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Panel Histoire De Paris
The "Histoire de Paris" plaques (sometimes called ''Starck Oars'' because of their shape and their designer, Philippe Starck) are information plaques scattered throughout the City of Paris in front of various Parisian monuments. In 1992, Jacques Chirac, then mayor of Paris, asked the JC Decaux company to install the plaques.http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/les-pelles-starck-ont-fait-leur-temps-21-01-2009-381476.php Article by Sébastien Ramnoux in the newspaper "Le Parisien" of 21 January 2009. Starck designed 767 panels. They appear to be in the shape of an oar, but are actually meant to recall a ship's paddle, in honour of the Latin motto of the City of Paris, "Fluctuat nec mergitur The coat of arms of the city of Paris (French: ''Blason de Paris'') shows a silver sailing ship on waves of the sea in a red field, with a chief showing the Royal emblem of gold-on-blue fleur-de-lis. Originally introduced in the 14th century, its ..." ("battered by the waves, but never capsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panel Histoire De Paris
The "Histoire de Paris" plaques (sometimes called ''Starck Oars'' because of their shape and their designer, Philippe Starck) are information plaques scattered throughout the City of Paris in front of various Parisian monuments. In 1992, Jacques Chirac, then mayor of Paris, asked the JC Decaux company to install the plaques.http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/les-pelles-starck-ont-fait-leur-temps-21-01-2009-381476.php Article by Sébastien Ramnoux in the newspaper "Le Parisien" of 21 January 2009. Starck designed 767 panels. They appear to be in the shape of an oar, but are actually meant to recall a ship's paddle, in honour of the Latin motto of the City of Paris, "Fluctuat nec mergitur The coat of arms of the city of Paris (French: ''Blason de Paris'') shows a silver sailing ship on waves of the sea in a red field, with a chief showing the Royal emblem of gold-on-blue fleur-de-lis. Originally introduced in the 14th century, its ..." ("battered by the waves, but never capsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |