Today's doorway is the entrance of Vauban elementary school on the Avenue de Paris. Depicted on the left are André le Nôtre and his gardens (read about him here) and on the right, Louis the 14th, the Sun King. As for Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquess of Vauban, whom the school is named after, he was the foremost European military engineer and architect of his age. All about him this way. ------------------------------
Voici l'entrée de l'école primaire Vauban, avenue de Paris. A gauche, le sieur Le Nôtre (que vous pouvez voir de plus près ici) et à droite, le roi soleil. Quant à Sébastien Le Prestre, marquis de Vauban, dois-je le présenter ? Pour ceux qui souhaitent plus d'informations sur ce génie, c'est par ici.
A great doorway through which to pass! History for the kids to know - Andre' le Notre and King Louis XIV!
ReplyDeleteTres classe pour une ecole primaire.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a history lesson on the way in the building! Very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the children notice. Or if it is simply the entrance to their school.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sculptures on the doorway plus lovely reflections of landscaping and architecture on the windows.
ReplyDeleteThe carvings look much older than the door. Very interesting.
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That's one heck of a doorway! But do "they" seriously expect elementary school kids to learn all this stuff about Notre, Louis the 14th and Le Prestre?
ReplyDeleteHmmm. Maybe they do. Some say the problem with schools in the U.S. is the problem of low expectations!
Even better than the carvings, I like the tree reflections in the windows!
That's a lot of history packed into that doorway!
ReplyDeleteLouis XIV and his gardener are a nice choice for guardians of the doorway, although I doubt that many people stop to think about it. It doesn't seem quite right, though, for a school named after a military engineer.
ReplyDeleteI read recently that France has the highest standard of living in the world. Here's one more reason why.
ReplyDeleteThe doors to my school were definitely not decorated like that. You have so much interesting history - of course!
ReplyDeleteles sculptures autour semblent très belles, et en plus elles sont pas tagguées ;)
ReplyDeleteInteresting shot. Is this a fairly new school? MB
ReplyDeleteEnter dans cette école comme dans un musée. UNE DIFFÉRENCE DE TAILLE ENTRE LES ÉCOLE DE BANLIEUE . Prendre conscience de sont corps et son esprit, assez difficile les premier temps; ensuite c'est comme faire un repas en douceur. Nous oublions de respirer c'est a dire prendre conscience de notre respiration chaque jours...
ReplyDeleteLiving in a pentagonal city I feel at ease with the ideas of the Marquis of Vauban. I hope this school hasn't ravelins and a moat...
ReplyDeleteI do hope that someday you can take us through the doors!!! But then, that's what Doorway day does to me!
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GDP
I'd say those students get a history lesson every day.
ReplyDeleteJe me demande si quelqu'un prend la peine d'expliquer aux enfants qui est qui...Voila un personnage qui meriterai qu'on fasse un film sur lui un jour;;
ReplyDeleteHello dear Ciel
ReplyDeleteFirst of all many thanks for your kind message, email, don't worry please about comments, I'm happy that you liked my photography! :)
Your doorway today is beautiful and gracious!Great choice!
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Léia
I wish our schools were as decorative.
ReplyDeleteC'est la première fois que je rencontre une école dédiée à Vauban. Elle me semble bien transparente cette entrée et perméable, on entrevoit la cour derrière...
ReplyDeleteCiel, the doors themselves appear quite modern. I suppose the bas relief might be as well, though that's hard to decipher.
ReplyDeleteThink about all that will be learned through this doorway. What opportunity!
It seems very elaborate to me. I like it too. What a special place for fine examples of artwork and sculpture.
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Pour Vauban, j'aurai un peu les mêmes idées que Léo Ferré, dans l'île de Ré.
ReplyDeleteThe children must walk between the Sun King and his gardner into a school named for a leading architect - I hope they are inspired!
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This is an amazing doorway. Every thing is ornate in your city compared to our little town. I love the old arts!
ReplyDeleteA very lofty enterance. Great stuff.
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