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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La Tour Eiffel, la Seine, et des Ponts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElOKZwI6LzXLH_9QDRtPXq8dmbHaHPCAzO9rvoIET2KKEfJAjEjNRcNivnmbFB1oAeqmHdyqDkf_boDaMeWHMPR_Ab3FZwOHfQVYRYRXR9R6eFmFu0bb65482rffmPiggUcBfGLC6R3s/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+444+DSC_8578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElOKZwI6LzXLH_9QDRtPXq8dmbHaHPCAzO9rvoIET2KKEfJAjEjNRcNivnmbFB1oAeqmHdyqDkf_boDaMeWHMPR_Ab3FZwOHfQVYRYRXR9R6eFmFu0bb65482rffmPiggUcBfGLC6R3s/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+444+DSC_8578.jpg" width="680" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris at Night</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The mighty bronze sculptures of Pont Alexandre III</div><div style="text-align: center;">gaze nightly at "the tower" as it lights up the evening sky.</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;">I have stood on this same spot in all kinds of weather,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and I can close my eyes to be transported there in my imagination.</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 weekend</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;">Pont Alexandre III</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 />Click here to see reflections around the world<br /><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2015/03/an-evening-at-lopera-weekend.html" target="_blank">James' Weekend Reflections</a></div>

La Tour Eiffel, la Seine, et des Ponts

Paris at Night The mighty bronze sculptures of Pont Alexandre III gaze nightly at "the tower" as it lights up the evening sky. I h...

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Un lion en automne

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkAqNDB-imp91murKvVsg12VkNgmmhmAyV-vzL-MBADC-7VX0_iKUmTcWRCQNhlBJDvtmSPGwqxn7cBZ4cyCBR-8NhiYj6q9-t59g9hHnIcuyz76pTIWOluKrV674QJy3aqz5z0f8qkQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+063+DSC_9016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSkAqNDB-imp91murKvVsg12VkNgmmhmAyV-vzL-MBADC-7VX0_iKUmTcWRCQNhlBJDvtmSPGwqxn7cBZ4cyCBR-8NhiYj6q9-t59g9hHnIcuyz76pTIWOluKrV674QJy3aqz5z0f8qkQ/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+063+DSC_9016.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 Lion in <strike>Winter</strike> Autumn</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking up at the sculpted balcony with its ironwork balustrade </div><div style="text-align: center;">one sees the trellis of red and graceful curtains.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do not miss the guardian of it all, </div><div style="text-align: center;">le lion.</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;">Avenue d'Ilena</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016, Paris</span></i></div>

Un lion en automne

A Lion in Winter Autumn Looking up at the sculpted balcony with its ironwork balustrade  one sees the trellis of red and graceful curtains....

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris - Saint Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4bC_7EVfhA9UlmYzOiOP3sLxDWMR9BfF1jgiJ_zgZJGIXSU9gkJihSuxwKDo0V7eRc-9gog5xcjk73qxfKnmKsLRpBnG6D6kwKIU7HmB9xNIUjny9eyPeFqPQgkxDsIx5Iyt3wc1Abs/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_174DSC_4529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4bC_7EVfhA9UlmYzOiOP3sLxDWMR9BfF1jgiJ_zgZJGIXSU9gkJihSuxwKDo0V7eRc-9gog5xcjk73qxfKnmKsLRpBnG6D6kwKIU7HmB9xNIUjny9eyPeFqPQgkxDsIx5Iyt3wc1Abs/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_174DSC_4529.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notre Dame</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A small section of the statues of Notre Dame features</div><div style="text-align: center;">poor Saint Denis, a martred Bishop of the 3rd century,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> who carried his head through Paris after being decapitated.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is a section over the left portal of Notre Dame.</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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">6 Parvis Notre Dame</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Jean-Paul II</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>

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris - Saint Denis

Notre Dame A small section of the statues of Notre Dame features poor Saint Denis, a martred Bishop of the 3rd century,  who carried his hea...

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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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Vingt-Cinq

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWJidloSRzR5H0PqLCGFdtD2LSdJ08wFSlb9eMrr-ZB-t-ptnV40ef1XQPv1E_m0-rkskRDSftEbJCqDMPSZ3sT3dIjJncSOSqVdZoguOWAlhFhlRs7HgOOqJ3xCdR0HW8IAgpQ5gOdE/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+041+DSC_2715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWJidloSRzR5H0PqLCGFdtD2LSdJ08wFSlb9eMrr-ZB-t-ptnV40ef1XQPv1E_m0-rkskRDSftEbJCqDMPSZ3sT3dIjJncSOSqVdZoguOWAlhFhlRs7HgOOqJ3xCdR0HW8IAgpQ5gOdE/s1600/2013+Nov22+Paris+_20131122+041+DSC_2715.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Number Twenty-Five</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think that if I lived here I would not give an address for visitors </div><div style="text-align: center;">but would say instead, "<i>Sous la bouche ouverte du lion!</i>"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Under the open mouth of the lion!"</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;">25, rue Charlemagne</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>

Vingt-Cinq

Number Twenty-Five I think that if I lived here I would not give an address for visitors  but would say instead, " Sous la bouche ouver...

