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Discovering the Charming Wallace Fountains in Paris

Ruby — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:09:33 +0000

Where art and practicality combine If you’ve ever wandered the streets of Paris and stumbled on a deep-green cast-iron fountain adorned with sculpted female figures, you’ve met one of the lovely Wallace Fountains. In the video below for The Paris Plan I share some history about them as they are one of my favourite street… Discovering the Charming Wallace Fountains in Paris

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Ruby TV at Furies Street Arts Festival, Châlons-en-Champagne

Ruby — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:35:15 +0000

Ruby heads to the Furies Street Arts festival in Châlon-en-Champagne for a weekend of stimulating, poetic and dynamic performances from French artists.

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The Architecture Lover’s Guide to Paris (Ruby Boukabou, White Owl Books)

Ruby — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 03:22:25 +0000

Unlock the secrets of Paris’s charm with this handy visual guidebook. Learn the history of the city’s most famous landmarks, grasp their fascinating details and discover dozens of lesser known architectural gems. Whether you are a Paris regular or visiting for the first time, this guide will help you understand how the city acquired its… The Architecture Lover’s Guide to Paris (Ruby Boukabou, White Owl Books)

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The Magnificent Sacré-Cœur Basilica – Paris Architecture

Ruby — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:22:37 +0000

The Sacré-Cœur Basilica a features on the cover of my new book The Architecture Lover’s Guide to Paris. Why? For so many reasons including its unique luminosity, its location on the highest point of Paris, its very Parisian history and its sheer artistic beauty, inside and out. Here’s the extract from the book… Perched majestically… The Magnificent Sacré-Cœur Basilica – Paris Architecture

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Ten mesmerising buildings in Paris

Ruby — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 03:59:59 +0000

Paris architecture. The Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre and Notre Dame Cathedral are listed in all the Paris guidebooks as major architectural highlights of Paris and of course are incredible structures to admire. But with over 2000 years of buildings in the French capital, there are many, many more places to admire. Read on for… Ten mesmerising buildings in Paris

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The Most Beautiful Bridges of Paris

Ruby — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 03:56:59 +0000

When you think of Paris you may think of the croissants, the cafés, the fashion… but also perhaps the unique street architecture- the metro entrances, the lamp posts… the bridges. Not only are the Paris bridges, ‘ponts’, a practical way to move between the Rive Gauche and Rive Droite, over canals and lakes, they are… The Most Beautiful Bridges of Paris

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10 ways to celebrate Bastille Day at home

Ruby — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:16:11 +0000

The French national day, the 14th July, is upon us! The French holiday marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 that was a key turning point in the revolution that overthrew the monarchy. Not in Paris? Here are 10 ideas to celebrate French culture. 1. Listen to some French tunes.… 10 ways to celebrate Bastille Day at home

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