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PA_1417 [30 points]
A hidden space invader in one of the beautiful gardens of Paris. If you know where you can find dinosaur skeletons, you may know where to search. This one was space invader number 3778 in the world, and the 999th flashed by me in Paris (from the 1419 excisting space invaders in the French capital).
I had to search for this one to find the building under which the space invader concerned was located. It's not an official "52-Weeks" selfie, but it could very well be.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: T-REX SKELETON
All my photos of PA_1417:
PA_1417 (Close-up, August 2019)
PA_1417 (Selfie, August 2019)
Date of invasion: 01/08/2019
[ Visited this skeleton 15 days after invasion ]
PA_984 [20 points]
The 984th space invader in Paris and the 2539th in the world in the 19ème arrondissement of the space invader capital of the world. The statue is Monument en Moisson made in 1933 by Léon Deschamps (1860 - 1928).
Onscreen FlashInvader message: GOOD CATCH
All my photos of PA_984:
PA_984 (Close-up, October 2011)
PA_984 (Wide shot 1, June 2011)
PA_984 (Wide shot 2, October 2011)
PA_984 (52-Weeks Selfportrait, March 2023)
PA_984 (Wide shot 3, March 2023)
Date of invasion: 15/05/2011 (First seen on Flickr on 07/06/2011 by Yoyolabellut 23 days after invasion).
DELETED 2014/2015
RE-ACTIVATED 1 2017
DELETED 2021
RE-ACTIVATED 2 2022
[Visited PA_984 myself 29 days after invasion]
Paris #pa_1539 #invaderwashere #parisstreetart #paris6eme #mosaicart #streetart #mosaique #tiles #streetview #artdeco #immeuble #architecture #invaderphotography #spaceinvaders #flashinvaders #patm666photos
BXL_34 [20 points]
A yellow orange runner space invader on a busy spot in Bruxelles Ixelles (Elsene) revisited. Next year the invasion of Bruxelles was already 10 years ago. Still waiting for the second wave.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: QUE BUENO!
All my photos of BXL_34:
BXL_34 (Close-up, July 2012)
BXL_34 (Wide shot "high", July 2012)
BXL_34 (Wide shot "low", July 2012)
BXL_34 (Wide shot, "revisit", August 2021)
Date and time of invasion: 12/03/2012 03h04
[Visited BXL_34 in person 4 months and 11 days after invasion]
PA_354 [20 points]
The re-activation of this classic "duo" space invader is already 6 years ago and is there already longer than it's original. Time for a revisit. One of the crew members of restaurant La Robe et le Palais is having a moment for himself after he finished the mise-en-place before the cutormers arrive.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: NICE SHOT!
All my photos of PA_354:
PA_354 (Close-up, August 2016)
PA_354 (Wide shot 1, August 2016)
PA_354 (Wide shot 2, July 2022)
Date of invasion: 29/10/2000
DELETED unknown (2002 - 2005)
RE-ACTIVATED July 2016
PA_625 [30 points]
A camo space invader made of rather big tiles in the 6ème arrondissement of Paris. The original has never popped up on Flickr or other media so I guess this one was quickly removed in its invasion year 2005.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: ^_^GG^_^
All my photos of PA_625:
PA_625 (Close-up, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_625 (Wide shot 1, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_625 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 15/11/2005
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED May 2020
Reactivated in january 2019
Other views of Space Invader PA_929 HERE
FlashInvaders, a very addictive game by Invader : walk, explore cities in the world, make new friends, find Space Invaders mosaïcs, shoot them with your Iphone or Andoïd smartphone and score !
PA_1540 [20 points]
A green classic sized space invader which combines well with the streetname sign in the 14ème arrondissement. Corner Rue Raymond Losserand.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: FANTASTIQUE!
