Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Braille
On our walk up to Notre-Dame de la Garde, we stumbled on a bust of Louis Braille. Braille was born in a village north of Paris and is credited as the inventor of the six-dot system that allows blind people to read. Braille died of tuberculosis in Paris in 1852. One hundred years later, he was re-interred in the Pantheon. I don't know why there's a bust to Braille in Marseille, but it was a fun find!
Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 1/11
Labels:
Blind,
Bust,
Côte d'Azur,
France,
Louis Braille,
Marseille,
Nikon D5000,
Provence
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2 comments:
Your shot of this bust came out great!
Maya: Thank you!
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