Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8A5fU__zucjG2rOLgGaYUhgo05ndHmStG3s0AyJhemamKvsbNykx6wbAWktLt9B7RxWw0wPEbcsnj4CLUqS1ZKADHuN3l95eD-xadVxTzeckP7CpPgfU5PmjXNitAua6gcWK4d2oMrA/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8A5fU__zucjG2rOLgGaYUhgo05ndHmStG3s0AyJhemamKvsbNykx6wbAWktLt9B7RxWw0wPEbcsnj4CLUqS1ZKADHuN3l95eD-xadVxTzeckP7CpPgfU5PmjXNitAua6gcWK4d2oMrA/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.jpg" width="475" /></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;">Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The design of this elaborate, ornate organcase is attributed to Jalues Hardouin-Mansart.  It is the only representative of the Louis-XIV era among the organs of Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The instrument was built by Alexandre Thierry (1687).  Major revisions were carried out in the mid 1800s and more recently in 1957.  The organ is not the most ornate aspect of this mostly white and gilt church.  It is not my favorite but I can appreciate the detail as well as the sounds that are brought forth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les Invalides</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - l'orgue

Saint-Louis des Invalides The design of this elaborate, ornate organcase is attributed to Jalues Hardouin-Mansart.  It is the only represent...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjU2MPRhzf6wq5GdZVblIBDkm9baxIjoX-30ztJwPfwXt9VuxpfOYcOnNEUNTUNUq-2Muqigihyphenhyphen69BEP6FMKCG2rAe-lp0puVePGogJw2OXGO35EZqBha-vDZ7KyqFT3SULLm0lTzF7s/s1600/2009+dec+2+IMG_0062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjU2MPRhzf6wq5GdZVblIBDkm9baxIjoX-30ztJwPfwXt9VuxpfOYcOnNEUNTUNUq-2Muqigihyphenhyphen69BEP6FMKCG2rAe-lp0puVePGogJw2OXGO35EZqBha-vDZ7KyqFT3SULLm0lTzF7s/s640/2009+dec+2+IMG_0062.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This dome which sits prominently on the Paris horizon is atop</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> what is commonly called Les Invalides.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The church is known as "The Soldiers' Church" </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and was constructed in 1677.  </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Although many have visited Napoleon's tomb </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and toured the Musée de l'Armée, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">most of those have missed the interior </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of this bright and beautiful church.  </span><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides III

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides This dome which sits prominently on the Paris horizon is atop  what is commonly called Les Invalides.   The...

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