tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386555784134998837.post7079307385881491978..comments2023-04-09T18:52:31.875+02:00Comments on Paris Talk: The Worst of Paris MonumentsGideonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14416388421147448098noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386555784134998837.post-30545841867051652112008-10-14T12:33:00.000+02:002008-10-14T12:33:00.000+02:00You are right that Mr. Parmentier is a national he...You are right that Mr. Parmentier is a national hero and should be honoured in some way in Paris. Nevertheless I still don't like the statue. If you know any far worse than that in Paris I'd be interested to know where.Gideonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416388421147448098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6386555784134998837.post-23859279686767719482008-10-14T03:09:00.000+02:002008-10-14T03:09:00.000+02:00Hang on, hang on, M. Permentier is surely worthy o...Hang on, hang on, M. Permentier is surely worthy of a statue no matter how sentimental it looks. His story is facinating and he did help to prevent the city from starving and he did promote smallpox vaccinations. Aesthetically, the staute is very much of its time, but there are 1000s of bad public statuary far worse than that. I sat give the man a break and better to celebrate this 'food hero' than some forgotten army general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com