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Église Saint-Roch

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE421RIGjgucbxSijfZB6k503CCs7Jk3ZLiP2v9nwYASrXE2PF_HLkInd1sffcfN3cmhHnQlUHoVbCDU5hzizxm-6eLPWbMVDqHukucAvHowNOCJ1x18FeraSarQzZHj87Ckp5pqsk41E/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_1DSC_9333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE421RIGjgucbxSijfZB6k503CCs7Jk3ZLiP2v9nwYASrXE2PF_HLkInd1sffcfN3cmhHnQlUHoVbCDU5hzizxm-6eLPWbMVDqHukucAvHowNOCJ1x18FeraSarQzZHj87Ckp5pqsk41E/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_1DSC_9333.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Église Saint Roch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This late Baroque church is filled with art,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">stunning architecture, a storied past, and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">three magnificent organs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Marquis de Sade was married (!) here in 1763,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and Yves Saint Laurent's funeral brought over 1,000 people</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> to this church in 2008.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My friend Peter Olsen (Peter's Paris blog) provided </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">many interesting photos and facts which you can find <a href="http://www.peter-pho2.com/2011/01/church-of-saint-roch.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Église Saint Roch</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">298, rue Saint Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div>

Église Saint-Roch

Église Saint Roch This late Baroque church is filled with art, stunning architecture, a storied past, and three magnificent organs. The Marq...

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Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqw5Vs0SlA_CwwrXpgS9jwQnVPgZLHftnlRyVAN8z9PB6v6EDzv6OPqbnG2jPhiW_WY5uNOLYdZL2hcpJadDm0P14ebmUbUNV9gvDJU2i0aPvDt1aorOiWNysZNGrC3aD-qK4yC_W0Y/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+081+DSC_9192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRqw5Vs0SlA_CwwrXpgS9jwQnVPgZLHftnlRyVAN8z9PB6v6EDzv6OPqbnG2jPhiW_WY5uNOLYdZL2hcpJadDm0P14ebmUbUNV9gvDJU2i0aPvDt1aorOiWNysZNGrC3aD-qK4yC_W0Y/s640/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+081+DSC_9192.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the primary organ</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This great organ comes from the instrument built </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">by the renown Aristide Cavaille-Coll in 1894 for the mansion of Baron Espée.  </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was moved from the Baron's residence on </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Avenue Bois de Boulogne to Saint-Antoine in 1909. </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsaint-antoine-des-quinze-vingts%2Bin%2Bparis%2Borgue%26biw%3D1287%26bih%3D915&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&u=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DUZ34tvwLcQM&usg=ALkJrhhALjcPfkiPZFo34hSxpcz6QitFIg" target="_blank">click here to listen to a short piece</a> on this organ.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Like many churches, there is a second organ, </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a practice organ for the choir, which I will show you another time.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>bon dimanche</i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts</i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>57, rue Traversière</i></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>75012, Paris</i></span></div>

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts the primary organ This great organ comes from the instrument built by the renown Aristide Cavaille-C...

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Église Saint-Roch

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHRF63W_jP6wUygZg7whDRi-m_kmQ2wiLVjOXf-xTAClWD2tpuvr4CP05Ko3uijAxc3lFHqM035H3TrxQPc8iRanzCNSnk6YomNkHbkEF7UWywFbQfnEGiiHu7W2OY5A2itnRLE6XJTY/s1600/2012+Mar25-26+P_085DSC_4017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSHRF63W_jP6wUygZg7whDRi-m_kmQ2wiLVjOXf-xTAClWD2tpuvr4CP05Ko3uijAxc3lFHqM035H3TrxQPc8iRanzCNSnk6YomNkHbkEF7UWywFbQfnEGiiHu7W2OY5A2itnRLE6XJTY/s640/2012+Mar25-26+P_085DSC_4017.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The candles in this side chapel </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of Église Saint Roch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">may not capture your attention</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but I wonder about the image</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of a young woman crying that appears </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in the upper right corner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a ghost or my imagination?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Église Saint Roch</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">296, rue Saint Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Roch

The candles in this side chapel of Église Saint Roch may not capture your attention but I wonder about the image of a young woman crying th...

