France Pavilion Design Question

[castlecake2.0]

A while back I was reading a blog/article which included a photo taken in (real) France of a view of Paris that imagineers used as their reference for the layout of the pavilion. I can’t seem to locate this photo or article anymore and am trying to find the intersection or area the photo was taken from. Anyone know or a googling wizard?

 

[nickys]

A while back I was reading a blog/article which included a photo taken in (real) France of a view of Paris that imagineers used as their reference for the layout of the pavilion. I can’t seem to locate this photo or article anymore and am trying to find the intersection or area the photo was taken from. Anyone know or a googling wizard?

There’s this site:

EPCOT World Showcase: Real-Life Inspiration for the Countries in EPCOT — REmotiFIRE by EatWanderExplore

Discover the real-life locations that were the inspiration for all of the country pavilions at Epcot World Showcase. You’ll learn a little history and background of each of the Countries in EPCOT - especially the landmarks - and appreciate how alike the replicas are.

eatwanderexplore.com

Not sure how detailed they get though.

 

[nickys]

Or this is a detailed article about the pavilion from Des Spence, formerly of AllEars. He mention the inspiration from Seurat’s painting (why we can’t go that bit has always annoyed me), so not sure if he reveals any specifics of the Paris street.

Epcot’s France Pavilion – Part One

I would never say that one World Showcase pavilion is more beautiful than another. Each is picturesque and captivating in its own way. But I would certainly be willing to use different adjectives to describe each pavilion. For example, I would call Morocco mysterious. Serene would work well to...

allears.net