The Metro... Literally Speaking!

Champ de Mars = Field of Mars
Champ de Mars Metro Station photogaphed by Janol Apin

Veteran Janol Apin, formerly of L'Express photographed  these as part of his series MÉTROPOLISSON

Père = Father (Priest) + Chaise = Chaise

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Duroc, a play on words on “rock”:

Boulets = (In older french) Cannon Balls - Though today many interpret it as the Prisoners' balls.

Chateau = Castle (Used famously by Wine Producers) Eau = Water

Maison = House + Blanche = White (AKA The White House) 

Rome

Porte de Vincennes where Paris has its Race Course

General Charles de Gaulle's Back

And Francois Mitterrand's back too 

Gare du Nord, the train station in Paris reinterpreted as a traveler to the North Pole:

École Militaire:

Dupleix:

And no... This has nothing to do with advertising (at least not directly)... But it does remind me of clients who ask (advertising) agencies to take their product literally!