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Église de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfNlrt94dxfye9816m7jtrBpIXlaunxZHDjcOv8dA_BkWuHDf0ZyokmYBrFvI4qNyXrhjIeBcuryZ5f29ZOAIHrMexJpVOifzqz39LigkOQliHgDvK5TIFwRODh0Nr4Yi7YEsrIhzQ8Q/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+331+DSC_1030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfNlrt94dxfye9816m7jtrBpIXlaunxZHDjcOv8dA_BkWuHDf0ZyokmYBrFvI4qNyXrhjIeBcuryZ5f29ZOAIHrMexJpVOifzqz39LigkOQliHgDvK5TIFwRODh0Nr4Yi7YEsrIhzQ8Q/s640/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+331+DSC_1030.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span> Église de la Sainte-Trinité</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>This church of the Second Empire period </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>built between 1861 and 1867</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>stands majestically above the buildings of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>the ninth arrondissement. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span>bon dimanche</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span><span> Église de la Sainte-Trinité</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span><span>Place d'Estienne d'Orves</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span><span>75009, Paris</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span> </span> </span></div>

Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Église de la Sainte-Trinité This church of the Second Empire period built between 1861 and 1867 stands majestically above the buildings of...

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Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMyYfwkDOGG912zXq1V6FPyEjLaInVNDNSqeaMgy8piEgoN7jFmAmHoTfNvzm4eI_WhAbTgAsLdTTTgrr8V4KLTYW3UU76G808lYKHYI29_Kopwl28p9edL5fCdUXTgrqAQ-S8VJUECM/s1600/DSC_0692p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMyYfwkDOGG912zXq1V6FPyEjLaInVNDNSqeaMgy8piEgoN7jFmAmHoTfNvzm4eI_WhAbTgAsLdTTTgrr8V4KLTYW3UU76G808lYKHYI29_Kopwl28p9edL5fCdUXTgrqAQ-S8VJUECM/s640/DSC_0692p.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tucked in a corner of this beautiful and storied church sits this</div><div style="text-align: center;">confessional, obscured in semi-darkness.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rays of light entering a church window illuminate</div><div style="text-align: center;">the corner confessional, revealing a warm patina.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">99, rue Saint-Antoine</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis

Eglise Saint-Paul Saint-Louis Tucked in a corner of this beautiful and storied church sits this confessional, obscured in semi-darkness. The...

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Basilique du Sacré Coeur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALHDBDGl6nz6YNO-rqAd7294jJ26G7kKU1KRV-I2nuD59DEZwaCSAF3NfCd5WoXWDsQnQWfwKcImVuUQZKPJNHvmbNKEPy14fNVDPNXPt1efhtYZT0Yo-Q5F8sgUdZG1zbhcEyjN9VAg/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+165+DSC_7677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALHDBDGl6nz6YNO-rqAd7294jJ26G7kKU1KRV-I2nuD59DEZwaCSAF3NfCd5WoXWDsQnQWfwKcImVuUQZKPJNHvmbNKEPy14fNVDPNXPt1efhtYZT0Yo-Q5F8sgUdZG1zbhcEyjN9VAg/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+165+DSC_7677.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is<i> le solstice d'été</i> and </div><div style="text-align: center;">la Fête de la Musique</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder what the music program holds</div><div style="text-align: center;">for Sacré Coeur today.  It will surely be magnificent!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon Fête des Pères, Papa.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tu me manques</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Basilique du Sacré Coeur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from Rue Norvins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Basilique du Sacré Coeur

Today is le solstice d'été and la Fête de la Musique I wonder what the music program holds for Sacré Coeur today. It will surely be ...

