Petit Palais - l'escalier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VpromY1PwHeqg5ocId088bcrhS3cAWOT62gsJ0tPxVnKyEDSCRn2MpsN_EEoLkRvmIHn_6iEUOOjtq8HrosrORWhqMx0kDpxVWortHKA6fI3-bwXr6Himd5SlYclkeWKYJPsb2qJUqs/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+163+DSC_8292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VpromY1PwHeqg5ocId088bcrhS3cAWOT62gsJ0tPxVnKyEDSCRn2MpsN_EEoLkRvmIHn_6iEUOOjtq8HrosrORWhqMx0kDpxVWortHKA6fI3-bwXr6Himd5SlYclkeWKYJPsb2qJUqs/s640/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+163+DSC_8292.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition </div><div style="text-align: center;">and became a museum in 1902.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The architect Charles Girault </div><div style="text-align: center;">is also credited for the wrought iron design </div><div style="text-align: center;">gracing this circular staircase </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the magnificent</div><div style="text-align: center;"> entrance gates.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Petit Palais </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue Winston Churchill</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>

Petit Palais - l'escalier

Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition  and became a museum in 1902.     The architect Charles Girault  is also credited f...

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Un bol, un serpent, et un main

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYjTZ4vtWdKsXFTlynWIe-bDRPI3b38GyppWyWaEAfJTdEYPoSvUY1WMcEZvR9KWkS6qs9ieLQREWkZZ2ntltb_QI7P3Dd82vTeq3Hqdk95pQ8Z7RcSYBk5oab75jy1iUVrdsrgWW-Hg/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+168+DSC_8297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYjTZ4vtWdKsXFTlynWIe-bDRPI3b38GyppWyWaEAfJTdEYPoSvUY1WMcEZvR9KWkS6qs9ieLQREWkZZ2ntltb_QI7P3Dd82vTeq3Hqdk95pQ8Z7RcSYBk5oab75jy1iUVrdsrgWW-Hg/s640/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+168+DSC_8297.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bowl, a snake and a hand...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />a beautifully detailed sculpture </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the depths of Petit Palais</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;">Petit Palais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">ave Winston Churchill</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Un bol, un serpent, et un main

A bowl, a snake and a hand... a beautifully detailed sculpture  in the depths of Petit Palais Petit Palais ave Winston Churchill 75008, Pari...

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Une grand-mère et trois petits-enfants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnesvTJxp4OYWoncpuWc7LwCxXFzR4jxU0c2rc1O4zA4KLTAlOhxVhJYPfiPubIzkmovlX_3lRhvTBbwYH5sDmBo17kZZG3_PzwOudMAVTwvTsZhX64Vmj0SIyeyxeTUWUN548UJioNBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+043+DSC_8172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnesvTJxp4OYWoncpuWc7LwCxXFzR4jxU0c2rc1O4zA4KLTAlOhxVhJYPfiPubIzkmovlX_3lRhvTBbwYH5sDmBo17kZZG3_PzwOudMAVTwvTsZhX64Vmj0SIyeyxeTUWUN548UJioNBc/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+043+DSC_8172.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A grandmother and</div><div style="text-align: center;">three grandchildren</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the first hour of the opening day of Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit </div><div style="text-align: center;">at Grand Palais, we happened upon this petite grandmother </div><div style="text-align: center;">with her three grandchildren.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We first encountered them outside the entrance </div><div style="text-align: center;">patiently waiting for the doors to open.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was not a hurried run through the exhibit, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but a lingering enjoyment over the sculptures and paintings.</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;">Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">17 September 2014 to 2 February 2015</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Grand Palais - Galeries Nationales</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris   </span></i></div>

Une grand-mère et trois petits-enfants

A grandmother and three grandchildren At the first hour of the opening day of Niki de Saint Phalle exhibit  at Grand Palais, we happened upo...