All my photos of PA_1540:
PA_1540 (Close-up, April 2025)
PA_1540 (Wide shot, April 2025)
Date of invasion: 10/04/2025 (world wide number 4307)
[ Visited PA_1540 for the first time two days after invasion, came back for better photos ]
PA_570 [20 points]
Another wide shot of the re-activated PA_570. Not in full sunlight which gives too much strange reflections.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "^-^GG^-^"
All my photos of PA_570:
PA_570 (Close-up 1, April 2005)
PA_570 (Wide shot 1, March 2008)
PA_570 (Re-Activated, Wide shot 2, December 2018)
PA_570 (Re-Activated Close-up 2, July 2020)
PA_570 (Re-Activated, Wide shot 3, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 26/11/2004
DELETED January/February 2012
RE-ACTIVATED November 2018
PA_311 [20 points]
It's raining re-activations in Paris. Due to the online application game FlashInvaders some fans felt the urge to re-activate destroyed space invaders which never made it to the game which was brought online in July 2014. This PA_311 was destroyed somewhere between the end of 2013 to the beginning of 2014 and was never 'flashable'. Thanks to the fabulous work of a fan this curb invader is back to life and everyone can win 20 extra points at this spot.
All my photos of PA_311:
PA_311 (Close-up, December 2011)
PA_311 (Wide shot 1, January 2006)
PA_311 (Wide shot 2, July 2015)
PA_311 (Wide shot 3, April 2025)
Date of invasion: 04/08/2000 (world wide number 690)
DELETED (late 2013 / early 2014)
RE-ACTIVATED: June 2015
PA_311 (Street view, July 2015 'back to life')
DELETED (seen September 2015)
RENOVATION OF THE STREET 2018/2019
RE-ACTIVATION July 2024
PA_692 [20 points]
The game FlashInvaders forced me to revisit a lot of still active and visible space invaders in Paris. Also this one I took photos of in the Summer of 2007 I had to visit again to flash and obtain the 20 points. After almost 9 years this one in the 16ème arrondissement was still in rather good shape.
Other views:
PA_692 (Zoom in. July 2007)
PA_692 (Street view, July 2007)
Date of invasion: 11/11/2006
PA_1481 [30 points]
The last (*March 2023) of in total 4 cryptopunk space invaders. Located in Belleville.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: IN MEMORY OF L'USINE DE PALI-KAO
All my photos of PA_1481:
PA_1481 (Close-up, December 2022)
PA_1481 (Wide shot, December 2022)
Date of invasion: 24/11/2022
[ Visited this invader within 2 weeks after invasion ]
PA_123 [20 points]
A re-activated mothership of which I have never seen the original. On the viaduc on the Pont de Bercy, an MF-73 train is passing by on line 6.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YEAHHH!
All my photos of PA_123:
PA_123 (Close-up, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_123 (Wide shot, Re-Activated, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 23/11/1998
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED May 2020
PA_327 [10 points]
A classic sized and colored space invader in the 9ème arrondissement on the corner of the Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière and Rue Sainte-Cécile. A space invader re-activated in 2018 and it took me almost 4 years to capture and flash this one.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: GOT IT :-)
All my photos of PA_327:
PA_327 (Close-up, February 2022)
PA_327 (Wide shot, February 2022)
Date of invasion: 13/08/2000
DELETED ages ago (unknown)
RE-ACTIVATED August 2018
PA_1478 [30 points]
This one is the first of a series of CryptoPunks mosaïcs made by Invader. CryptoPunks is a non-fungible token (NFT) collection on the Ethereum blockchain. The project was launched in June 2017 by the Larva Labs studio, a two-person team consisting of Canadian software developers Matt Hall and John Watkinson. The experimental project was inspired by the London punk scenes, the cyberpunk movement, and electronic music artists Daft Punk. There are 10,000 unique CryptoPunks (6,039 male and 3,840 female), all of which are made digitally scarce through the use of blockchain technology. Each one was algorithmically generated through computer code and thus no two characters are exactly alike, with some traits being rarer than others.
