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Above, gray and rainy city views from the Promenade Plantée.The Promenade Plantee is a 4.5 km-long elevated park in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was constructed on an abandoned 19th-century railway viaduct, which connected the Bastille area to the eastern suburbs of Paris, and ceased operation on December 14, 1969. The parkway runs from the Opera Bastille to the eastern city limits, ending up only a short distance from the Bois de Vincennes.
It is currently the only elevated park in the world, although there are plans to build a similar park on the High Line viaduct in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan... -- wikipedia.org
On Flickr, another Monsieur Chat from the same day.
Saturday 29 March 2008
views from paris' high line: the promenade plantee
7 comments // buildings, europe, neighborhoods, paris
For some reason I'm surprised Japan or China do not have an elevated park. Yet, I suppose. Nice set.
Great series. Even on a rainy and gray day, you've managed to capture the warmth of the park.
Another good set of images. I always enjoy visiting Paris from your view point.
What a wonderful way to view a city...And photograph it! ;-P
Nice work Rion
The last one has some 19sixties postcard feeling (colors, not crowded street). Very nice !
Really nice set. Good clarity and detail.
nice series. love the last one and the third to last one.
this set would be great with one of the "Amelie" tracks playing along...