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Le Centaure

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkrWmZKMxmcIy1srN46ZUqq0LYuod-Xob4_p4zBSQ4uqbv9eQnLSQI978tu_IlDTO9nbCSxkSKb6RCCePTPTmCZZ4AB1Iz69xuKRU5dwBG8sDweXlGlLzltXhUaQNpdE_E88l2iM_Nss/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+054+DSC_8593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkrWmZKMxmcIy1srN46ZUqq0LYuod-Xob4_p4zBSQ4uqbv9eQnLSQI978tu_IlDTO9nbCSxkSKb6RCCePTPTmCZZ4AB1Iz69xuKRU5dwBG8sDweXlGlLzltXhUaQNpdE_E88l2iM_Nss/s1600/2013+Nov13+Paris+_20131113+054+DSC_8593.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Centaure</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This large bronze sculpture represents the mythical centaur </div><div style="text-align: center;">with the body of a horse and the bust of a man. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was created in 1985 by the French artist César Baldaccini </div><div style="text-align: center;">(called simply César) and sits in the small place Michel Debré </div><div style="text-align: center;">at the intersection of Rue du Cherche-Midi and Rue de Sèvres.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Interestingly, the artist placed his face </div><div style="text-align: center;">as the head of this strange sculpture</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: 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;">Le Centaure</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Michel Debré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue du Cherche-Midi et Rue de Sèvres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Le Centaure

Le Centaure This large bronze sculpture represents the mythical centaur  with the body of a horse and the bust of a man. It was created in 1...

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Palais Royal - ça me manque

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifV5iBNARFjKnQ4dZY4-5Gdk0l384KFbs9RCrnUshB4QVYZpYqfgE5x9gR2_4p5TcpWMnNY9UfXXg22LqF4YCJ-5rWlR70h4hAblV1iSE5pnQCoC7_kPklrU0xuDbwl6z6kpq3qWaYt9A/s1600/2010+June+16-17+DSC_0533contrast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifV5iBNARFjKnQ4dZY4-5Gdk0l384KFbs9RCrnUshB4QVYZpYqfgE5x9gR2_4p5TcpWMnNY9UfXXg22LqF4YCJ-5rWlR70h4hAblV1iSE5pnQCoC7_kPklrU0xuDbwl6z6kpq3qWaYt9A/s1600/2010+June+16-17+DSC_0533contrast.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Fountains of Pol Bury</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This captivating sculpture with motion, water, and reflection </div><div style="text-align: center;">has been missing since at least 2011.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The area has been under renovation, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but will this be reinstalled or will it go the way </div><div style="text-align: center;">of many of the city's modern art installations...</div><div style="text-align: center;">disappearing forever.</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;">Fountains of Pol Bury</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gallery d'Orléans, Palais Royal</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Palais Royal - ça me manque

The Fountains of Pol Bury This captivating sculpture with motion, water, and reflection  has been missing since at least 2011. The area has ...

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Théâtre du Palais-Royal

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFlukUCP3bi1joT-xQa5OcIj51UKmeHfBZclNnu8ESh7I9mY4_lHVB3rDfJrWUPZ4CVm8qmYNgErubzIE-7yhe9B2H6zivJ0fLPzyixLVhVjLkUmRzTHTNYhjfnBSR7Ol-GGiK6AY32s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_13DSC_4261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFlukUCP3bi1joT-xQa5OcIj51UKmeHfBZclNnu8ESh7I9mY4_lHVB3rDfJrWUPZ4CVm8qmYNgErubzIE-7yhe9B2H6zivJ0fLPzyixLVhVjLkUmRzTHTNYhjfnBSR7Ol-GGiK6AY32s/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_13DSC_4261.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Théâtre du Palais-Royal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Originally known as a puppet theatre (Théâtre des Beaujolais) Théâtre du Palais-Royal was built in 1784 with seating for 750.  Through a rich history it has been a venue for operettas, plays, Neapolitan puppets, performing dogs (!), vaudeville, and comedies.  The <i>comédie mêlée d'ariettes</i> (comedy mixed with brief arias) was performed here including some early works of Hervé.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>La Vie Parisienne</i>, by Jacques Offenbach, was first presented here in 1866.  It is known as an <i>opéra bouffle</i> which is a form of operetta with elements of comedy, parody, satire, and farce.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Théâtre du Palais-Royal</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;">Northwest corner of Palais-Royal</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;">38, rue de Montpensier</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;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Théâtre du Palais-Royal

Théâtre du Palais-Royal Originally known as a puppet theatre (Théâtre des Beaujolais) Théâtre du Palais-Royal was built in 1784 with seating...