But this Cryptopunk PA_1478 is not a NFT anymore! He stands now on a façade in Paris, just above the place where New Rose, the legendary records shop and label was. [ # Invaderwashere ]
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: ALIVE CRYPTOPUNK ON DEAD NEW ROSE
All my photos of PA_1478:
PA_1478 (Close-up, October 2022)
PA_1478 (Wide shot, October 2022)
Date of invasion: 26/10/2022 (Source: Invaderwashere @Instagram)
[ Found this cryptopunk PA_1478 only 2 days after invasion ]
PA_1485 [50 points]
This big green space invader in Le Marais is part of the 127th wave in Paris and is number 4087 in the world. As we speak (July 2023) still the most recent Paris space invader. Followed by the invasion of both Fontainebleau (18 invaders) and München (18 invaders). In the background the Église Saint-Merri. PA_1485 is surrounded by work of GZ'UP, A2 and another one, a clock.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: IT WORKS! (one of the standard messages)
All my photos of PA_1485:
PA_1485 (Close-up, February 2023)
PA_1485 (Wide shot, February 2023)
Date of invasion: 07/02/2023
[ Found PA_1485 six days after invasion ]
BXL_41 [50 points]
From 24/06/2022 till 08/01/2023 Invader had an exhibition in the Nima Museum in Bruxelles (Molenbeek Saint-Jean) under the titel Invader Rubikcubist. For this occasion, Invader has placed two new space invaders on the outside of the museum. His second invasion wave in Brussels since 2012. A total of 80 extra points for the city of Brussels.
This one is located on the roof of the MIMA museum.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: MIMA INVADED
All my photos of BXL_41:
BXL_41 (Close-up, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 1, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 2, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Wide shot 3, September 2022)
BXL_41 (Roof shot 1, October 2022)
BXL_41 (Roof shot 2, October 2022)
Date of invasion: Date of invasion; around 07/07/2022
[ Visited, flashed and caputered BXL_42 about 2 months after invasion ]
Paris Les six continents L'Océanie de Mathurin Moreau, l'Afrique d'Eugène Delaplanche, l'Amérique du sud d'Aimé Millet, l'Amérique du nord d'Ernest Eugène Hiolle, l'Asie d'Alexandre Falguière et l'Europe d'Alexandre Schoenewerk sont installées depuis 1985 sur l'esplanade du musée d'Orsay. sculptures statues art bronze lessixcontinents Muséedorsay pa_797 Invaderwashere parisstreetart patmhunterinvader spaceinvaders patm666photos
Les Gouzous de Jace débarquent sur le Pont des Arts pour le grand bonheur des parisiens et des touristes (.... un peu contrariés quand même par l'éviction des cadenas d'amour )
PA_942 [20 points]
A 'file' invader of which I have never seen the original which must have been removed quickly after the invasion date in March 2011.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: GOOD EYES!
All my photos of PA_942:
PA_942 (Close-up, January 2020)
PA_942 (Wide shot, January 2020)
Date of invasion: 27/03/2011
DELETED 2011
RE-ACTIVATED July 2017
[ Visited this invader almost 9 years after it invasion and 2 years and about 6 months after its re-activation ]
PA_1416 [30 points]
A green and white hypnotic space invader in Hauts-de-Seine a bit outside Paris. I was lucky to be able to take a photo in full sunlight of this one. That is only possible for a short time a day (early evening). A double Alstom Citadis 302 on line T2 just left the station Les Moulineaux.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YOU DID IT!
All my photos of PA_1416:
PA_1416 (Close-up, September 2019)
PA_1416 (Wide shot, September 2019)
Date of invasion: 06 - 11/07/2019 (first photo on Flickr on 11/07)
[ Visited this hypnotic PA_1416 about 2 months after invasion ]
PA_19 [10 points]
I think this is the second re-activation in the history of this 19th space invader in Paris and in the world. Better quality than the previous attempt to re-activate this blue on red invader of the very first generation.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "MISSION SUCCESSFUL"
All my photos of PA_19:
PA_19 (Close-up, December 2019)
PA_19 (Wide shot, December 2019)
PA_19 (Close-up «re-activation # 2», January 2023)
PA_19 (Wide shot «re-activation # 2», January 2023)
Date of invasion (original) : 25/04/1998
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED December 2018
DELETED Somewhere 2021
RE-ACTIVATED End 2022 / Early 2023
PA_074 [50 points]
This high score space invader is located on the fence of the Musée Picasso in the Rue des Coutures Saint-Gervais in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. When I passed along this one in the Summer of 2021 it was time for an update, despite this re-activated space invader is still in good shape.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: VNARC LE VIRUS
All my photos of PA_74:
PA_74 (Close-up 1, February 2007)
PA_74 (Wide shot 1, February 2007)
PA_74 (Close-up 2, Re-Activated, March 2020)
PA_74 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, March 2020)
PA_74 (Wide shot 3, Re-Activated, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 15/07/1998
DELETED April 2009
RE-ACTIVATED March 2020
PA_1482 [50 points]
Invader's first invasion in the year 2023 took place outside Paris; Villeneuve-Saint-George. I took RER D about 20 kilometers from Gare du Nord to the Southeast of Île-de-France to encounter this beautiful big invader along the N6 on an elevator shaft to reach the Passerelle Villeneuve Triage. I was lucky in this dark period of the year to be able to capture this one in morning sunlight at about 9h30.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: WELCOME IN 5783
All my photos of PA_1482:
PA_1482 (Close-up, January 2023)
PA_1482 (Wide shot 1, January 2023)
PA_1482 (Wide shot 2, January 2023)
PA_1482 ("52-Weeks" self-portrait, January 2023)
Date of invasion: 06/01/2023 (Source: Instagram Invaderwashere)
[ I visited, flashed and captured PA_1482 12 days after invasion]
BXL_42 [30 points]
From 24/06/2022 till 08/01/2023 Invader had an exhibition in the Nima Museum in Bruxelles (Molenbeek Saint-Jean) under the titel Invader Rubikcubist. For this occasion, Invader has placed two new space invaders on the outside of the museum. His second invasion wave in Brussels since 2012. A total of 80 extra points for the city of Brussels.
