Touch of red

A splash of Christmas on a terrace atop the Pompidou Center.

Royal entry

 

Entrance into the Palais du Louvre's pyramid courtyard from rue de Rivoli.

All thumb

An enormous bronze thumb by French artist César Baldaccini in front of the Centre Pompidou.

"The mandrill indicates with thumb

Auroraborealic bum!"

Michael Alexander, British author, explorer, poet

(of the infamous "Prominente" at Colditz Castle WWII)

R.I.P.

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"César: La Rétrospective"

 

 Ends March 26, 2018

Centre Georges Pompidou

Place Georges-Pompidou 75004

In flight

Pigeons and seagulls take flight at the Porte Saint-Denis in the 10th arrondissement.

Bear windows

This year's Ralph Lauren holiday window display.

Ralph Lauren
173 Boulevard Saint-Germain 75006

Marron Man

 

Freshly roasted chestnuts heat up a cold December evening.

Lamb dressed as sheep

Printed on window, "Also available for humans."

Diesel

1 rue du Four 75006