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Musée Rodin - le jardin du Hôtel Biron

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryX9FT_YAXlHqxs13RNtjof6BFgW27UuvCZV5mX-TuwvPdh06JQe_eFg1X9in6hKZdga1goGgkCPVkFhtJop-wuORmldthLMCFQlK7PHN3PBaRtYUR8jxJ5sCc_oNtdD_52s9CKUwG5A/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryX9FT_YAXlHqxs13RNtjof6BFgW27UuvCZV5mX-TuwvPdh06JQe_eFg1X9in6hKZdga1goGgkCPVkFhtJop-wuORmldthLMCFQlK7PHN3PBaRtYUR8jxJ5sCc_oNtdD_52s9CKUwG5A/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0574.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Musée Rodin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This verdant scene is in the garden of Hôtel Biron, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the site of Musée Rodin, and sits in the shadow of Les Invalides.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This quiet place in Paris is worth a visit </div><div style="text-align: center;">to see the sculptures of Rodin </div><div style="text-align: center;">as well as some of Camille Claudel.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The garden includes some of Rodin's most recognizable </div><div style="text-align: center;">works including The Thinker and The Gates of Hell.</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;"><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;">Musée Rodin - Hôtel Biron</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;">79, rue de Varenne</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>

Musée Rodin - le jardin du Hôtel Biron

Musée Rodin This verdant scene is in the garden of Hôtel Biron,  the site of Musée Rodin, and sits in the shadow of Les Invalides. This quie...

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Petit Palais - la cour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXR6ZloxpXtE1umUs3i-YrY7bjNUqstDr8_mJfBCd2JGuPUC_dU8Zmiv_6C8ZOZKZBDWMnZwZd80DYYDdejqSWNUcrTck__28t5XNKdmL625CTz990T3aODEzUSxt2FtiPlUOEQoQDxI/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXR6ZloxpXtE1umUs3i-YrY7bjNUqstDr8_mJfBCd2JGuPUC_dU8Zmiv_6C8ZOZKZBDWMnZwZd80DYYDdejqSWNUcrTck__28t5XNKdmL625CTz990T3aODEzUSxt2FtiPlUOEQoQDxI/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Courtyard</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the center of this beautiful palace is a quiet and serene courtyard with patio seating for lunch or <i>un café</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">  The museum is free and the courtyard is perfect for a rest after seeing the museum and its exquisite palace.<br /><br /><br />Do not miss Monet's  "Soleil Couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt"<br />and Rembrandt's self-portrait painted in 1631. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><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;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en"><b>Petit Palais</b></a>, City of Paris Fine Art Museum <br />Avenue Winston Churchill <br />75008 Paris </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;"><br /></span></span></i></div><br /></div>

Petit Palais - la cour

Petit Palais The Courtyard At the center of this beautiful palace is a quiet and serene courtyard with patio seating for lunch or un café . ...

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Boulevard Edgar Quinet - des chapeaux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEeIkzQVYNDFXQwGvstvNJcB-68Jv0kL37j3LM-s5wBGm1LUF7q2J_-IDsKNCr12CqgR9YrNAEPWskHkpMTnDiKbQmCnh1-OoAN3nw7Cn34EbaOry2FsyQNwlsfqcXao6XS0kQwk215g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_157DSC_4405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEeIkzQVYNDFXQwGvstvNJcB-68Jv0kL37j3LM-s5wBGm1LUF7q2J_-IDsKNCr12CqgR9YrNAEPWskHkpMTnDiKbQmCnh1-OoAN3nw7Cn34EbaOry2FsyQNwlsfqcXao6XS0kQwk215g/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_157DSC_4405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Arts Fair</div><div style="text-align: center;">Boulevard Edgar Quinet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong></strong>Along Boulevard Edgar Quinet there is an open produce market in the central alley of the boulevard every Wednesday and Saturday morning (7am-2:30pm) and an arts fair every Sunday (10am until sunset). On this spring Sunday an artist was displaying a colorful assortment of hats.  Other vendors offered watercolors, collage, handcrafted leather, pottery, and other art and fine craft. </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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Arts Fair</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;">Boulevard Edgar Quinet</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;">75014, Paris</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;">Métros Edgar Quinet or Raspail</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Boulevard Edgar Quinet - des chapeaux

Arts Fair Boulevard Edgar Quinet Along Boulevard Edgar Quinet there is an open produce market in the central alley of the boulevard every W...