This small Rubik invader on street level of the museum.
FlashInvaders onscreen message: RUBIK CAMO
All my photos of BXL_42:
BXL_42 (Close-up, September 2022)
BXL_42 (Wide shot, September 2022)
Date of invasion; around 07/07/2022
[ Visited, flashed and caputered BXL_42 about 2 months after invasion ]
AMS_25 [10 points]
The famous Rock Temple of Amsterdam was invaded as well in 1999. Never seen the original of this green runner but thanks to the Re-Activation team it is back in town, visible and flashable.
In January 2021 the "pop art posters" on the building was made by artist Xaviera Althena.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: I'M PROUD OF YOU!
All my photos of AMS_25:
AMS_25 (Close-up, June 2019)
AMS_25 (Wide shot 1, June 2019)
AMS_25 (Wide shot 2, January 2020)
Year of invasion: 1999
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED 18/06/2019
PA_1297 [40 points]
A desktop computer space invader in the 12ème arrondissement of Paris.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "AS GOOD AS DACID VINCENT"
All my photos of PA_1297:
PA_1297 (Close-up, June 2018)
PA_1297 (Wide shot, June 2018)
Date of invasion: 28/08/2017
[ Visited PA_1297 10 months and 2 days after invasion ]
MARS_39 [50 points]
Invader likes to make such tiled poster mosaics in recent years. This one is located in the neighbourhood Préfecture not far from the Cours Julien.
Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: AFFICHAGE LIBRTE EXPRESSION
All my photos of MARS_39:
MARS_39 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_39 (Wide shot 1, July 2021)
MARS_39 (Wide shot 2, July 2021)
Date of invasion09/08/2020
Mosaic art at ESA’s ESRIN Earth observation centre near Rome, Italy. French artist Invader is installing his art at ESA establishments around Europe and even on the International Space Station.
ESA has been monitoring Earth with its environmental satellites since the 1970s, keeping a constant watch over our planet by analysing satellite data to protect our environment.
The first space invader mosaic art was found by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during her mission on the International Space Station. She installed ‘Space2’ in Europe’s Columbus space laboratory. Since then, space-themed art has appeared at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, at our Redu Centre in Belgium, our space operations centre in Germany and ESA’s technical heart in the Netherlands, and it even took over our headquarters in Paris, France.
Download a free app by the artist to spot and collect Invader art at ESA establishments and all over the world. Gain points by taking pictures of the mosaics and compare your scores.
Credit: Invader
#spaceinvader #space2iss
PA_362 [30 points]
This 'space text' space invader in the 10ème arrondissement has been absent for about 10 years because it had been deleted. But in January 2018 this blue space invader is back in town; "hello" again!
