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  • 3 Square Rapp: Art Nouveau gone mad

    From this square you get an extraordinary view of the Tour Eiffel.  Turn around and behind the extravagant wrought iron fence you’re in for a surprise.  Art Nouveau gone mad, a masterpiece,  you make the call.  Jules Aimé Lavirotte was the architect of this flamboyant structure constructed in 1899.  A whimsical turret, a sampling of…

  • An elevating walk in the 12th

    The shrubs and flowers are still in full color along this long walkway high above Paris. Make way for the weekend joggers! The Promenade plantée is an extensive green belt that follows the old Vincennes railway line beginning just east of the Opéra Bastille with the elevated Viaduc des Arts. Follow it all the way…

  • More action from Paris Fashion Week

    The scene from the runways and apres-shows.

  • Fashion Week Paris: say “fromage”

    Show over, one last pair take the pose for the amateur photographers at the Tuileries. Pros are all on their way to next show. Acne Studios at 2:30, Veronique Leroy at 3:30, Vivienne Westwood at 4:30, Comme Des Garcons at 5:30, Jean Paul Gaultier at 7:00 and Maiyet at 8:00. All at different locations, all…