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Pyramide du Louvre - City Daily Photo Theme Day: triangles

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s0hnEH4Ol7PhVGPtksncAUq1hvo6cCXKturx27kLm0RcK2BXxbKPoC7Zq9Pruz49LqQsXgEDHc352dSgY-C3bYs01y8UJelvkPNfoRJK4PHUiIC3hMZCKqRbXosJpBzDHuE_Os2hHS8/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_254DSC_4937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s0hnEH4Ol7PhVGPtksncAUq1hvo6cCXKturx27kLm0RcK2BXxbKPoC7Zq9Pruz49LqQsXgEDHc352dSgY-C3bYs01y8UJelvkPNfoRJK4PHUiIC3hMZCKqRbXosJpBzDHuE_Os2hHS8/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_254DSC_4937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pyramide du Louvre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The first day of the month is Theme Day for the City Daily Photo community, and the theme for April is "triangles."  In Paris there are two obvious and very large architectural structures which would pass the test:  La Tour Eiffel and I M Pei's Pyramide du Louvre, seen here.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken in spring at dusk with the last glow of daylight, it takes on the watercolor hues of <i>l'heure bleue</i>.  The "blue hour" is a magical time of day when the softness of the fading light of day creates the colors only seen in artists' palettes and then dances across the Pyramide.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pyramide du Louvre</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;">Musée du Louvre</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;">75001, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>See "triangles" from <a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com/2014/03/april-2014-gallery-triangles.html" target="_blank">cities around the world here</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>from my friends of CDP</i></div>

Pyramide du Louvre - City Daily Photo Theme Day: triangles

Pyramide du Louvre The first day of the month is Theme Day for the City Daily Photo community, and the theme for April is "triangles....

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Rue Crémieux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaPWu5M8XQmO8Sp9kh75vDLB8sgDoOBchqk4Tocp8dKreKp7xGxjUPllvr4NQehP28PCYPx5voqZFGAUYOQQsAaG4bUPyuGDb_IcEjtlJrYaAG0tGyIDPV1RhkWn-2AbLifkbFGPfA0o/s1600/2011+Nov+9+DSC_0036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaPWu5M8XQmO8Sp9kh75vDLB8sgDoOBchqk4Tocp8dKreKp7xGxjUPllvr4NQehP28PCYPx5voqZFGAUYOQQsAaG4bUPyuGDb_IcEjtlJrYaAG0tGyIDPV1RhkWn-2AbLifkbFGPfA0o/s1600/2011+Nov+9+DSC_0036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue Crémieux</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A lovely pedestrian street</div><div style="text-align: center;">adorned with an assorted palette of colors,</div><div style="text-align: center;">whimsical trompe l'oeil,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and at least one neighborhood cat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(le chat roux)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rue Crémieux</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;">75012, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Rue Crémieux

Rue Crémieux A lovely pedestrian street adorned with an assorted palette of colors, whimsical trompe l'oeil, and at least one neighborho...

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Kogan Gallery - Installer une forêt

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl48GzrpCH5eClhJ1Y7iolRcgBqObYv8wE3TiaZSdLMsVQSE107S_K6L0hw8vDCn-YrXu5Mpd5LhwTatEmXuAWh7_BJARuvrz_H3ninIEKFOFrLgUJ5rqQsoCO7AyvhD23xUozr0A8R8/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+307+DSC_1006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggl48GzrpCH5eClhJ1Y7iolRcgBqObYv8wE3TiaZSdLMsVQSE107S_K6L0hw8vDCn-YrXu5Mpd5LhwTatEmXuAWh7_BJARuvrz_H3ninIEKFOFrLgUJ5rqQsoCO7AyvhD23xUozr0A8R8/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+307+DSC_1006.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Installing a forest</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The photographers are outside on the sidewalk. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The "forester" is installing a mural of trees on the back wall of a gallery.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The buildings are a reflection.</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;">dreamy illusions</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;">Kogan Gallery</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;">96 bis, rue Beaubourg</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;">75003, Paris</span></span></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Joining <a href="http://www.weekendreflection.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a></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;"> </span></span></i></div></div>

Kogan Gallery - Installer une forêt

Installing a forest The photographers are outside on the sidewalk.  The "forester" is installing a mural of trees on the back wall...

