Paris cobblestones
Saturday, December 17, 2005 Posted by Eric
One thing very typical of Paris is our cobblestone streets. They are very slippery when it rains (I mean very!), but of course, it is far better to have them than mud. It is King Philippe Auguste, around 1185, who decided that owners of houses and/or streets would have to pay themselves for the paving. Needless to say, this measure was not very popular. As a result, only some streets (mainly St Jacques, St Martin, St Antoine and St-Honoré) ended up getting paved. After his reign, the "government" - well the kings (see here, for a complete listing) took the street paving in charge.
December 17, 2005 10:54:00 AM GMT+01:00
I love the cobblestones here. They not only make Paris still look like a village, but the sound of cars going over them is unique. Wasn't it written that after the revolution and the destruction of the Bastille, that they paved the streets of Paris with the stones left over so that the French wouldn't foget? Or is that a myth?
December 17, 2005 12:14:00 PM GMT+01:00
I agree with Michael. I absolutely love the cobblestone streets here!!
December 17, 2005 5:19:00 PM GMT+01:00
The crosswalks used to be marked with big nails which were at the origin of the expression "traverser dans les clous" (litteraly: cross between nails). Needless to say that bikers love the combinaison cobblestones + nails + rain.
I think the first paving in Paris were made of wood (?)
JM-
December 17, 2005 5:45:00 PM GMT+01:00
Michael, I forget, but what you just wrote seems kind of familiar.
And about the picture: I LOVE IT!!! That is, indeed, quintessential Paris!!!
Also made me think about May 68 a little ;-)
December 17, 2005 6:25:00 PM GMT+01:00
...after the ... destruction of the Bastille, that they paved the streets of Paris with the stones...
No, the stones of the old Bastille are the foundation of the Pont de Concorde.
December 17, 2005 6:55:00 PM GMT+01:00
Thanks Stu! I was never really sure...
December 17, 2005 8:03:00 PM GMT+01:00
The cobblestone is so pretty, it looks so smooth. I love this photo.
December 17, 2005 11:05:00 PM GMT+01:00
What they said about the cobblestones, after the revolution, is that they would start to take them away, because people were taking them off, using them as stones or projectiles against the police. so that's why they stopped using them/ replaced them with normal ways.
very nice indeed, although it's true that it's a rollerblader's nightmare...
December 22, 2005 11:46:00 AM GMT+01:00
This is a great shot. The lighting is perfect. I always think of light when I think of my time in Paris.
December 28, 2005 12:45:00 PM GMT+01:00
At least they slow traffic down - where cobbles still exist on the roads. Something that is needed in Paris!
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