From Paris - Downtown Panorama

This is a cropped-in portion of a two-picture panorama of downtown Paris. I would have made it bigger but discovered a few postings ago that resizing via html edit causes a loss in sharpness and quality. Nevertheless, this turned out well because, thanks to the magic of Photoshop, it is impossible (for me) to tell where one picture begins and the other ends.

The giant hollowed out building is conspicuous here. One gets a perspective of the size of this thing by looking at the white canopy that runs along the bottom, which is used to provide shade and a little protection from the wind for those walking around on what would be the first floor. It is big enough to hold a concert or other special event. The dark line seen going up through the entire height of the structure is the cable complex that serves as a naked elevator shaft. Really a fascinating piece of work. I'd never even heard of this building until our visit this summer.