~"No Trespassing?"~

In ages gone by, the "signs" that issued the warning "STAY AWAY" had a little more impact than our painted signs of today.

These fancy ironwork 'decorations' definitely keep your neighbor where he belongs.

No going over or through this fence. (alongside the St. Roch church)

The statuary in the Luxembourg Gardens keep the pigeons perched near the ground.
(You see these spikey things everywhere on buildings above entryways.)

No using the light post to get over the wall.

I suppose there are several reasons for keeping someone from using this corner.

On the gate at  Chateau Vaux le Compte

Another guarded corner.

 This fearsome deterrent is on the wall on the tip of Ile de la Cite.

A fence along the Promenade des Invalides.

Note the dividing ironwork between apartment buildings.

I learned about these ironwork deterrents after our trip to Paris.  Next time, I will be more diligent in seeking them out, as they are everywhere and in many forms!!