If you are a Picasso fan then I know of a real treat for you! Head to the 7th District and go and visit the UNESCO building at 7 Place de Fontenoy 75007 (Metro Saint-Francois-Xavier).
When you arrive at the building don’t be shy, walk into the hall and keep walking towards the rear of the building until you see the biggest painting ever done by Pablo Picasso. The painting is called “The Fall Of Icarus” and was painted on 40 wooden panels which is now presented on a 10 x 8 meter wall.
The rumour has it that when the painting was almost finished, an over-head passage-way was built right next to his work of art. When Pablo came back from a trip abroad, and wanted to finish his painting he was terribly shocked by the passage-way and refused to finish the painting luckily for us he did complete the painting (As he had already signed a contract) but refused to sign his work.
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