Paris Boulevard Vanishing Point, Bastille District

5 October 2017 · Paris

A Haussmann boulevard near Bastille, shot from elevation to let the geometry speak. Plane trees line both kerbs in near-perfect symmetry, pulling the eye straight down the wet asphalt to the overcast horizon. The uniform cream facades, wrought-iron balconies, and zinc mansard rooftops hold the same rhythm on both sides — the street as a designed object, not just a road. An autumn overcast strips the palette back and makes the architecture's structure the subject.