Paris Rooftops with Eiffel Tower Under Overcast Sky

5 October 2017 · Paris

Zinc mansard roofs stretch across the foreground in every direction, their Haussmann geometry orderly and dense, while the Eiffel Tower holds its place in the mid-distance under a heavy overcast sky. Two construction cranes flank it on the left — the city building over itself, the way it always has. The gold dome of Les Invalides breaks through the grey between them. Old Paris and working Paris, occupying the same frame without apology.