Wednesday, February 19, 2014

The progress of Les Halles

Do you remember this post from November 2012? At that time Les Halles (the area that used to be the central market of Paris from  1135 till the early 70's, when they transferred it to Rungis, in the suburbs) was totally destroyed as they were working on its complete renovation. Even this big head - called L'Ecoute, by Henri de Miller - was barely visible. Well I went back there a couple of days ago and it has changed a great deal already, you can even walk around the head like before... Pretty soon the cranes will be gone too...

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  1. The sculpture looks quite imposing set like this.

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  2. Great angle, Eric! Am very curious to see this next incarnation of les Halles—but I liked the original version (except for the rats, perhaps).

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    1. You're talking about the original, original one! Yes it must have been quite something...

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  3. It looks like such a beautiful day in Paris! I'm so amazed at this development - I was there in October, and the scene was quite different indeed. So glad you had a respite from the rains of late!

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    1. Yes I was there on a beautiful day - especially for February.

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