FlashInvaders onscreen message: "SWEET"
All my photos of PA_362:
PA_362 (Close-up, November 2005)
PA_362 (Wide shot, November 2005)
PA_362 (Close-up Re-Activated, March 2018)
PA_362 (Wide shot Re-Activated, March 2018)
Date of invasion: 01/12/2000
DELETED 2007
RE-ACTIVATION January 2018
RBA_16 [30 points]
A bit hidden in the Oudayas neighbourhood this khamsa is on a white wall. The hamsa (or khamsa) also known as the hand of Fatima, is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings. Depicting the open hand, an image recognized and used as a sign of protection in many times throughout history, the hamsa has been traditionally believed to provide defense against the evil eye.
Onscreen FlashInvader message: KHAMSA MAY THE LUCK BE WITH YOU
All my photos of RBA>16:
RBA_16 (Zoom-in, September 2024)
RBA_16 (Wide shot 1, September 2024)
RBA_16 (Wide shot 2, September 2024)
Date of invasion: 18/03/2017 (worldwide number 3434)
PA_324 [10 points]
An orange "ground" space invader of which I have never seen the original. Located underneath PA_177 (20 points, 1999).
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: WUBBA LUBBA DUB DUBS!!!
All my photos of PA_324:
PA_324 (Close-up, Re-Activated, August 2020)
PA_324 (Wide shot 1, Re-Activated, August 2020)
PA_324 (Wide shot 2, Re-Activated, August 2020)
Date of invasion: 13/08/2000
DELETED a long long time ago
RE-ACTIVATED July 2020
MARS_63 [50 points]
Sun and blue skies is most of the time the daily motto of the city of Marseille.
Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YOU'RE THE MAN!
All my photos of MARS_63:
MARS_63 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_63 (Wide shot, July 2021)
MARS_63 ("52-Weeks", 29/52 Endoume)
Date of invasion: 12/08/2020
PA_594 [30 points]
The online application game FlashInvaders means in mosts cases I have to revisit space invaders I have seen and captured in the past. PA_594 is no exception to this. Still active. An up to date zoom-in, the previous one of 2006 was a bit blurry.
Other views:
PA_594 (Zoom in, July 2006)
PA_594 (Street view, July 2006)
PA_594 (Zoom in, better quality, March 2016)
PA_594 (Street view, featuring Geox, March 2016)
Date of invasion: 22/05/2005
Not sure if this one has been deleted and re-activated recently (2016).
PA_1253 [30 points]
Andy is flashing this made in 2016 space invader in the 16ème arrondissement with in the background the Tour Eiffel.
Onscreen Flashinvaders message: CHAMPION!
All my photos of PA_1253:
PA_1253 (Close-up, December 2016)
PA_1253 (Wide shot 1, December 2016)
PA_1253 (Wide shot 2, September 2021)
Date of invasion: 04/11/2016 (Source: space-invaders.com, first seen on Flickr on 05/11/2016 by Alexandre Feuvrier)
[ Visited PA_1253 for the first time 26 days after invasion ]
PA_632 [30 points]
One of the Rubik space invaders Invader made for the streets of Paris. Th original of PA_632 was placed on a building which has been demolished now. Here shown with a piece of MisterP next to the invader and the mural is made by Collectif Artichaud; Toto et Joël. (2021/2022?)
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: RUBIKCUBISM!
All my photos of PA_632:
PA_632 (Close-up 1, January 2006)
PA_632 (Wide shot 1, January 2006)
PA_632 (Close-up 2, «re-activated», June 2022)
PA_632 (Wide shot 2, «re-activated», June 2022)
Date of invasion: 08/12/2005
DELETED June 2006
RE-ACTIVATED June 2022
[ I have found the original PA_632 in January 2006 within 2 months after invasion. ]
PA_1241 [30 point]
Dragon ball space invader in the 5ème arrondissement of Paris. Not far from the Notre-Dame de Paris! It was a pleasure to meet Archi & Philou (André) here in front of PA_1241, like me a fanatic space invader hunter and photograher. Nice to meet you André.
All views of PA_1241:
PA_1241 (Zoom in, September 2016)
PA_1241 (Street scene, September 2016)
PA_1241 (Zoom in in full sunlight, March 2017)
PA_1241 (Street scene in full sunlight, March 2017)
Date of invasion: 21/09/2016 (Source: space-invaders.com, First seen on Flickr on 21/09/2016 by Tofz4u)
[ Visited this dragon ball PA_1241 4 days after invasion ]
PA_343 [10 points]
I had to come back to this space invader for a full sunny shot on both the Eiffel Tower as on PA_343. Never seen this one before so I am very grateful for the re-activators who made this possible.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: "GOOD JOB MORTY!"
