Art Nouveau - 16th District Paris

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19th November - 2020

Another virtual trip - This time the subject was about the city’s Art Nouveau architecture.

We started at one of the many metro stations, Parisian architect and designer Hector Guimard had a vision for gates shaped like tropical flowers with curved vines and tendrils. The stem-like lamp posts joined by an arch is topped with a glowing orange light reminiscent of a flower bud.

The design on the railings was to depict an owl with the M of its mouth representing the mouth (entrance) to the Metro.

Next we walked a couple of blocks passing beautiful Art Nouveau buildings with their curved architecture, archways and windows.

Castel Béranger was the first residential block in Paris to be built in the Art Nouveau style. A beautiful door and our guide gave us a peek through the railings at the decorated entrance hallway.

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