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27-NOV-2004 Brian W. Ogilvie

2004-11-27: house of cards

Rue Bouchardon, Paris (10e), France

The building on the left is in quite bad state, to judge from the way it is being propped up. It's easy to see the giant frame supporting the wall in front and the four beams that prop it against the building across the street. If you look closely, you can see that many of the windows also have wooden frames in them to stabilize it even further. I half expect it to fall down before the next time I walk down the street. (It's on the way to the closest market.)
FYI, the building at the end of the street is part of the Marcel Marceau Mime School. (No, I am not making this up!)

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Dave Beedon23-Sep-2005 23:38
Interesting effort and nice photo. I wonder if the owners of the building on the right had to give permission to use the building as a brace. Is this a temporary measure, to be removed after the weak building is structurally re-inforced? I hope your later galleries shed light on this...