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Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3Piugue1VC8SGh4wazfYZeOBk_wL3ist-zOTLPGVmye1U2MvsbbOpZZY4AAhVTrAOgbBhrJkC-9i5TSh78S22SRshonQshJYYVdYdYDWXWbyYf2H5XhVaryEd7jFiX3UzzOK-FU4nWA/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+186+DSC_7698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3Piugue1VC8SGh4wazfYZeOBk_wL3ist-zOTLPGVmye1U2MvsbbOpZZY4AAhVTrAOgbBhrJkC-9i5TSh78S22SRshonQshJYYVdYdYDWXWbyYf2H5XhVaryEd7jFiX3UzzOK-FU4nWA/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+186+DSC_7698.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Pierre de Montmartre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built on the site of a Roman temple and a 7th century Merovingian church, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Pierre de Montmartre was consecrated in 1147</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and is one of the oldest churches in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">When all of Montmartre is crowded,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Saint Pierre offers a quiet and cool respite</div><div style="text-align: center;">with shadows and architectural details to discover.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bon dimanche</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue du Mont Cenis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div>   </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

Saint Pierre de Montmartre Built on the site of a Roman temple and a 7th century Merovingian church, Saint Pierre de Montmartre was consecr...

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L'École Saint Pierre (la Rochefoucauld)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFJU3g1RfUkj5MBK4r54o3wabWslx9ycWsnYk5qQ3JhlYyYhIZm01cufkBFRvB3jaIbN8Bc8L2JXw1wEeTueTZJv64uJaj0JRM-VSoKMKqbF8pWKBWjJqmxBKiziyqO1AvW0LVLYV0RI/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFJU3g1RfUkj5MBK4r54o3wabWslx9ycWsnYk5qQ3JhlYyYhIZm01cufkBFRvB3jaIbN8Bc8L2JXw1wEeTueTZJv64uJaj0JRM-VSoKMKqbF8pWKBWjJqmxBKiziyqO1AvW0LVLYV0RI/s1600/2012+Jan+17+3rd_0254.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">L'École Saint Pierre (la Rochefoucauld)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you look up while walking on rue Cler,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you can see this spire and clock...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">not found on the usual Paris maps</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">L'École Saint Pierre (la Rochefoucauld)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">11, rue Cler</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

L'École Saint Pierre (la Rochefoucauld)

L'École Saint Pierre (la Rochefoucauld) If you look up while walking on rue Cler, you can see this spire and clock... not found on the u...

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Basilique du Sacré Coeur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pm-lUydJT2RE_pD9fndRhG14YquHDCVNoiJiAXw9zFzMqXiq40wq3B-OJQ_FLbgZrHyCSABDR3slUv2hM26F3wvejPlTEQQGaY-KhX9HHn727z2pAiCI8plwaDuq43VnihyP0Gxk56o/s1600/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pm-lUydJT2RE_pD9fndRhG14YquHDCVNoiJiAXw9zFzMqXiq40wq3B-OJQ_FLbgZrHyCSABDR3slUv2hM26F3wvejPlTEQQGaY-KhX9HHn727z2pAiCI8plwaDuq43VnihyP0Gxk56o/s640/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0378.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacre Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In contrast to the Gothic churches of the Middle Ages like Notre-Dame (1163-1240),</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the Romano-Byzantine style of Sacre Coeur is inspired by churches </div><div style="text-align: center;">such as Saint  Sofia in Constantinople and San Marco in Venice.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The exterior travertine stone, known as ‘Château-Landon’, </div><div style="text-align: center;">comes from the  Souppes-sur-Loing quarry in Seine et Marne </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is particular in that it  is extremely hard with a fine grain </div><div style="text-align: center;">and exudes calcite on contact with  rainwater,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> making it white. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Basilique du Sacré Coeur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div>

Basilique du Sacré Coeur

Sacre Coeur In contrast to the Gothic churches of the Middle Ages like Notre-Dame (1163-1240), the Romano-Byzantine style of Sacre Coeur is...

