The best street art in Paris

No list would be complete without one of France's most beloved modern symbols: Marion Cotillard, whose starred in everything from the Dark Knight Rises to Arcachon-set Nous Finirons Ensemble. She was painted by New York artist BKFoxx, who paints photorealistic murals with only spray paint in hand (no stencils or projectors). While the mural is unfinished, the glamorous subject matter, and the dreamy way she appears to float along the canal and dissolve into the city itself earns her a spot on the list of best street art in Paris.

Vinie Graffiti's stylized female figures dot the world, but they're always imaginative, something between a Greek nymph and Bratz doll, and sport voluminous hair that completes the look. One of her most beloved works graces a building along the Canal St. Martin, a shy-looking girl with a jewel-like 'do.

Veteran street artist Jef Aerosol's piece "Chuuuttt !!!!" is the perfect addition to the whimsical Place Stravinsky, in Beaubourg. In addition to Aerosol's whispering man, the plaza is also home to the Stravinksy fountain, a water feature sporting 16 sculptures representing the namesake composer.

Paris' 13 arronidissement is a cornocopia of street art, flourishing in a modern district of the city. Seth's "Enter the Vortex" is one of the brightest examples, as a young boy appears to walk into a swirling eddy on a building on Rue Jeanne -d'Arc.

The longest street art mural in Paris at the time of its inauguration, "Rosa Parks fait le mur" (Rosa Parks Made the Wall) is a 500 meter (1640 foot) long piece spanning the 18 and 19th arrondissements. Dedicated to the Civil Rights icon, the dynamic work celebrates peace and cohabitition in a mélange by Kashink, Zepha, Bastardilla, Tatyana Fazlalizadeh and Katjastroph