When Jean-Jacques Rousseau decided he did not like the protestant movement in Switzerland, he moved to Annecy in France; a petite ville where many catholics ran for refuge. This is where he claimed to have met his great love, whom he called Maman (Mom; which may be disturbing/freudian considering she was 32 when he was 16). He asked that a monument be built in name of his love; "que ne puis-je entourer d'un balustre d'or cette hereuse place!" So... voila! Hidden away in the corner of a tiny, silent, square is the baluster of "gold" that Rousseau had asked for.
Photos and story by Marion Geiger
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