Well Staircase, Citeco, Musee de l'Economie

Well Staircase, a romantic interpretation of a medieval and Renaissance architectural feature, featuring a spiral staircase, a pulley mimicking that of a well, and a structure resembling an upturned boat, in Citeco, Musee de la'Economie, a new interactive museum on the economy, opened June 2019, in the Hotel Gaillard, on the Place du General Catroux, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, France. The staircase windows originally looked out on to the inner courtyard, a feature which was reinstalled during recent works. The Hotel Gaillard was built 1878-82 by architect Jules Fevrier in Neo Renaissance style for the banker Emile Gaillard, and later became a branch of the Banque de France. The building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13443431

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45134395

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4722px x 4724px (3.4MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen