Histoire de Paris plaques
The "Histoire de Paris" plaques (sometimes called Starck Oars because of their shape and their designer, Philippe Starck) are information plaques scattered throughout the City of Paris in front of various Parisian monuments. == History == The plaques were installed from 1992 under the tenure of Jacques Chirac, then-mayor of Paris.
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