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Cour Marly - Musée du Louvre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45YzIH1aK53y29WAMluFhTLe6kivNzi7jAcvALOYhYqjn7BcBpES-59bocHn09MoYAHIhbSfpgTU-KovtaocIpU3pwzV7_xIrGHd0h2kCepm7uPcp5BMYzpEJfUl8ykrNFITjmPzdR74/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_209DSC_5157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45YzIH1aK53y29WAMluFhTLe6kivNzi7jAcvALOYhYqjn7BcBpES-59bocHn09MoYAHIhbSfpgTU-KovtaocIpU3pwzV7_xIrGHd0h2kCepm7uPcp5BMYzpEJfUl8ykrNFITjmPzdR74/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_209DSC_5157.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Horses of Marly</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: center;"><span class="txtContent">The monumental statuary displayed here was carved for the park of the Château de Marly. Most of the works were commissioned by Louis XIV at the end of his reign. However, the courtyard is dominated by Guillaume Coustou's celebrated <em>Horses of Marly</em>, completed in 1745 under Louis XV.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="txtContent">Coustou sculpted these from a single monolithic block of Carrara marble - stunning.  These are the originals (moved to the Louvre in 1984) and there are copies at Place de la Concorde and at Marly.</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;"><span class="txtContent">(joyeux anniversaire, Countess)</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="txtContent">Cour Marly, Richelieu Wing </span></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;"><span class="txtContent">Musée du Louvre</span></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;"><span class="txtContent">75001, Paris</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="txtContent"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="txtContent"> </span></div>

Cour Marly - Musée du Louvre

Horses of Marly The monumental statuary displayed here was carved for the park of the Château de Marly. Most of the works were commissione...

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Frédéric Garrigues - artisan fleuriste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSOa2HDcRQZqxmd08NJkRB3n0XsIQgltW20D1dT85jwnbJuJ0NxqU7luDWGU1K_E5e-MRkXM4IIzdnGOvkT-mh5BCDUGdp467w9nq4RUCpdT3ZPsYjjMTXiV-ifJsyYlG-geVv8yJN-0/s1600/2013+May+0522+Wed_244DSC_5854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSOa2HDcRQZqxmd08NJkRB3n0XsIQgltW20D1dT85jwnbJuJ0NxqU7luDWGU1K_E5e-MRkXM4IIzdnGOvkT-mh5BCDUGdp467w9nq4RUCpdT3ZPsYjjMTXiV-ifJsyYlG-geVv8yJN-0/s1600/2013+May+0522+Wed_244DSC_5854.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Frédéric Garrigues</div><div style="text-align: center;">artisan florist</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The objects in this Marais window caught my eye, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but when I looked on the <a href="http://www.fredericgarrigues.com/" target="_blank">website</a> at his </div><div style="text-align: center;">creative use of flowers and "objets éphémères" </div><div style="text-align: center;">I wished that I had walked inside.</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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">l'Atelier Frédéric Garrigues</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;">2, rue Saint-Gilles</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;">75003, Paris</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;">Métro Chemin Vert</span></span></i></div>

Frédéric Garrigues - artisan fleuriste

Frédéric Garrigues artisan florist The objects in this Marais window caught my eye,  but when I looked on the website at his  creative use ...

