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Si vous vous promenez dans les jardins du Palais Royal, vous aurez peut-être la chance de voir le petit canon. Et pour l'entendre, il vous faut être présent le mercredi à midi, puisque c'est la tradition comme indiqué sur le panneau ci-dessous.
Here is the translation for this little cannon in the middle of the Palais Royal garden :
1786 : Mr Rousseau, watchmaker at 96 Beaujolais gallery, decided to ring midday for people around in shooting with his little cannon which was just on the Paris meridian. A magnifyng glass
was suppose to light the streak when the sun was shining.
1799 : The cannon was deplaced in the middle of the garden. He had been active until 1914.
1990 : The cannon is active again every wednesday at midday.
Written in Latin on it : I only ring lucky hours !
Muriel 05/04/2011 07:26