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2 unusual facts about Panel Histoire de Paris


Panel Histoire de Paris

The "Histoire de Paris" plaques (sometimes called Starck Oars because of their shape and their designer, Philippe Starck) are information plaques scattered throughout the City in front of various Parisian monuments.

They appear to be in the shape of an oar, but are actually with meant to recall a ship's paddle, in honour of the motto of the City of Paris "Fluctuat nec mergitur" ("batted by the waves, but never capsized").



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