Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner! Krs at Wanna Go To Paris correctly identified this location:
Château d’eau de Montmartre Water Tower
rue du Mont-Cenis
75018 Paris
Here’s what Krs had to say,
This is the old Château d’eau (water tower ?) in Montmartre.
Right on both counts! It is indeed the old Château d’eau (“water tower” in English) in Montmartre. i could find no confirmation one way or the other if it’s still in working order.
For this week’s photo, I’m looking for the famous lovers who lived in this house. They were kind of the French Romeo and Juliette except they really existed. I’ve blocked out everything but the first initial of their names to give you a little hint…
Where Is This and Who Are They?
Correct answers in the Comments section below win a coveted prize.
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Héloïse et Abélard
Quai aux fleurs, Île de la Cité.
Abélard was castrated ! Ouille !
“Ouille” indeed! To add to the tragedy, they named their child “Astrolabius”. That’s the name of a kid who got beat up a lot.
Thanks for playing, brother, and see you in the streets,
Paris Paul
Heloise and Abelard!
Yay Anne!
Nice to see you back! Hope you’re doing well and I hope you enjoy your Chupa Chups!
See you in the streets,
Paris Paul
I know! I know! But I will let someone else win a Chupa Chups badge unless no one else responds, in which case, you know that I know what this is. I will say this as a kind of verification: as for the couple in question, their tomb, which allegedly contains their remains, is in Père Lachaise, and the man was the teacher of the young woman — their relationship was a secret one because of this student-teacher relationship. They had a child named Astrolabe (love that name) as a result of the union and the man in the real-life couple was castrated by (or at the behest of) the woman’s uncle as a result of the illicit relationship.
These can be clues for Round 2 if no one gets it, too, if you like.
And I know, because we walked past this together again after you had come by here the first time, I’m pretty sure anyway. Or we talked about this place before… Anyway, to finalize the story, it is the home of the uncle of the young woman in the story, where she was tutored by the man, and where they first met, and is on Ile-de-la-Cité..
Hi babe!
What a very complete answer! “Astrolabe” might be a great name but, as I said to Krs, the real birth name was Atrolabius…not so nice. Anyway, thanks for the thorough response and here’s you coveted badge.
See you in the streets,
Paris Paul
From Wikipedia, article on Heloise and Abelard: “In his writings, Abélard tells the story of his seduction of Héloïse and their subsequent illicit relationship, which they continued until Héloïse bore him a son, whom Héloïse named Astrolabius (Astrolabe).” Astrolabe is linked and goes here: en(dot)wikipedia(dot)org/wiki/Astrolabe
Six of one, half a dozen of the other, although it is true that Astrolabius sounds a lot more anatomical than Astrolabe. An astrolabe is a cool tool for observing the stars, however! My guess is that they used the word for “astrolabe” in French, perhaps. Maybe that is why “Astrolabius.” Ick.
Oh I have fun coming up with descriptions that don’t totally say what something is, but give clues all the way ’round. It’s fun that way.
Thanks for the Chupa Chups. I only have three mini ones left from my collection for the boy I babysat for, and they don’t sell them here. Well, maybe in a Mexican bakery or shop — I need to travel to another part of Denver to see.
Definitely…the name Astrolabe is more mellifluous than anything ending with labius! Let me know if you need more mini Chupa Chups, babe…
See you in the streets,
Paris Paul
P.S. You can keep the cola one, though, and maybe the strawberries and cream! The first has gluten and the second has whey/dairy. Boo!