Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLqlBxJbEH1gVTU060SwRFGISSWUP00jcriY0AtRTDVtTbTX-mNZ5mu4qBp-zQy7iC0LoDMOFk87BUEIi-L17okg4_Ga_APzrI-yjpOJai2V8ij3jMO2e9WpSk5zsYZoCSdrZYYDIPSM/s1600/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLqlBxJbEH1gVTU060SwRFGISSWUP00jcriY0AtRTDVtTbTX-mNZ5mu4qBp-zQy7iC0LoDMOFk87BUEIi-L17okg4_Ga_APzrI-yjpOJai2V8ij3jMO2e9WpSk5zsYZoCSdrZYYDIPSM/s640/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0172.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Russian Orthodox cathedral, built in 1861, was</div><div style="text-align: center;">the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This shot was captured in 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-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12, rue Daru</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">75008 Paris</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Métro Ternes ou Métro Courcelles</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></em></div>

Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky

Saint Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral This Russian Orthodox cathedral, built in 1861, was the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France. ...

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Cathédral Saint Alexandre Nevsky - 'looking out'

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11126754956/" title="2011 1107 day 4 DSC_0896 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2011 1107 day 4 DSC_0896" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2875/11126754956_79c4385f89_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;">Cathédral Saint Alexandre Nevsky</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;">Photos are not allowed in this beautiful gilt cathedral </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">so this view looking out at autumn leaves and nineteenth century buildings </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">will have to suffice.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche </span></span></i></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;">Theme Day</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"looking out"</span></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;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/december-gallery-looking-out.html" target="_blank">Please click here</a> to see how other </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;">City Daily Photos interpret the theme</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky Cathedral</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12, rue Daru</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">75008 Paris</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Métro Ternes ou Métro Courcelles</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Cathédral Saint Alexandre Nevsky - 'looking out'

Cathédral Saint Alexandre Nevsky Photos are not allowed in this beautiful gilt cathedral  so this view looking out at autumn leaves and nine...

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Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwc0yjhwsCSGw9ZGEuY4WKx2ojbQVzXS4KJjqv5wvPJrsIE_4XEot48wyiKSHuD9MSpvmk_-peh8E01qG_5kWHP2Rjshwmoc5zMpcXYxgW2d02C8kJ4dEhFis7a_pGMcpdQnSs3Qlmos/s1600/2011+1109+day+6+DSC_0153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwc0yjhwsCSGw9ZGEuY4WKx2ojbQVzXS4KJjqv5wvPJrsIE_4XEot48wyiKSHuD9MSpvmk_-peh8E01qG_5kWHP2Rjshwmoc5zMpcXYxgW2d02C8kJ4dEhFis7a_pGMcpdQnSs3Qlmos/s640/2011+1109+day+6+DSC_0153.jpg" width="640" /></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;">Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky</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 bright skies of a clear autumn day </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">accentuate the gold domes of Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Although no photography was allowed inside, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the view of the low sun reflecting on the domes was sufficient.</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;">To read more about this cathedral </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and to see another view, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/12/saint-alexandre-nevsky-cathedral.html" target="_blank">click here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky Cathedral</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12, rue Daru</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">75008 Paris</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Métro Ternes ou Métro Courcelles</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></em></div>

Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky

Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky The bright skies of a clear autumn day  accentuate the gold domes of Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky.   Al...

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Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky Cathedral

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMhTm5Azt2G7_PAzpbL3dUIf8BU-N9CKYB9IoxWvyXPQz6d76OORf8Vk2msR3lkcx_FwS52Z69tmz9eRusLir6rjVfFFHjS08qHaQQJ3whv3fg2VGhKXb2UJ0mqKIk2CrkKGMr1QlNwg/s1600/2011+nov+6+DSC_0154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMhTm5Azt2G7_PAzpbL3dUIf8BU-N9CKYB9IoxWvyXPQz6d76OORf8Vk2msR3lkcx_FwS52Z69tmz9eRusLir6rjVfFFHjS08qHaQQJ3whv3fg2VGhKXb2UJ0mqKIk2CrkKGMr1QlNwg/s640/2011+nov+6+DSC_0154.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On Rue Daru in the 8ième arrondissement, this Russian Orthodox church is nestled in a predominantly Russian neighborhood.  Although there are no photos allowed inside, the exterior is elegant, in the shape of a Greek cross.  Each branch of the cross is terminated by an apse, topped with onion dome turrets. </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;">Picasso was married to the dancer Olga Khokhlova in this church in 1918.  The cathedral celebrated its 150th anniversary in September this year, and just a week ago a charitable auction featuring works of 29 Russian painters living in Paris was held to benefit restoration of the cathedral. </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;">bon dimanche</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;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky Cathedral</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">12, rue Daru</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75008 Paris</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Métro Ternes ou Métro Courcelles</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">   </div>

Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky Cathedral

On Rue Daru in the 8ième arrondissement, this Russian Orthodox church is nestled in a predominantly Russian neighborhood.  Although there ar...

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