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Post by lagatta on Apr 18, 2014 20:38:17 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 20:46:12 GMT
I have not found any information on the internet about the destruction of Wallace fountains.
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Post by tod2 on Apr 19, 2014 6:47:21 GMT
Mossie - I wrote about the Wallace Fountains in a trip report on Fodors Travel Forum in May 2008. This is what I said: "Exiting the metro we stumbled upon a Wallace fountain and immediately gave it a very close inspection to see if we could determine whether it was an old original or a copy made to replace so many of them that were melted down by the Nazis or stolen by various people. The only way to tell, according to Wikipedia, is the originals have 4 different ladies holding up the basin of the fountain. Different clothes, hair-styles & adornments and different feet positioning. Of course this takes a few minutes to check out and needs several cir cum-navigation's of the fountain, so be aware curious on-lookers may start to think you are a modern-day witch walking around a newly found cauldron of sorts! This one if I remember correctly, had 2 gals the same & the other two the same, but I could be wrong." Kerouac, I have also tried to find the source of my information and at first thought it must have come from one of the three books on Paris by Thirza Vallois. Well, I've come up empty on that score but will go through a few of my other books on Paris. I have to cast my mind back to 2008 and see what I was reading at the time. Very frustrating not being able to give you more information!  Patrick - Thanks for the translation! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2014 10:25:24 GMT
Splendid photos Mossie!! Thank you so much for sharing.
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Post by lugg on May 5, 2014 6:56:53 GMT
Wonderful Mossie . Paris was "springing" much sooner than my part of the Uk. So good to read that your new hip is good to go.
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