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This month - while all the world, and Paris - recuperates from a hectic end of year rush, the Paris Kiosque and its writers, also take a break. This issue, we gather together our past Images of the Month, and present you with a gallery of scenes from Paris. We're looking forward to bringing you more reporting and accounts of the City in 1997, and hope you'll be here to share them with us. Until then take a look at the City as we recorded it over the past year. - Norman Barth - Editor & Webmaster

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Rue Soufflot - Panthéon; January 1997 - Fontaine Edmond-Rostand in the foreground, rue Soufflot, and the Panthéon in the background are the main elements of a classic Paris perspective. Seen here on a stunning day, the scene inspires us with the urban beauty of which Paris is capable. Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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Ecole Militaire; December 1996 -
Framed by the iron of the Eiffel Tower, the Champs de Mars ends with the Ecole Militaire, and behind it, the Tour Montparnasse. Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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Mime; Jardin des Tuileries; November 1996 - Jardin des Tuileries - Statues abound in this garden between the Place de la Concorde, and the Louvre. Most have been there for a century or two, but some pose for just an afternoon. Rue de Rivoli and the Ferris Wheel of the Foire de Trône in the background; disbelieving child and mime in the foreground. Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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Les Halles; October 1996 - Here, in the center of the City are reflections of old and new. Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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I.M. Pei Pyramid / Musée du Louvre ; September 1996 - A controversy at first, the I.M. Pei Pyramid is now universally acclaimed as the beauty it is. Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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Cour Napoléon / Musée du Louvre; August 1996 - At Dusk, the Cour Napoléon is a quiet place. I.M. Pei's Pyramid is to the left, and obscuring the Pavillon de Flore of the Musée du Louvre; the Arc de Triomphe du Carroussel is in the center. Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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Sacré Coeur, Montmartre; July 1996 - From this perspective, this great big wedding cake sits atop the most prominent hill of Paris, while tourists, and vagabonds from around the world mix around its edges. Copyright (c) 1996 Geert van Bul

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I.M.Pei Pyramid / Musée du Louvre; June 1996 - A calm falls upon the Cour Napoléon in the early evening, after a day of bustling tourists from around the world. The Arc de Triomphe du Carrosel is in the background on the left; the Richelieu Wing of the Louvre on the right. Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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Centre Pompidou - Beaubourg; May 1996 - When it first opened, the Centre Pompidou caused an outcry because of all the exposed "plumbing". The "front" of the building was bad enough, but the rear façade was even more provocative. Nevertheless, precisely this perspective is Geert van Buul's favorite. Copyright (c) 1995 Geert van Buul

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Jardin des Tuileries; April 1996 - Looking west toward the Musée du Louvre. The gardens were created in the 16th century at the pleasure of Catherine de Médicis to accompany the Palais des Tuileries. The Palais was burned during the Commune in 1871, but the gardens survived and on a splendid summer day you can even go sailing. Copyright (c) 1996 Norman Barth

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