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2 unusual facts about Paul Landowski


Paul Landowski

He died in Boulogne-Billancourt, a suburb of Paris, where a museum dedicated to his work has over 100 works on display.

Pont de la Tournelle

Consisting of a grand central arch that links the riverbanks via two smaller arches, one on each side, it's decorated on the Eastern bank with a pylon built on the left pier's cutwater, and a statue of Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris, atop of the pylon, designed by Polish-French monumental sculptor Paul Landowski.



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