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Caryatid - la fleuriste

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMz_-26ZuCiCv9s2n5_R2LlAzrq087-OrRvy9RrBaFeGZpZBRcD1RYuwqIKPZSzk4q8_SBTY0zFntjJWkGPQy23LMoqVy7eRUse4XnqTS2DdPMavD_UdB7BJfmnzJFPBT5P5zZRqIOdVE/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+017+DSC_0716.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMz_-26ZuCiCv9s2n5_R2LlAzrq087-OrRvy9RrBaFeGZpZBRcD1RYuwqIKPZSzk4q8_SBTY0zFntjJWkGPQy23LMoqVy7eRUse4XnqTS2DdPMavD_UdB7BJfmnzJFPBT5P5zZRqIOdVE/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+017+DSC_0716.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Caryatid</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This sculpture on the <i>premier étage</i> appears to be arranging the garland of flowers.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Her companion on the other side of the balcony is striking a slightly different pose.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The building was constructed in 1909 by Adolphe Cherioux </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the two caryatids by sculptor E. Chenevière.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Many of the buildings will have a date and some additional information.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">You just have to look for that detail.</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;">Caryatids</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">39, rue Saint-Sabin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011 Paris</span></i></div>

Caryatid - la fleuriste

Caryatid This sculpture on the premier étage appears to be arranging the garland of flowers.   Her companion on the other side of the balco...

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Square du Ranelagh - Jean de la Fontaine

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBVrvXiC_06OqLu7wAzKSLUlmnbLXBu5scxnYPd50pBQPJw2UY-egQ3_iCXBsrUm6Oqtge_3-WV0UGalyhDupX3HPmkaH2t3owMZxBT2_q5jTqO7nNqXVDSlASo4knX3Z0yGg3nZLNvA/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="790" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBVrvXiC_06OqLu7wAzKSLUlmnbLXBu5scxnYPd50pBQPJw2UY-egQ3_iCXBsrUm6Oqtge_3-WV0UGalyhDupX3HPmkaH2t3owMZxBT2_q5jTqO7nNqXVDSlASo4knX3Z0yGg3nZLNvA/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0423.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">The poet Jean de la Fontaine spent almost three decades </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">writing his version of 243 fables.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This statue in Square du Ranelagh shows him <i>regardant à ses pieds</i> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><a href="http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?jdlf&i2ms&i3m.jpg"><b>le Corbeau et le Renard</b></a></i>, one of his revered fables.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Square du Ranelagh</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métro La Muette</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75016 Paris</span></span></i></div>

Square du Ranelagh - Jean de la Fontaine

The poet Jean de la Fontaine spent almost three decades writing his version of 243 fables.  This statue in Square du Ranelagh shows him rega...

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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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Fêtes des Mères

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsYmJ06lD1VZTsF_BNqh42uc63D6Sedq512UFzyvBZSyj1AEFZzdQnlo2VKfuwMBGfuvODwlFIDvtLyJ9RVkLAECzhNTjQ5rk3mhlaIPIiUzxeQRPa3HjEEtP5I6txCmjxgN2RhcBxQk/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_199DSC_5147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsYmJ06lD1VZTsF_BNqh42uc63D6Sedq512UFzyvBZSyj1AEFZzdQnlo2VKfuwMBGfuvODwlFIDvtLyJ9RVkLAECzhNTjQ5rk3mhlaIPIiUzxeQRPa3HjEEtP5I6txCmjxgN2RhcBxQk/s1600/2012+Mar+30+Paris_199DSC_5147.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;">Joyeux Fêtes des Mères</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wishing mothers around the world a joyous Mother's Day </div><div style="text-align: center;">as we celebrate in the United States on the second Sunday in May.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">If you want to celebrate twice, </div><div style="text-align: center;">be sure to mark the last Sunday in May (25th) </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the traditional French celebration of mothers.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The tradition calls for flowers and perhaps a poem, </div><div style="text-align: center;">catering to the whims of "maman," </div><div style="text-align: center;">and culminating the day with a large meal for the whole family, bien sûr.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The dessert, so I am told, is a cake that resembles a bunch of flowers.</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: left;">Musée du Louvre</div><div style="text-align: left;">75001, Paris</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div>

Fêtes des Mères

Joyeux Fêtes des Mères Wishing mothers around the world a joyous Mother's Day  as we celebrate in the United States on the second Sunday...

