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What do you see (and read)?
A boat floating on a river. Under it there’s the text “Fluctuat nec mergitur”.
What does this mean?
The boat is the symbol of Paris. The latin sentence translates as “it floats and doesn’t sink”. It’s the motto of Paris.
You’ll see it on various buildings: schools, swimming pools, the town hall, the arrondissement halls…

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