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Un café et des cocktails

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzO9XGeUjgR5fj3mKmCdC0M_SX8gXyJYumRUiiM3RZUttqn7h_eJQHkV3VKnAw5mJZIt43M3RWJtQ-ionwy_WjWDe_fbAM0K-nXhYL6i6TaXJ8gl2xJFaZcZ-GFoNs7z6TjJ_0vUsBhk/s1600/2010+Dec+2+DSC_0275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzO9XGeUjgR5fj3mKmCdC0M_SX8gXyJYumRUiiM3RZUttqn7h_eJQHkV3VKnAw5mJZIt43M3RWJtQ-ionwy_WjWDe_fbAM0K-nXhYL6i6TaXJ8gl2xJFaZcZ-GFoNs7z6TjJ_0vUsBhk/s1600/2010+Dec+2+DSC_0275.jpg" width="500" /></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;">a colorful café</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;">This terrasse on Rue de Turbigo, captured my attention first for the colorful café chairs, but the Cafés Richards cups were my favorite.  The mixture of colors and patterns remind me of the simple design and secondary colors of Fiestaware.  After the 2010 trip an artist friend, <b><a href="http://carolschiffstudio.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carol Schiff</a></b>, created this beautiful interpretation of the cups, a daily reminder of my Paris obsession.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567078732552832114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqhLSlXE8LylVQd_xQ4y5-J-WbIHV9XwjuDM90U5AmJzyKB2XDvLW1TZPSil3yDG-Hvn2Sbv4aFgrlvaLOQcCqtNBHxKl-2xU5ZYICxsxLfr_k_6_e-afBLtMj98_YV_d9cbwL5c0GfI/s200/parisiancafe.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 198px;" /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>Café Étienne</em></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>14, rue de Turbigo</em></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris </span></span></em></span></div>

Un café et des cocktails

a colorful café This terrasse on Rue de Turbigo, captured my attention first for the colorful café chairs, but the Cafés Richards cups were ...

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Passage du Grand Cerf

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO8fgDqDILm0vBOo4VVZ3peBgiNMJHWbl0S5JWqAiWxUgyb-YykraC-qzTctUbkNR9PiSEmVC3dU0siLtMgyKr3OajWC2kdtkC6vJ7499miIovqRIHCgymg2AriCqMnvB1MxdBG1Ye5w/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+226+DSC_1911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWO8fgDqDILm0vBOo4VVZ3peBgiNMJHWbl0S5JWqAiWxUgyb-YykraC-qzTctUbkNR9PiSEmVC3dU0siLtMgyKr3OajWC2kdtkC6vJ7499miIovqRIHCgymg2AriCqMnvB1MxdBG1Ye5w/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+226+DSC_1911.jpg" width="480" /></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;">Passage du Grand Cerf</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;">This passage of 1825 is filled with interesting shops and boutiques, and there seems to be a theme of art, antiques, and fine craft.  The natural wood framing, tiled floor and high ceiling bring the architecture and history to life.</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;">This lovely mademoiselle was enjoying </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">window shopping with her papa.</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;">Must be a French girl, oui?</span></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-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Passage du Grand Cerf</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;">Rue Dussoubs et Rue St. Denis</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;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>

Passage du Grand Cerf

Passage du Grand Cerf This passage of 1825 is filled with interesting shops and boutiques, and there seems to be a theme of art, antiques, a...

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Art urbain - Jérôme Mesnager et Julien Malland

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNSBLiA_Ywfa3NI4_gkj1vTcBBGYwhF17gBlf7xFy2HwsaQX9SUYKb3VrGbxcEU5li5wbJCgZor9Ra1aXIFXAvfMHOeLmdRwBfOlKSqdmEcenOKlvS8uRlmv7kLvHaPlaBqQNRvVi8vY/s1600/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+183+DSC_9829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNSBLiA_Ywfa3NI4_gkj1vTcBBGYwhF17gBlf7xFy2HwsaQX9SUYKb3VrGbxcEU5li5wbJCgZor9Ra1aXIFXAvfMHOeLmdRwBfOlKSqdmEcenOKlvS8uRlmv7kLvHaPlaBqQNRvVi8vY/s640/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+183+DSC_9829.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Urban art</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Jérôme Mesnager, </b>born in 1961, is one of the first painters of the streets of Paris, and is known as the father of the l'Homme en blanc, the man in white.  This recognizable figure is known around the world and has appeared from the walls of Paris to the Great Wall of China.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now, with regard to the figure in blue, I am stumped and at a loss to know the artist.  Please send me an email or leave a comment if you recognize this intriguing style.  With the two figures "floating" together, I wonder if the urban art was created simultaneously or one followed the other.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Update:  The figure in blue is by Julien "Seth" Malland  </span><br /><strong>'Julien “Seth” Malland is a world traveling, street painting, socially conscious individual roaming the far places of this planet.</strong> Sometimes based in Paris, the street artist took a three year journey around the world to bring his art to remote areas. At different locations he would spend time with the local people, then create cheery pieces displaying children and colors to “liven up” the communities.' (from visual news.com) - Thank you, Vreni</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><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><b>Jérôme Mesnager</b>, art urbain</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Rue Blainville</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75005, Paris</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Art urbain - Jérôme Mesnager et Julien Malland

Urban art Jérôme Mesnager, born in 1961, is one of the first painters of the streets of Paris, and is known as the father of the l'Homme...

