"My Beautiful Drainpipe"

[Michael Schuermann]

This is one of the famous and most beautiful drainpipes in Paris. It can be seen at the  Hotel de Lauzun at 17 quai d'Anjou on Île Saint-Louis in the 4th arrondissement. (N.B. No, you can't book a room here).

The hotel was supposed to have been the centre of evil, the headquarters of a satanic federation in the movie The 9th Gate directed by Roman Polanski starring Johnny Depp.

 

[Northeast News]

When I saw your headline I had no idea what this would be about. Turns out it's about a drainpipe after all! It's a beautiful photo, and you have a good eye for finding beauty in unlikely places.