photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Mary Connolly | all galleries >> Paris - February 2006 >> Sunday February 12th ~ Working-Class Paris: Belleville & Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise > Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione
previous | next
2.12.2006 Mary Twiss Connolly

Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione

110 rue Amelot - 11th arrondissement

Site of Hemingway's infamous boxing match

From the square of Les Enfant, we walked up rue des Filles du Calvaire, passing from the 3rd into the 11th arrondissement to the Place Pasdeloup where stands the famous Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione
(Filles du Calvaire Metro station), Nikki’s circus.

Just a bit of literary history for you: back in the ‘20s, Hemingway had a famous boxing match here using F. Scott Fitzgerald to time the match.
Because Scott was engrossed in the match, supposedly he let it run a few minutes too long which caused Hem to lose (or so he says).

Olympus C-5500 Sport Zoom
1/160s f/4.0 at 12.1mm iso80 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
share
Type your message and click Add Comment
It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest.
Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help private comment