The Best Door in Paris

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    Lavirotte
    One of our unintended great finds while visiting Paris was the at 29 Avenue Rapp in the 7th arrondissement, very close to the Eiffel Tower. Built in 1901, this Art Nouveau masterpiece by Jules Lavirotte is quite striking. The detailed door was designed by sculptor Jean-Baptiste Larrive and sculpted by a variety of others. If you happen to be in Paris, seek this beauty out!
    What…You Want a Picture?
    We waited for what seemed like ever for a man on the sidewalk outside to move. He just kept talking on his mobile and didn’t see at all impressed that I wanted to take a photograph of this door. I guess he was used to tourists snapping photos and moving on. I wanted something for my website that didn’t include his funny mustache!
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    1. ginparis2002 18 months ago | reply

      truly magnificent!

    2. Gaspare Greco 16 months ago | reply

      splendido particolare!
      ottima pp!

    3. Benoît Thierard 16 months ago | reply

      Great HDR ! Good work :)

    4. LuciaB 16 months ago | reply

      Stunning!

    5. Iñaki Couceiro 16 months ago | reply

      Amazing decor and shot, nice details

    6. skonen_blades 15 months ago | reply

      Wow, that's an incredible door.

    7. Paulo Vergolino 15 months ago | reply

      wowoww ! Bravo!

    8. kastanisa 15 months ago | reply

      Gloriously over-the-top!

    9. sallycat101 14 months ago | reply

      Wow! That's beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

    10. diamondflamer 14 months ago | reply

      Best. Door. Ever. I really love art nouveau :)

    11. ladyhayde 14 months ago | reply

      I stumbled upon this door last week when I was on vacation in Paris. The whole building is pretty magnificent too.

    12. Laurie Kingdon 14 months ago | reply

      Thank you for sharing! I drove by it when I was on the hop on hop off bus tour but regretted not stopping to get a picture. Beautiful!

    13. Infernal elf 13 months ago | reply

      Stunning picture of this amazing door you really got the fantastic details and such out

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