When things get you down, look up. Actually, you should always look up in Paris, where the rooftops reflect the beauty of the city.

I started taking photos of roofs a few years ago, sharing some of them on Facebook. Ever since then, I’ve tried to really see what is above eye level.

If you feel the same way, try to identify the location of each of the roofs shown here. Instructions are at the end of the post, hints are scattered throughout.

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I’m not a specialist in roof types, beyond a pretty clear idea of what a zinc Mansard looks like. But Paris roofs are more varied than you might expect, given the city’s somewhat homogenous Haussmannian architecture. It was subject to very strict standards when construction began in the late 1850s but innovations have abounded since then, for better or worse.

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Most, but not all, of the roofs pictured are of principally residential buildings. The preponderance are on the Right Bank and, I confess, there is more than one in my own arrondissement. If you don’t know where that is, read more of my blog posts.

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Is that enough for you to try to identify where these are? You’d have to be a real Paris nerd to locate them all. I may accept general descriptions in addition to streets and addresses, depending on the other responses.

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The winner gets to name a character in my next published short story (whenever there is one).

Please send answers to plantedinparis@gmail.com, with your name or avatar in the subject line. Use the numbers in the post to identify each roof. Winners will be revealed in a subsequent posting.

And remember: Keep looking up!

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Photo editing: James Schwartz