Artist duo Frank Moth from Thessaloniki in Greece is responsible for the 2023 edition of the Denis Papin staircase in Blois. You may remember some others. Le duo d’artistes Frank Moth de Thessaloniki en Grèce est l’auteur de l’édition 2023 de l’escalier De is Papin à Blois. Vous vous souviendrez peut-être d’autres.
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Road Decorations – Décorations de route
I went to take a photo of the Denis Papin staircase in Blois today and discovered there were decorations on the road! Je suis allée prendre une photo de l’escalier Denis Papin aujourd’hui et j’ai découvert qu’il y a des décorations sur la route !
Stepping into the Loire – Les marches de la Loire
Every year the Denis Papin steps in Blois are redecorated. This year’s theme is water, the Loire and the Loire Valley’s 20th anniversary as a Unesco World Heritage site. The photos are marred by roadworks but I won’t have another chance to take another photo any time soon as we are leaving on holiday tomorrow. …
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Plunging down to the Loire – Surplombant la Loire
You may remember a view looking up these stairs. Click here. Vous vous rappelez peut-être d’une vue en bas de cet escalier. Cliquez ici. .
Black and White Swirls – Tortillons noir et blanc
I’ve been trying to get a photo of the Denis Papin stairs in Blois since I got back from holiday but the light is never right when I’m there. I took this from the car today! J’essaie de prendre une photo de l’escalier Dénis Papin depuis notre retour de vacances mais ce n’est jamais la …
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Cloudless Staircase – Escalier sans nuages
Ten points to whoever can explain the title. Dix points à celui qui peut expliquer le titre.
Up in the clouds – Dans les nuages
We’ve been seeing the Denis Papin stairs in Blois from afar but thought they had been decorated to represent a waterfall. A closer look today shows it to be a cloudy sky! The collage, by Imprinova, is a hommage to Geoffrey Hendrinks, aged 86, nicknamed the Cloudsmith due to his watercolours designed to turn objects …