Not much today, just a door. I photographed it at 52 rue Saint-Georges in the 9th arrondissement. This neighborhood was very trendy during the last century (the 19th), so a lot of apartment buildings are actually high-end ones with lots of carving on doors and facades.
There are so many beautiful doors in Paris. One could spend an entire Paris vacation photographing only doors. This one is especially fine, Eric.
ReplyDeleteThe last time I was in Paris, I´ve seen A LOT OF blue doors and I fell in love with each of them.
ReplyDeleteSome day I will have a blue door... thanks for the photo.
ReplyDeleteA fabulous door - beautiful tone of blue!
ReplyDeleteI love that shade of blue- and doors are always interesting. Makes you wonder who lives behind them?
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The sunlight on the beautiful stone work (dentil moulding, brackets, floral medallions, etc.) surrounding the quinticential gorgeous Parisian blue door is just stunning, Eric. This neighbourhood always reminds me of Bel Ami...with Georges prowling the streets formulating his plans to secure fame and fortune.
ReplyDeleteAs Petrea wrote, one could devote a vacation just to the Doors of Paris. «Louis» found them fascinating enough that he has quite a number of them in his photo archive of the time he lived in Paris under the rubric "Parisian Doors". Fantastic, Eric.
ReplyDeleteI shot a LOT of blue doors while I was there recently—but none as beautiful as this one. Well done, mon ami!
ReplyDeleteEric, you mean the century before last! Ha!! See how time flies? :D
ReplyDeleteA stunning pair of doors, Eric. Makes 'feeling blue' seem a very good thing. I hope you're having a lovely weekend...
ReplyDeleteI love these big old doors, I just imagine a big stone or marble staircase behind it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the picture
Please, shoot for us the one at 58 rue de Vaugirard ;o)
Oh, what a beautiful door! It looks very Napoleonic III! I love door and gates, so alluring.
ReplyDeleteI was in Europe last month, the final leg of my trip was in Paris. Must say; I fell in love with several doors. :)
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful door - If you're interested, I recommend a nice book of Matthieu FLORY published by Editions EREME
ReplyDeleteThis is a lot more than "just a door," Eric. It is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love this! My father worked in the door industry and had a collection of old beautiful doors. Random, I know!
ReplyDeleteThis door has me 'entranced'!
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Fabu blue!! (I love having a blue door on my home--it looks just lovely and it is so welcoming too!)
ReplyDeleteMore doors please. What stories must lie beyond these doors! Or so I always dream....
ReplyDeleteEric, you inspired «Louis» to begin a Monday series, Les portes de Paris. He began with one he found in the 6 ème.
ReplyDeleteNot much? Look at this door!!
ReplyDeletevery pretty... i think blue doors look wonderful...or else great dark wooden doors with intricate carvings
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful door!
ReplyDeleteOh Yeah its door very beautiful and nice color. fantastic this post for door .
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