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Galerie Vivienne - les artistes étudiants

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbo5Jwer2KOvq6vVHTChLcVhQ5aJX4jmnIaZhF43YWEfYU4t29NWc1vZYmYuof0vN7XA4UvqLvnJK0CpH4AWDeIiaDqtcL52XDGlpOz-dA74TW0vruYN-Wp9KjevigAGv8j3eZPxUbMSg/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_53DSC_9385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbo5Jwer2KOvq6vVHTChLcVhQ5aJX4jmnIaZhF43YWEfYU4t29NWc1vZYmYuof0vN7XA4UvqLvnJK0CpH4AWDeIiaDqtcL52XDGlpOz-dA74TW0vruYN-Wp9KjevigAGv8j3eZPxUbMSg/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_53DSC_9385.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;">Galerie Vivienne</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">student artists</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;">If you frequent the side halls in the famous covered passages of Paris, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">you will likely see gatherings of students </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sketching the century-old architecture.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The arches, the moldings, the skylights, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and even the floor tiles are worthy of a sketch.</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;">You will see students in the not-so-famous covered passages as well</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Galerie Vivienne</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Rue des Petits Champs, </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Rue de la Banque, et Rue Vivienne</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75002, Paris</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Métro Bourse, Métro Pyramides, ou Bus 29</i></span> </div>

Galerie Vivienne - les artistes étudiants

Galerie Vivienne student artists If you frequent the side halls in the famous covered passages of Paris,  you will likely see gatherings of ...

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Musée Jacquemart André

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/10193506154/" title="2011 1109 day 6 DSC_0115 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 1109 day 6 DSC_0115" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3676/10193506154_64060975d2_c.jpg" width="532" /></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;">Musée Jacquemart André</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;">Lunch with friends amid the art, style, and architecture of Paris at </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Musée Jacquemart André</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Oh, and do not forget </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>the Veuve Clicquot</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;">Musée Jacquemart André - Salon de thé</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>158, boulevard Haussmann</i><br /><i>75008, Paris</i></span></i>

Musée Jacquemart André

Musée Jacquemart André Lunch with friends amid the art, style, and architecture of Paris at Musée Jacquemart André Oh, and do not forget  th...

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Église Saint-Merri - La Fontaine Stravinsky

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LrTstbosDCVqxkgmyg30Q-RDDrbtTL1Sk9sZNM3biMNrPo1_ZSQBioSyObx6b8cBOTR4X8CaleSEwCYoRSPCoAGgRKHkQ8-1BbWLUnbujukRiTXZZC-FLMJSHBbe9LDavLKYWjyz0w/s1600/2013+0523+Thurs_39DSC_6253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_LrTstbosDCVqxkgmyg30Q-RDDrbtTL1Sk9sZNM3biMNrPo1_ZSQBioSyObx6b8cBOTR4X8CaleSEwCYoRSPCoAGgRKHkQ8-1BbWLUnbujukRiTXZZC-FLMJSHBbe9LDavLKYWjyz0w/s640/2013+0523+Thurs_39DSC_6253.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-Merri</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Stravinsky Fountain</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 whimsy of 16 animated sculptures stands in contrast </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">to the flying buttresses of this ancient church </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">with its "Gothic Flamboyant" architectural style.</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 fountain sculptures were installed in 1983...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The church built between 1500 and 1550...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Which of these two Paris landmarks will look the best in 200 years?</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-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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Merri </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">76, rue de la Verrerie</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Merri - La Fontaine Stravinsky

Église Saint-Merri The Stravinsky Fountain The whimsy of 16 animated sculptures stands in contrast  to the flying buttresses of this ancient...

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