If you have walked along the 'Coulée Verte René-Dumont'* (you may know it as the 'Promenade Plantée') the elevated route of a former railway line in the the 12th arrondissement you will probably recognise these windows. They are the windows of the police headquarters of the 12th, on a building designed by architect Manolo Nunez-Yanowsky in the early 90s. The windows in themselves are fairly utilitarian but the architect who was known for such gestures throws in a bit of a curved ball by adding sculptures on the top two floors. They are actually based on Michelangelo’s 'Dying Slave' (minus the naughty bits), the original which you can view in the Louvre.
One can only imagine the conversations within the city's planning department when the work was first proposed! You can find the building at the corner of rue de Rambouillet and avenue Daumesnil,
* If you haven't then you should, as not only is it a good walk but an ideal way to check out the diversity of the city's architecture with some excellent photo opportunities en route.
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