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Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa2lqq357F2-eYFKC1nJyZ4J7rrytpN5NZuR0xw-51ECcmxZliO9LFflgmYdMjeN9Y7qtGIc60PGcGK0Uso2PlIYjKmuvdyEXUUZ7KFq8u04YT2hQz4IisEPvOd8n5R0XwLLrKJY4qlQ/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_123DSC_4806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa2lqq357F2-eYFKC1nJyZ4J7rrytpN5NZuR0xw-51ECcmxZliO9LFflgmYdMjeN9Y7qtGIc60PGcGK0Uso2PlIYjKmuvdyEXUUZ7KFq8u04YT2hQz4IisEPvOd8n5R0XwLLrKJY4qlQ/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_123DSC_4806.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Protestant Lutheran Church Saint-Jean</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sitting on rue de Grenelle with a lovely garden, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a brisk walker might even pass it by.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the spring the emerging green leaves and subtle shadows</div><div style="text-align: center;">bring life to a redwood, a birch, a sycamore, and a lime.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It looks like a storybook scene.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bon dimanche</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>147, rue de Grenelle</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro La Tour-Maubourg </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean

Protestant Lutheran Church Saint-Jean Sitting on rue de Grenelle with a lovely garden, a brisk walker might even pass it by. In the spring ...

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the early winter years of visiting this church</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found it dark and uninteresting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bright warm day showed its interior </div><div style="text-align: center;">to better advantage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet In the early winter years of visiting this church I found it dark and uninteresting. A bright warm day s...

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le jour de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6UkHHynp9dm5ysNpV32Me_7Dv9pbjZzR7h0J6eIsZHCjzXaGVwvivUL4lLOZ32KGQo0fMEksvfb1PkikAQ_-r2KthMPPeElB1XXHHRJYoC6BbxgM6WRRWJiAhzUkWXqYwOO7u6e1R3g/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6UkHHynp9dm5ysNpV32Me_7Dv9pbjZzR7h0J6eIsZHCjzXaGVwvivUL4lLOZ32KGQo0fMEksvfb1PkikAQ_-r2KthMPPeElB1XXHHRJYoC6BbxgM6WRRWJiAhzUkWXqYwOO7u6e1R3g/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0177.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The angelic, plaintiff expression</div><div style="text-align: center;">seemed perfect for this Day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">joyeuse Pâques</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">19, rue des Abbesses</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

le jour de Pâques

Easter Day The angelic, plaintiff expression seemed perfect for this Day. joyeuse Pâques Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre 19, rue des Abbesse...

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Église de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfRnGKPNtDabiM9bfs_2Gnw8Sigeitu1oZzTHzglOxSUi-kyvtVx7F7aQktX5tGQeBbeB8esfv8MIw5ot3I7s7ja3K8cLG8LMZRFuukqIXRvIR80bLbAj6ryCCPkfahRs-Gid1IwJGeg/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfRnGKPNtDabiM9bfs_2Gnw8Sigeitu1oZzTHzglOxSUi-kyvtVx7F7aQktX5tGQeBbeB8esfv8MIw5ot3I7s7ja3K8cLG8LMZRFuukqIXRvIR80bLbAj6ryCCPkfahRs-Gid1IwJGeg/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0374.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Église de la Sainte-Trinité</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">"La Trinité" features architecture of the Second Empire period, </div><div align="center">and it was built between 1861 and 1867 at a cost of almost 5 million francs.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The exterior is impressive,</div><div align="center"> filling the Paris skyline with its 63 meter tall bell tower </div><div align="center">and topped with a dome.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></em> </div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">Église de la Sainte-Trinité</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">Place d'Estienne d'Orvez</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">75009, Paris</span></em></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Église de la Sainte-Trinité "La Trinité" features architecture of the Second Empire period, and it was built between 1...

