Friday, September 27, 2013

Place de la République


I passed by the brand new place de la République last evening and it was really beautiful so of course I stopped and took a photo! Like I already mentioned, this Place was totally renovated this year (well it lasted two years, but it was inaugurated this year) and it's a total success. The statue in the middle shows "Marianne", the young woman we usually represent the French republic with.

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  1. It's a very beautiful shot, Eric. Even the gray clouds have a beauty about them. Maybe it's the spell of Marianne.

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    1. LOL. Nah... Marianne does not put spell on people LOL!

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  2. Merci Eric; I have been avoiding la République like hell because of the mess of 'reconstruction' and I'm glad I can now go there.... :)
    It really looks stunning

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    1. Yes, now traffic is much better actually. They really did a good job.

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  3. It is gorgeous, Eric, as is your photo. I love the child's angle, which makes the tall statue and the dramatic clouds truly magnificent.

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  4. Your blog lifts my mood. Though i have visited it only thrice, but it always remain in my subconscious somehow. I have visited Paris once & had already fallen love with the city but your blog prompts me to visit it again. May I know which camera do you use? You take amazing pics & that too at amazing angles. I am seeing a lot of photos taken from the ground. Amazing, amazing view indeed !!!

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    1. "I am seeing a lot of photos taken from the ground. " LOL tell me about it... I take a lot of photos from the ground, because it gives a perspective that you rarely see (unless you're a child, like Lydia (above) said.). I now use a Nikon D7000, but I have no technical skills.

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  5. It's really a great relief, after years of reconstruction ! You can finally visit Marianne and take a good look at this great (!) statue.

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  6. The first night I ever spent in Paris (almost exactly 48 years ago!) was in a hotel on the place de la République. I look forward to checking out this new, improved version. :~}

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    1. You mean you're more than 48 Alexa?! That cannot be true! When are you coming back BTW?!

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    2. First, you are so funny—and so sweet! Second, l'année prochaine, j'éspère.

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  7. Thank you Eric - (but you might want to correct the title...)
    So glad you seem to be well and healthy again.

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    1. Oooops merci. I corrected it...

      And yes, I am healthy again!!

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  8. Eric, I look at your pictures daily and seldom do I comment! But this one is outstanding, the perspective and the view is superb. I don't believe i have ever seen "La Place do la Republique" but it will be on my schedule for next year's trip.

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    1. Merci PP! You have to see this place, it's really nice.

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