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Old Apr 13, 2010 | 9:34 am
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Nugget_Oz
 
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Originally Posted by TrueBlueFlyer
they sure do look pretty walking around downtown Paris

I think the locals use them very effectively to display colorful flowers in the warmer months

the rest of the time they provide an excellent base for pigeons to crap on passerby's
Many of the Parisian ones and most European types are not actually faux balconies but a Juliet balcony. Its wide enough to stand on but not to bring a chair out. A real faux balcony (the irony) is really a sliding window with a railing.
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