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Église Saint-Laurent

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgFueVkqrNh-fxMOX9w2iuyoS6JSnZXpxXMjvNZJk0TAsduSwc7-SmtrzajCT-eBBvqfHn5qvmbct3tL0TfkTPdrFJ7OSDwlpmxzhyphenhyphenOugHQETfped_E2uOBknfVdC4-EIO99KZ70vIPg/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_134DSC_9466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgFueVkqrNh-fxMOX9w2iuyoS6JSnZXpxXMjvNZJk0TAsduSwc7-SmtrzajCT-eBBvqfHn5qvmbct3tL0TfkTPdrFJ7OSDwlpmxzhyphenhyphenOugHQETfped_E2uOBknfVdC4-EIO99KZ70vIPg/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_134DSC_9466.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Laurent</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The present church dates to 1429 and finally completed in the 19th century.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was built on Paris' north-south axis, </div><div style="text-align: center;">linking Senlis and Orléans, </div><div style="text-align: center;">as laid out by the Romans in  the 1st century.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are always candles </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the many chapels</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Laurent</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">68, boulevard de Magenta</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75010, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Laurent

Église Saint-Laurent Saint-Laurent was founded in the 6th century as the chapel of an abbey. The present church dates to 1429 and finally ...

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Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtSyYCAajn0Eb0rbJ01PtsIv1hwS2La4p3Im4_inAZwu3WIxTf3GpT_zWlQ_nrM4Bu3G0w83t0ia09hD32MXC2rk52oRDsOhNhvoCuS5apOV0d_VBOUom_43t39iZfufGpl9JAviBRaY/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtSyYCAajn0Eb0rbJ01PtsIv1hwS2La4p3Im4_inAZwu3WIxTf3GpT_zWlQ_nrM4Bu3G0w83t0ia09hD32MXC2rk52oRDsOhNhvoCuS5apOV0d_VBOUom_43t39iZfufGpl9JAviBRaY/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0601.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The square in front of this basilica is often filled with children,<br />playing chase or ball games.<br /><br /><br />The church is located at the intersection of Place des Petits-Pères<br />and Rue de la Banque. Notre Dame des Victoires<br />is  the former chapel of the Augustinian fathers (Petits-Pères),<br />built in  the years 1629-1740<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i><br /><br /><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>6, rue Notre Dame des Victoires</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75002, Paris</i></span></div>

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires The square in front of this basilica is often filled with children, playing chase or ball games. The chur...

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5db8fb2HnC_bzaZWqlpps8gH-wSuhq54r6by-0M8JMUcxPJt4hGoEN0LIhrHr9zvUO3YG-bpDQkHL7o8b8n6z98lbYhDi3cEHsqYwOU5k4sMQXbqYc7SNUkFYBSlRudd5t6lOZ5I_Yo/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+031+DSC_7075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5db8fb2HnC_bzaZWqlpps8gH-wSuhq54r6by-0M8JMUcxPJt4hGoEN0LIhrHr9zvUO3YG-bpDQkHL7o8b8n6z98lbYhDi3cEHsqYwOU5k4sMQXbqYc7SNUkFYBSlRudd5t6lOZ5I_Yo/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+031+DSC_7075.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;">"The Choir Organ"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you know that most of the churches in Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">have at least two organs?</div><div style="text-align: center;">This one was easy to spot, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but sometimes you will have to search.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you find the choir organ, keep looking, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and you may even find a third organ.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet "The Choir Organ" Did you know that most of the churches in Paris have at least two organs? T...

