"V" Eiffel Tower detail

"W" An anchor on the Seine

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"W" The metro makes one of its above-ground appearances not far from the Eiffel Tower

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"W" old wall sconce at flea market

"W" ornate ironwork gate detail

"W" graffiti

"X" The famous Moulin Rouge at Pigalle reminds us that "x" isn't what it used to be.

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"X" detail of an ironwork door

"X" carousel horse

"X" bookstore window

"X" ironwork along the Seine

"Y" A lamp set against one of the towering book-like structures of the Bibliothèque Mittérand

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"Y" glasses for sale at a flea market

"Y" the Forum des Halles

"Y" vines at a house

"Z" Children have been amusing themselves with toy sailboats at the Jardin du Luxembourg for generations

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"Z" Christmas window display