Hey, pals! First blog IN Paris, woohoo! It has been a whirlwind couple of days, but I can’t wait for it to get even more hectic (shouldn’t have any trouble sleeping, that’s for sure). I am still trying to narrow down themes, so please bear with me through this mess of a post.
My initial ideas are:
Connect human geography to Paris’ urban landscape
Focus on urban design, city beautification, and sustainable development
Paris fashion
Review parks, plants, and trees
Create a digital photo album with commentary
I think I will continue to take pictures on our excursions and see what patterns I find that I seem to have taken interest in! Hopefully, leading me to a theme that will suit me best. Am I overthinking it?
Walking from Henry IV’s Equestrian Statue to St. Louis’ Island and on the island itself, there were multiple examples of street art. I am not sure if they are condoned by the city or more of a guerrilla style, as one was tagged but the other was not.
This is an example of the light posts found throughout Paris. They have floral decoration up the post, which I found to be much more delightful than a plain black post commonly found in the U.S.
I am pictured with Colin and other UMW Preservation students on a city bench. The green representing Paris, as well as the seal. The benches are constructed from cast iron and wood, which can be replaced as the wood degrades. It also serves double the amount of people as common American benches, doesn’t exhibit anti-homeless design, the seats are flat and can be used to rest food on without spilling. They are also known to be a comfortable angle, my posture may disagree though.
The Wallace fountains are a hygienic and constant source of city water in Paris. They exhibit the same dark green as the benches. They also depict water related imagery of fish and such. The top of the fountain being held up by Caryatid’s (Women as columns). These fountains are considered especially hygienic because only certain sized containers will fit in between the Caryatid’s, and being off the ground protects from pests.
Lastly, a pigeon landed on Henry IV’s head and I knew it reminded me of something… it was a snapchat filter.
Merci beaucoup for making it through this post!
**I’m not sure why my Flickr links are not embedding, in the mean time feel free to copy and paste the link into a new tab. Désollé!
2 thoughts on “A whole lotta… cast iron”
Kelly Pratt
Thanks for sharing this detailed info. I wish I could see the photos. Flickr wants me to create an account though. You can upload photos to this blog directly from your phone. That might simplify things a bit. Look forward to reading more.
Thanks for sharing this detailed info. I wish I could see the photos. Flickr wants me to create an account though. You can upload photos to this blog directly from your phone. That might simplify things a bit. Look forward to reading more.
If you can’t upload pics, you could also try linking to the ones shared in the google album. Looking forward to reading more of your thoughts as well!