All my photos of PA_343:
PA_343 (Close-up, January 2019)
PA_343 (Wide shot 1, January 2019)
PA_343 (Wide shot 2, January 2019)
PA_343 (Wide shot 3, July 2019)
PA_343 (Wider close-up 4, July 2019)
Date of invasion (original): 01/10/2000
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED January 2019
PA_541 [20 points]
The one and only "ground" space invader in the invasion period between PA_501 and PA_1000 of Invader. Perhaps this was the last one Invader made this way. The original lasted quite long (around 5 years). This re-activated one is in good shape and perfectly made copy conform.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: MISSION SUCCESFUL
All my photos of PA_541:
PA_541 (Close-up 1, Original, March 2007)
PA_541 (Wide shot 1, (Niked) Original, March 2007)
PA_541 (Close-up 2, Re-Activated, September 2020)
PA_541 (Wide shot 2, (Niked) Re-Activated, September 2020)
PA_541 (Widest shot 3, Re-Activated, September 2020)
Date of invasion: 18/03/2004
DELETED 2009
RE-ACTIVATED August 2020
[ Found the original of this ground space invader almost 3 years after invasion ]
A hot day in Paris, "Plan canicule activé", I went for a walk for a meet and greet of two re-activated space invaders near Monceau and Courcelles...
Location: Place de la République de l' Équateur, Boulevard and Rue de Courvelles, Paris 8ème.
Coördinates: 48°87'91"N 2°30'35"E
Reason: I was in this part of Paris to capture and flash ("FlashInvaders") PA_387 and PA_268 and while waiting for the space invader in full sunlight (see at the corner left of my face) I took the opportunity for my selfportrait.
Boulevard de Courcelles: Boulevard de Courcelles is a 1160 meters long boulevard in the 8ème and 17ème arrondissement in Paris. This boulevard starts at avenue de Villiers and place Prosper-Goubaux and ends at place des Ternes.
There are 4 métro stations along this boulevard; Villiers (2, 3), Monceau (2), Courcelles (2), Ternes (2).
The boulevard owes its name to the nearby rue de Courcelles, which itself derives from the fact that it was the road that led directly to the hamlet of Courcelles.
More information: Wikipedia - Boulevard de Courcelles Paris
52-Weeks Revisit: I took a selfie a bit further down the Boulevard de Courcelles 5 years ago in 2015:
PA_268: 20 points - invasion date: 05/02/2000 - deleted ages ago - re-activated November 2017. Other photos:
All my photos of PA_268:
PA_268 (Close-up, Re-Activated, August 2020)
PA_268 (Wide shot, Re-Activated, August 2020)
PA_268 ("52-Weeks" Project, Re-Activated, August 2020)
Weather: Sunny, 34° (Plan canicule activé)
To Listen ♫: M Pokora - Tombé
Self-portrait technics: 'Stretched arm' method without self-timer. ("SPAAL")
PA_1393 [30 points]
Meeting point in case of an emergency or evacuation. Applied street art near a métro station in a very concrete environment. This was the 3729th space invader in the world.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: GROUPIR!
All my photos of PA_1393:
PA_1393 (Close-up, May 2019)
PA_1393 (Wide shot, May 2019)
Date of invasion: 05/04/2019
[ Visited PA_1393 1 month and 17 days after invasion ]
PA_313 [10 points]
One of the many "GROUND" space invades which popped up in the asphalt jungle of Paris. This orange one is located in the 1er arrondissement of Paris and I have never seen the original before. I cleaned him a bit before taking a picture. Taking good care of the French cultural heritage.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: YES!
All my photos of PA_313:
PA_313 (Close-up, Re-Activated, July 2020)
PA_313 (Wide shot, Re-Activated, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 04/08/2000
DELETED ages ago
RE-ACTIVATED July 2020
NY_115 [20 points]
New York City was one of the first cities 'invaded' by Invader. The first 'wave' was before the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and as we speak (2015) the city of New York has been invaded 147 times spread out over 6 waves (the last wave was in May 2015 with only one additonal space invader). This one was installed in 2009.
Stewart is using the "FlashInvaders" application to gain 20 points. Much to the surprise of a passing local.
