Street art · Paris
Photo: Carles Fargas, Public domain
La Seine et la Marne
By Nicolas Coustou
Ever caught two river gods lounging together in stone? Meet "La Seine et la Marne" — this classical allegory turns waterways into languid nudes, straight out of Beaux-Arts sculpture tradition. Stroll by and you're face to face with 19th-century Paris
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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