Haussmann Facade on a Paris Boulevard, Autumn

4 October 2017 · Paris

A Haussmann-era building anchors the far edge of the frame, its mansard roof and ornate stonework rising above a line of plane trees still holding their autumn colour. Cobblestones curve across the foreground, their fan-laid pattern pulling the eye toward the intersection. The overcast sky flattens the light evenly across the facade — no harsh shadows, every cornice and window surround reading with equal clarity. Grand in scale, unhurried in pace.