Street Art Alexandra David Néel

The wall on the Rue de la Brèche aux Loups features a mural of Alexandra David-Néel, her face composed of intricate, swirling patterns in cool blues and deep indomitable greens. She stares east toward the horizon, draped in the heavy wool chuba she wore when she entered Lhasa in disguise in nineteen twenty-four. David-Néel spent her life challenging the boundaries of travel and faith, and this portrait marks the spot where she once lived, documenting her transition from opera singer to legendary explorer.