Palais-Royal, Paris 1er

Shadows, a couple, and a pigeon, under the colonnade of the Palais-Royal

Subjects: Paris, 75001, street, architecture, shadows, people.

Palais-Royal, Paris 1er

The view from the balcony of the Conseil Constitutionnel, a scene you can capture only during the Journees du Patrimoine, unless you know somebody who is on the court!

Subjects: Paris, 75001, Palais-Royal, architecture, Conseil Cnstitutionnel

Palais-Royal, Paris 1er

Just off the gardens of the Palais-Royal, sixteen polished stainless steel spheres reflect the colonnades and the sky from slightly different perspectives. It is a work of Pol Bury and it is a fountain where, when it's working correctly, the water slowly turns the sphere and the reflected images evolve over time. And try not to get a picture of yourself!

Subjects: Paris, 75001, art, sculpture, fountains, architecture, Palais-Royal

Palais-Royal, Paris 1er

People interact with Buren's columns like moving pieces of a life-size board game.

Subjects: Paris, 75001, Palais-Royal, architecture, art, people, Buren

Palais-Royal, Paris 1er

In the courtyard of the Palais-Royal, the columns of Daniel Buren can't distract the window washer!

Subjects: Paris, 75001, architecture, art, Buren, Palais-Royal, people, street, colors, blue

Palais-Royal, Paris 1er

A peaceful moment in the gardens of the Palais-Royal

Subjects: Paris, 75001, gardens, parks, street, people, Palais-Royal

Palais-Royal, Paris 1er

Daniel Buren's Les Deux Plateaux, a large installation of black and white columns of varying heights in a former parking lot at the Palais-Royal, has become a whimsical playground for everybody passing through.

Subjects: Sculpture, modern art, Palais-Royal, street, people, 75001

Palais-Royal, Paris 1er

A single person, lost in his thoughts, crosses the gardens of the Palais-Royal in the midday heat.

Subjects: Paris, street, parks, gardens, Palais-Royal, 75001, people