10th district

63 rue de Lancry

Beautiful carriage entrance with rounded, openwork transom.

21 rue des vinaigriers

Located at the corner of rue Jean Poulmarch, this sign dates from the early 19th century. It depicts a gilded Llon Medicis: the lion, in profile, its paw resting on a globe, surmounts the door. The door is framed by pilasters whose capitals are adorned with Bacchus heads surrounded by bunches of grapes.

16 rue d’Abbeville

Door surmounted by a large bas-relief depicting a woman seated by the water. Her hair is reminiscent of the waves of the sea: a marine goddess? The door is flanked by two half-columns topped by rectangular capitals decorated with foliage. Architect Georges-Dominique Massa. 1899

Other doors of interest:

139 rue lafayette	Above the door, in the center: a nest. The mother bird covers a chick with her wing and has two other chicks in her nest. They are looking at a bird on the left: the father? Other birds appear on either side of the nest. Architect Eugêne Delestre. 1897-1898
171 rue Lafayette	Tympan très décoré d’arabesques et de fleurs. Deux petites têtes de lion encadrent la porte.
14 rue d’Abbeville	Tympanum highly decorated with arabesques and flowers. Two small lion heads frame the door. Architects Alexandre &Edouard Autant. Ceramist Alexandre Bigot. 1900
222 rue du Faubourg Saint Martin	Two horse heads frame the transom of the old door.
48 rue des Petites écuries	A bronze Atlantean and caryatid set in a stone sheath frame the transom window.
6 rue de Paradis	Door surmounted by a large bas-relief depicting a woman seated by the water. Her hair is reminiscent of the waves of the sea: a marine goddess? The door is flanked by two half-columns topped by rectangular capitals decorated with foliage.