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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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Paris rouge - Macéo

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqtWKJuc6ArAA0ozCimS0U39Dy4KcwJjlnqjvO0PF6AMnEBNkRAV_Fl8HaM0uw8qu4KCxjmySUAuuBb7cT9APKYhf1TZYQfM86_OJ0nxKxXs8ufsfD6zitH0XvYvaUQw5r-in0jfFoPU/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_4DSC_4252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqtWKJuc6ArAA0ozCimS0U39Dy4KcwJjlnqjvO0PF6AMnEBNkRAV_Fl8HaM0uw8qu4KCxjmySUAuuBb7cT9APKYhf1TZYQfM86_OJ0nxKxXs8ufsfD6zitH0XvYvaUQw5r-in0jfFoPU/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_4DSC_4252.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Macéo</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">This restaurant has a quiet back entrance </div><div align="center">framed in red with cherubs on either side of the doorway.  </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Perhaps a little worse for wear, </div><div align="center">the sculptures still make a dramatic presence </div><div align="center">on the quiet street behind Palais Royal.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Macéo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>15, rue des Petits Champs</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Paris rouge - Macéo

      Macéo       This restaurant has a quiet back entrance framed in red with cherubs on either side of the doorway.      Perhaps a little ...

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un chat orange?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6FIpbprtvmgfhEm1tw2GcA1jeaHSVfc9oSwTonJcgQLiENPjB6WNsJ8fjWtN0_fIMN0MPe2vrjccjRHUlx96fw1dwyPhmjWMUTnpbQpjKX7zF3OdxJQpzcjyZqi3U090-D3GJKsGiac/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+114+DSC_8780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6FIpbprtvmgfhEm1tw2GcA1jeaHSVfc9oSwTonJcgQLiENPjB6WNsJ8fjWtN0_fIMN0MPe2vrjccjRHUlx96fw1dwyPhmjWMUTnpbQpjKX7zF3OdxJQpzcjyZqi3U090-D3GJKsGiac/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+114+DSC_8780.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chat <strike>Noir</strike> Orange!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This very large orange cat was mirrored on the other side of a doorway </div><div style="text-align: center;">by an equally large (and orange) chien (dog).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Based on the shopper in the store with the same hue of "persimmon,"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am thinking that "orange" must be the new "black."</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;">(Off to find my orange accessories!)</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;">BHV</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;">4, rue du Temple</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

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Chat Noir Orange! This very large orange cat was mirrored on the other side of a doorway  by an equally large (and orange) chien (dog). Bas...

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Rue Jean de la Fontaine - le lion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOT7VoPE-qtNbsXtUpIxFrKGmPJP27jZ5RNRbFFYvKj896DvCsPV_ivQlDmm4wEwzuSz1G1z66hKkdiyb8H9_H1Lq_WkIQbEqjNX7JwXjHB2XYgNou4QquteyM54XV-37w9EqnTxOBG0/s1600/2013+May+0522+Wed_152DSC_5762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOT7VoPE-qtNbsXtUpIxFrKGmPJP27jZ5RNRbFFYvKj896DvCsPV_ivQlDmm4wEwzuSz1G1z66hKkdiyb8H9_H1Lq_WkIQbEqjNX7JwXjHB2XYgNou4QquteyM54XV-37w9EqnTxOBG0/s1600/2013+May+0522+Wed_152DSC_5762.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 lion?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The doorway might be a bit intimidating to cross the threshold after dark.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The eyes appear to penetrate and follow your movements, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but that is impossible, n'est-ce pas?</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;">8, rue Jean de la Fontaine</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;">75016, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Rue Jean de la Fontaine - le lion

The lion? The doorway might be a bit intimidating to cross the threshold after dark.   The eyes appear to penetrate and follow your movement...

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A child is born...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzinHnaNrJcyjubkAVl1wMt9hLOZgvz1lWGWJ9AbM-waYxTWvi7EHbDgJ2NHt5cKWA53LPhAY9Fu4I74NQQrRRrPJ1Eqvv6NPKA2C5najC_DGUtitRNYkTaq9hWAIOXOL3H9t0G7YwNXA/s1600/2011+April+6+0346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzinHnaNrJcyjubkAVl1wMt9hLOZgvz1lWGWJ9AbM-waYxTWvi7EHbDgJ2NHt5cKWA53LPhAY9Fu4I74NQQrRRrPJ1Eqvv6NPKA2C5najC_DGUtitRNYkTaq9hWAIOXOL3H9t0G7YwNXA/s640/2011+April+6+0346.jpg" width="640" /></a></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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Joyeux Noël</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: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint Roch</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>284, rue Saint Honoré</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001 Paris</em></span></div>

A child is born...

