they take on a golden glow that is really majestic--I think it's when the sun starts to go down, and I've never seen this elsewhere.

frozen · July 9th, 2007, 08:58 AM

My parents come yesterday from Paris and they fell in love with this charming city.Thanks for sharing the pics!

Michael_Richards · July 9th, 2007, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by UrbanSophist

lol. You don't get any more french than that. (the scarf, cigarette, and smug look)

How can you be sure that man is French ?
He looks like a tourist to me.

edubejar · July 10th, 2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael_Richards

How can you be sure that man is French ?
He looks like a tourist to me.

True, he doesn't look particularly French but ONLY the French hold cigarettes that way, so he very likely is French

JP · July 10th, 2007, 05:05 PM

He is a tourist who want to be like a French...

Here, a French

July 7th, 2007, 02:43 AM	#1
JP Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Paris Posts: 6,456 Likes (Received): 2	PARIS - IXe arr/9th district This district is behind Opera, in the right bank.

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DarkLite Viajar es Vivir Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Argentina Posts: 17,441 Likes (Received): 984	those people look mean. i dont want to go there __________________ *orgullosamente salvadoreño*

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July 7th, 2007, 10:42 AM	#6
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July 7th, 2007, 03:29 AM	#2
Turboff Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Posts: 59 Likes (Received): 0	Really fantastic, spectacular. Based on these photos I can comfortably say that I prefer this district to some of the others shown recently.

July 7th, 2007, 11:43 AM	#8
Manuel Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 9,952 Likes (Received): 1	That's quite fair...walk in parisian streets and you see many unhappy faces, as if people were forced to live there or endure a hard life. That is not as common in provincial cities.

July 7th, 2007, 02:49 PM	#9
eklips Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Paris Posts: 6,234 Likes (Received): 294	that's the same in every single big city

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streetscapeer hmmm...... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,377 Likes (Received): 18	haha..."Votre pute"

July 7th, 2007, 04:23 PM	#11
streetscapeer hmmm...... Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York Posts: 2,377 Likes (Received): 18	great pics and lovely district. oh yeah and thanks for the map!

July 7th, 2007, 05:42 PM	#12
tykho Out of Control Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mu Posts: 296 Likes (Received): 5	Great quality pictures.

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Cambumbo 300 ..... Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 37 Likes (Received): 0	I don`t see a lot of colors in the buildings.

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