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Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNvSBbaBS7LuklPi4fuGZ7IPc3k6GpJN08c9hS_EEch59lrX3hMps0uXEQNrLrS6gr7U4kbgDf-1ysXu2FCABAC_1rH-vhDsnXSyHmVTf9yM2zoa5kWi3Uy_BQMF3IBqQiWGvwAH83HY/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+070+DSC_9181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHNvSBbaBS7LuklPi4fuGZ7IPc3k6GpJN08c9hS_EEch59lrX3hMps0uXEQNrLrS6gr7U4kbgDf-1ysXu2FCABAC_1rH-vhDsnXSyHmVTf9yM2zoa5kWi3Uy_BQMF3IBqQiWGvwAH83HY/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+070+DSC_9181.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although it is not as majestic </div><div style="text-align: center;">as many of the well-known churches in Paris, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this is an active parish in the 12é </div><div style="text-align: center;">with some lovely details and a great organ </div><div style="text-align: center;">by Aristide Cavaille-Coll.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">57, rue Traversière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div>

Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts

Église Saint-Antoine-des Quinze-Vingts Although it is not as majestic as many of the well-known churches in Paris, this is an active paris...

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Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmpoe1iRkmISp4wOYXsK6CdokfXjZux_RKNItMaeKnXYsOngrzKkRuPrNwitQj8TzrMIb8ek9sa1GEyVuHqkCdeqLX8_YXGGbYAW2bRCqe2YCb3O1TRawm1SAKy85NqheJfUxV8F37Ps/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+228+DSC_7740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmpoe1iRkmISp4wOYXsK6CdokfXjZux_RKNItMaeKnXYsOngrzKkRuPrNwitQj8TzrMIb8ek9sa1GEyVuHqkCdeqLX8_YXGGbYAW2bRCqe2YCb3O1TRawm1SAKy85NqheJfUxV8F37Ps/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+228+DSC_7740.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Consecrated in 1147, this church is dwarfed by Sacre Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;">and almost ignored by the tourists...</div><div style="text-align: center;">which makes it worth exploring.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">bon dimanche </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue du Mont Cenis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div>

Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre Consecrated in 1147, this church is dwarfed by Sacre Coeur and almost ignored by the tourists... which mak...

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Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBEvDAzoW2noQsARwz0-VbypvaYzTwXVe0F5kyI_ncYdfb1vYfRIjsaDsQy265Y18JkB5zMI0yXrghl1GfJ59IPQ9LLGwm-vOjR7WdL5mD6iOIGcPJJV3EmFlXUzLlsG93Jh-Ro_Z4Ww/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_146DSC_9257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBEvDAzoW2noQsARwz0-VbypvaYzTwXVe0F5kyI_ncYdfb1vYfRIjsaDsQy265Y18JkB5zMI0yXrghl1GfJ59IPQ9LLGwm-vOjR7WdL5mD6iOIGcPJJV3EmFlXUzLlsG93Jh-Ro_Z4Ww/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_146DSC_9257.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The plain street exterior of this church belies </div><div style="text-align: center;">the exquisite Gothic Revival architecture of the interior.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are nearly forty stained glass windows,</div><div style="text-align: center;">each with a story to tell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(a bit late)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">104, rue de Vaugirard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div>

Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges

Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges The plain street exterior of this church belies the exquisite Gothic Revival architecture of the interior. Th...

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Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts - l'horloge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRVil5NUj_T-77AEolaNJF-KKFdeGrr0d0hD1x4qPlaranGS4o2mu7RXOyyxA1pZYBj_zzlr7OLu19XepCKmWa_aAO-HhBxO_gusd0CA7VYwScD4bEv1P2omKyGFPrPonZ5y4kk7mMGQ/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+068+DSC_9179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRVil5NUj_T-77AEolaNJF-KKFdeGrr0d0hD1x4qPlaranGS4o2mu7RXOyyxA1pZYBj_zzlr7OLu19XepCKmWa_aAO-HhBxO_gusd0CA7VYwScD4bEv1P2omKyGFPrPonZ5y4kk7mMGQ/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+068+DSC_9179.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built in 1902, the Neo-Gothic style with light-colored brick (and a working clock!) belie the lovely interior with its Cavaille-Coll organ.  Based on several stops here and a visit to the church's website, it has an active congregation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">57, rue Traversière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts - l'horloge

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts Built in 1902, the Neo-Gothic style with light-colored brick (and a working clock!) belie the lovely ...

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