Sunday, October 16, 2011
Spring Cleaning la Pyramide
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Oh I can hear what you're saying, "Why on earth is Virginia posting this shot? Every tourist on the planet has taken this one!". Well I have a little Louvre trivia pour toi aujourd'hui. Ever wonder how they clean all that glass? ( Paris is full of pigeons you know.) I'm sure I.M. Pei never gave that a thought when he designed it. Well it's obviously a job too big for a Frenchman with a squeegee! Look closely and you will see the little robot that does it effortlessly. You just never know what you'll learn on PTML!
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- Virginia
- Birmingham, AL, United States
- I am a former elementary school teacher, a full-time photographer, lover of all things French ( whose French is slowly improving), obsessive Paris traveler, enthusiastic church and community volunteer, and grandmother to 5 delightful grandchildren.
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I fell in love with Paris in March 2007. It was as the French say, le coup de foudre : love at first sight. As a result of that trip, my photography took another direction. Since that time I have pursued a career of sorts in photography and dreamed of returning to the City of Light. November 2008 found me strolling the streets of Paris once again. My first visit I was so overwhelmed with the incredible beauty of the city, I photographed it as a "tourist". In 2008 I returned and I looked at the city with more of a photographer's eye. I wanted to capture the unique, the small details, and oh yes - the people! This blog was started as a photo diary of that trip, but I have been most fortunate to return to the city j'adore 15 times since. Each time I leave, I wipe a tear and start planning my list for the next trip. Paris may well be a moveable feast, but I think it's best savored in person! Someone told me that once you have been to Paris, you will leave a piece of your heart. I left mine right there, but I brought home some wonderful memories. It is my pleasure to share them with you.
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19 comments:
Well that is one shot that most tourists would have missed!
L'architecte aurait pu prévoir de grands "essuie-glaces".
Ahhhh...leave it to the FRENCH to solve the problem in such a COOL WAY!!! Anita
Awwhhh thats so nice :D
My hubby, who is an architect absolutely loves this pyramid. I, on the other hand, have a very difficult time reconsiling moder and traditional so immediately situated side by side. Having that said, I have ever confidance that French know exactly what to do since nobody in the world is as great in presentation of any kind as French themselves.
Was the robot francais using Windex??
How fascinating. A robot. Very clever. We were in Germany once and the windows in the car were dirty and we stopped at a very small store off on the autobahn to get Windex and paper towels. Once inside the store my husband realized he didn't know the word for Windex in German. So he did a mime version of spritzing and wiping. Even through the language barrier, he returned with window cleaner and paper towels. Sure wish we had had a robot instead.
Sam
J'adore the photo and the trivia! But just think, the machine is taking a job away from several men with squeegees!
Une belle prise ma chère... Comparable à une belle jeune femme qui discrètement essuierait une larme qui coule de son petit mouchoir... Dame Pyramide a, elle, son petit robot!...
Gros bisous
Well I never!!How fantastic is that. I really love to learn something new every day and especially about Paris. Thanks Virginia, will look out for that next time.
Very interesting blog. When we were there we commented on how they cleaned the glass, now we know!
Having seen washers on much more high glasses, I think the problem is more the weight of people. A robot is really a great idea, I did not know that!
I never got to see that, but in Frankfurt, I got to see the men cleaning the window roof of My Zeil, which is a lot bigger than the Louvre Pyramid.
More education from Virginia! You answer a question I have never asked but should have. Gee, Virginia, these days even your color photos look monochrome. Except when you have macarons!
Nice one!
That is so incredibly interesting!
Well..you learn something new every day. How interesting! Thanks V!
That is so neat! I definitely learned something new and it's cool shot too!
I need one for my apartment!
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