Joyeux Noël Église Saint Roch 284, rue Saint Honoré 75001 Paris

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Palais Garnier - colonne rostrale

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWifD-aqa_DQZufgOA1dKv2MPcle32BeysSXs612dcMEWmUAXoes52K83UAO6F-nKzGhrwBHP0MGLC5qD6ODbLJc6p6Ghr_6f_V38UrMArT_0tZsKBRXjfocshgcPj5Or_F3WNFgt1p-I/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_11DSC_8605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWifD-aqa_DQZufgOA1dKv2MPcle32BeysSXs612dcMEWmUAXoes52K83UAO6F-nKzGhrwBHP0MGLC5qD6ODbLJc6p6Ghr_6f_V38UrMArT_0tZsKBRXjfocshgcPj5Or_F3WNFgt1p-I/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_11DSC_8605.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The rostral columns of Palais Garnier<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The entrance to <i>Pavillon du Chef de l'Etat<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1430000702"></a></i> (House of the Head of State),<br />which was turned into the Musée de Opéra on the western facade<br />of Opéra National de Paris Garnier,<br />is framed by two granite columns by Henri Alfred Jacquemart,<br />adorned with lamps and the masts of ships. <br />The bows of the four ships appear to have eyes.<br /><br /><br />Although other portions of this exquisite heritage site<br />have been restored since it was built in 1875,<br />the <i>ceinture de lumière</i> (belt of light) encircling the building has not. <br />Earlier this year an appeal was made to the public<br />to adopt one of the 22 lampadaires, 2 candélabres, 22 cariatides, and 14 columns. <br />The details of the rostral columns and the <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/08/street-lamps-palais-garnier.html" target="_blank">musical instrument-themed street lamps</a><br />on the opposite side of the opera house are stunning.<br /><br /><br />This is my entry for City Daily Photo Blogs Theme Day<br />-DETAILS-<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see the entries of other<br />City Daily Photo Blogs around the world.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Palais Garnier</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place de l'Opéra</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75009, Paris</em></span></div></div>

Palais Garnier - colonne rostrale

The rostral columns of Palais Garnier The entrance to Pavillon du Chef de l'Etat (House of the Head of State), which was turned into 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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Église Saint-Louis en l'Île - les cierges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gd0kyGSzYrqp603_YUaT7I7M-dGEUm7fjAQdlO9Hzq3nIT2N8u4lDFhFWetUcb_XXQ84UNut-AnKEnlHYudUbtbK-DKHJ94V5Npp-EqU6YMhmyn2m3LO_y8cKisCW1PbXPQ3unMMg90/s1600/2012+jan+12++1st_0381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gd0kyGSzYrqp603_YUaT7I7M-dGEUm7fjAQdlO9Hzq3nIT2N8u4lDFhFWetUcb_XXQ84UNut-AnKEnlHYudUbtbK-DKHJ94V5Npp-EqU6YMhmyn2m3LO_y8cKisCW1PbXPQ3unMMg90/s640/2012+jan+12++1st_0381.jpg" width="424" yda="true" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Far from the bustling crowd on this well-traversed island in the Seine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is Église Saint-Louis en l'Île, full of art and soft light.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Construction started in 1642 at the direction of Louis XIV </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">using the plans of François Le Vau who was also designing Versailles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Rue Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Saint-Louis en l'Île</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75004, Paris </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  </span></div>

Église Saint-Louis en l'Île - les cierges

  Église Saint-Louis en l'Île Far from the bustling crowd on this well-traversed island in the Seine is Église Saint-Louis en l'Île,...

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Musée du Louvre - "Enfant jouant avec une tortue"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIMo2hcKH_xhrCba6bYg0Z2bD7_865q1tnf_rDmOIkY9ysj5sLJ36T2BBKuEiRsNceHh_brgQXQmBz1Q3rg3iubvcM7HrnBL9jyTm68vIX2f-EMvrVg69ea_6yn6euYMXp7ENhJ3h2DU/s1600/2012+Mar+29_5175DSC_5170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIMo2hcKH_xhrCba6bYg0Z2bD7_865q1tnf_rDmOIkY9ysj5sLJ36T2BBKuEiRsNceHh_brgQXQmBz1Q3rg3iubvcM7HrnBL9jyTm68vIX2f-EMvrVg69ea_6yn6euYMXp7ENhJ3h2DU/s640/2012+Mar+29_5175DSC_5170.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Enfant jouant avec une tortue"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pierre Hébert (1849)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This charming sculpture was found in a quiet corner of an upper floor.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although the Louvre is massive, there is no need to see it all at once.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Be selective and truly absorb the details.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>1er étage - Richelieu</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Musée du Louvre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div>

Musée du Louvre - "Enfant jouant avec une tortue"

"Enfant jouant avec une tortue" Pierre Hébert (1849) This charming sculpture was found in a quiet corner of an upper floor.  Altho...

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