Other views:
NY_115 (Zoom in, May 2015)
Year of invasion: 2009 (Source: www.space-invaders.com)
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat | Herengracht 11/12/2017 17h07
Amsterdam space invader during the snow blizzard of 11 December 2017. AMS_20 is there for already more than 17 years and still active, no matter the cold or heat.
All my photos of AMS_20:
AMS_20 (Close-up, June 2007)
AMS_20 (Street view, June 2007)
AMS_20 (Flashinvader! February 2015)
AMS_20 (Street view, April 2015)
AMS_20 (Snow Blizzard, December 2017)
Year of invasion: 1999
Amsterdam has been invaded by the one and only Invader in the Summer of 2000. Till today (2015) there has been only one invasion wave of 26 space invaders. Apart from some other pixel artists like Mister_X and AmsterInvader.
As we speak in 2015, 9 of the in total 26 space invaders are still 'active'(= 31 %) which is not that bad after more than 14 years.
More photos of the original invastion of Amsterdam:
Space Invaders Amsterdam (my photo set on Flickr)
PA_1446 [50 points]
As we speak (* August 2020) the most recent space invader put up on the wall in Paris. Number 3870 in the world. After installing this one Invader was busy with the fourth invasion wave of the city of Marseille.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: READY FOR THE NEXT ONE?
All my photos of PA_1446:
PA_1446 (Close-up, July 2020)
PA_1446 (Wide shot 1, July 2020)
PA_1446 (Wide shot 2, July 2020)
Date of invasion: 10/06/2020
[ Visited this runner one month and 8 days after invasion ]
MARS_31 [20 points]
Fort Saint-Jean has finally been invaded for the first time since it was built in the year 1660.
Till August 2020 I found and flashed all 13 space invaders of wave 1 (MARS_01 - MARS_11 - 2004 and wave 2 (MARS_12 and MARS_13). But during wave 3 in August 2020 the number of space invaders went up to 97. In total 84 space invaders on my list again.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: MISSION SUCCESSFUL
All my photos of MARS_31:
MARS_31 (Close-up, July 2021)
MARS_31 (Wide shot, July 2021)
Date of invasion: 09/ 08/2020
Other views of Space Invader PA_1174 HERE
FlashInvaders, a very addictive game by Invader : walk, explore cities in the world, find Space Invaders mosaïcs, shoot them with your Iphone or Andoïd smartphone and score !
PA_063 [10 points]
A fully renovated PA_063 in the 11ème arrondissement in Paris along the Rue de Charonne.
Onscreen FlashInvaders message: NICE SHOT
All my photos of PA_063:
PA_063 (Close-up, March 2009)
PA_063 (Wider shot, July 2005)
PA_063 (Wide shot, March 2009)
PA_063 (Close-up, «Re-Activated», February 2022)
Date of invasion: 10/06/1998
PAINTED OVER 2012 - 2014
DELETED 2017
RE-ACTIVATED 2018
Second Best "52 Weeks Project"
Since I have been joining the 52 Weeks Project on Flickr it has happened several times that I had to chose between two or more self portraits that week. A difficult choice. The solution is to create a set of all good alternatives. Life is full of choices and sometimes a week has too much opportunities. This is one of those alternatives, the second best. And sometimes just as good.
A space invader hunt on a sunny Sunday morning in April. This was one of the results of this morning, the re-activated PA_701 in the 11ème arrondissement of Paris is back...
Location: Rue Godefroy Cavaignac in the 11ème arrondissement of Paris
Coordinates: 48°51'15" N 2°22'55" E
PA_701: 20 points - 11ème arrondissment, date of invasion 13/11/2006, destroyed in Fabruary 2007 and re-activated in March 2018. FlashInvaders onscreen message: NICE!
All my photos of PA_701:
PA_701 (Close-up, January 2007)
PA_701 (Wide shot, January 2007)
PA_701 (Close-up after re-activation, April 2018)
PA_701 (Wide shot after re-activation, April 2018)
Official "52" of this week: 15/52 Voltaire (2018)
To Listen: Chicane - Flotsum and Jetsum(Album Mix) (Youtbube)
Weather: Mostly sunny, 11° C
Self-portrait technics: Just taking a picture of my shadow, no self-timer