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This map of Paris is so precise that it becomes mesmerizing

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Fractal Paris ©Tarik Tolunay

An artist took on the crazy challenge of creating a pixel art map of Paris. After several months of work, he succeeded, producing a piece that is particularly detailed and colorful.

Many of the most talented artists have taken Paris as their model for creating their work. And Tarik Tolunay is one of them! With « Fractal Paris — Anachronic », he aims to create the map of the French capital entirely in pixel art. With unparalleled precision, this piece showcases Paris in every detail. 


Many months of work to achieve such a remarkable creation

This is a monumental project that Tarik Tolunay embarked on in the spring of 2025. With 12 to 16 hours of work per day, the artist managed to represent the entire capital on a canvas of 150 x 250 centimeters, after 11 months. On his Instagram account, he didn't hesitate to document the progress of his work over the weeks, drawing parallels between the completed parts and those still in progress.

And the artist, originally from Turkey, was able to show incredible ingenuity : by zooming in on each neighborhood of the city, he...possible to spot every little alley, the most iconic buildings, and frozen scenes of life. “The screen isn’t enough. This work needs to be hung on the wall,” he writes next to a photo of himself posing with his printed map on paper.


Istanbul represented in pixel art in the same way

Born in 1970 in Istanbul, he dedicated his career to drawing after studying at Mimar Sinan University. For several years, he has been combining drawing with technology to become a specialist in illustrations and infographics. His favorite themes are architecture, history, and even mapping, as evidenced by his work on Paris. He had also created a similar map of Istanbul.