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Pictures of place de la Bastille

Photographs of the colonne de Juillet, the «génie de la Bastille» and elsewhere on the Right Bank: rue de Bretagne, the marché des Enfants Rouges; boulevard Saint-Denis, portes Saint-Martin and Saint-Denis, rue de Cléry, gare du Nord, marché Saint-Quentin, boulevard Magenta, rue Manin, parc des Buttes Chaumont, parc de Bagatelle, bois de Boulogne, parc Monceau and parc de la Villette, by photographer David Henry. Regardez cette page en français…

The sun shining through clouds behind the colonne de Juillet in place de la Bastille.

The sun blasts through some clouds behind the colonne de Juillet in place de la Bastille

The «génie de la Bastille» at the top of the Column of July.

The «génie de la Bastille», at the top of the Column of July

The July Column in front of l’Opéra Bastille.

La colonne de Juillet, with the Opéra in the background.

Names of 77 people who died in the 1830 revolution engraved on the Column of July in place de la Bastille.

Names engraved on the Column of July, martyrs of the revolution of 1830

Orange clouds behind the “Spirit of Freedom” at the top of the July Column.

The “Spirit of Freedom” at the top of the July Column

The Column of July in a snow storm at night.

The Column of July in a snow storm

Le Génie de la Liberté, the statue at the top of colonne de Juillet.

Le Génie de la Liberté, the statue at the top of colonne de Juillet in Pace de la Bastille, behind winter trees.

La colonne de Juillet with l’Opéra Bastille in the background.

The Column of July in place de la Bastille

The south side of the Column of July seen from the bassin de l’Arsenal.

The colonne de Juillet, seen from boulevard Bourdon

A Patis Métro sign from the 1970s made of yellow plastic and stainless steel.

A yellow Métro sign in place de la Bastille

A guitarist and a bassist playing in place de la Bastille.

Street musicians in place de la Bastille

Cabinetmaker shop signs in passage du Chantier.

Furniture shop signs in passage du Chantier

A cheese shop on rue de Bretagne in the upper Marais.

The cheese shop on rue de Bretagne at the corner of rue Charlot

Seafood on sale in the marché des Enfants Rouges.

A seafood stand inside the marché des Enfants Rouges

Fruit and vegetable stands in the marché des Enfants Rouges.

Fruit and vegetable stands at the marché des Enfants Rouges

Italian cuisine at the marché des Enfants Rouges.

Italian Cuisine at the marché des Enfants Rouges

A flower stand inside the marché des Enfants Rouges.

Flowers for sale in le marché des Enfants Rouges

The statue of Marianne in place de la République.

Clouds behind the statue in place de la République

The sun shining through clouds behind the statue of Marianne in place de la République.

The sun blasting through clouds behind the monument in place de la République

A Citroën DS parked in front of a grocery store near place de la République.

A Citroën DS parked in front of an alimentation générale

Advertising for a wholesaler in tiles and accessories for bathrooms and kitchens made of ceramics on boulevard Richard-Lenoir.

Ceramic advertising on boulevard Richard-Lenoir

The cupola and rotunda inside Galerie Vivienne.

Galerie Vivienne on rue des Petits-Champs

The Opéra Garnier and the skyline of Paris seen from the top of the Printemps department store on boulevard Haussmann.

The view southwest from the Printemps department store’s rooftop terrace

Portes Saint-Denis and Saint-Martin on boulevard Saint-Denis at night.

Boulevard Saint-Denis, with portes Saint-Martin and Saint-Denis

The corner of rue de Cléry and rue Beauregard at night.

Rue de Cléry at night

Train platforms at gare du Nord on a rainy day.

Train tracks at gare du Nord

Windows of le marché Saint-Quentin on boulevard Magenta.

Reflections in the windows of marché Saint-Quentin, on boulevard Magenta

A street sign baked by the sun on rue d’Aboukir.

A street sign on rue d’Aboukir

Haussmannian buildings across from parc des Buttes Chaumont.

Façades along rue Manin across from parc des Buttes Chaumont

A waterfall in le parc des Buttes Chaumont.

Waterfalls in parc des Buttes Chaumont in the 19th arrondissement

The façade of château de Bagatelle in its court of honor.

Château de Bagatelle in the bois de Boulogne

Corinthian columns on the east side of parc Monceau.

Corinthian columns in parc Monceau

Fake Roman ruins next to an oval basin in parc Monceau.

Roman “ruins” at the eastern side of parc Monceau

The Science Museum in parc de la Villette.

The Science Museum in parc de la Villette

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