Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts

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

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts

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

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Une croix de Provins

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHYUs5qJH_BsJ9ixAw1oR5sSHibi8TUdYV3ILxa_H9Eeh6yD4IMZGacoEnnKOur1ywe_TpiKll9WnLF5hhazjdLLmO51tF0NXqq7cfZTwxGrnEWTGRiaq2Ptfnyr1AAWRWSdRMRu-j7I/s1600/2013+May+20+0520_168DSC_4792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHYUs5qJH_BsJ9ixAw1oR5sSHibi8TUdYV3ILxa_H9Eeh6yD4IMZGacoEnnKOur1ywe_TpiKll9WnLF5hhazjdLLmO51tF0NXqq7cfZTwxGrnEWTGRiaq2Ptfnyr1AAWRWSdRMRu-j7I/s640/2013+May+20+0520_168DSC_4792.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a short trip out of Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Medieval city of Provins is filled</div><div style="text-align: center;">with history and architecture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here in the courtyard of Eglise Saint-Quiriace</div><div style="text-align: center;">a delicate cross is surrounded by lush palettes of green</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Eglise Saint-Quiriace courtyard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Provins, France</div>

Une croix de Provins

Just a short trip out of Paris  the Medieval city of Provins is filled with history and architecture. Here in the courtyard of Eglise Saint-...

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Sainte-Chapelle

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6ewS7uLOB9P46kI2lZX6u4rphn4SxYLwSvU9_-ai_ivz3mtpMYZRzIDYwXhuhOqjIKG6RFnsgAWsPRZZjp4JMG3KYUsiqzbW9R3m4yG9sNz_j8KFTNhZZtTXDef1e_D3pff8NZZg_Y/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_028DSC_4383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6ewS7uLOB9P46kI2lZX6u4rphn4SxYLwSvU9_-ai_ivz3mtpMYZRzIDYwXhuhOqjIKG6RFnsgAWsPRZZjp4JMG3KYUsiqzbW9R3m4yG9sNz_j8KFTNhZZtTXDef1e_D3pff8NZZg_Y/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_028DSC_4383.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sainte-Chapelle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This lower chapel with its </div><div style="text-align: center;">medieval Gothic 13th century architecture</div><div style="text-align: center;">is as awe-inspiring as the elegant</div><div style="text-align: center;">chapel above</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How many arches can you count</div><div style="text-align: center;">in this intersection of color and design?</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>Sainte-Chapelle</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75001, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div>

Sainte-Chapelle

Sainte-Chapelle This lower chapel with its  medieval Gothic 13th century architecture is as awe-inspiring as the elegant chapel above How ma...

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Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

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

Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

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

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Basilique du Sacré Coeur

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

Basilique du Sacré Coeur

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

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Église Saint Pierre - Chartres

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lei_x7XN3IwyLfT8lPU57sMo1BoD0bmOBO6coPKqjoHssYefCN-fWPociAWNMtAsGdhTjE7HLlneUo9EHUsG7dj-5O5_RQ2VsWq0cphU-XwAfPKeOao33sISL9Z0cnkQAsUzejjN7kw/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lei_x7XN3IwyLfT8lPU57sMo1BoD0bmOBO6coPKqjoHssYefCN-fWPociAWNMtAsGdhTjE7HLlneUo9EHUsG7dj-5O5_RQ2VsWq0cphU-XwAfPKeOao33sISL9Z0cnkQAsUzejjN7kw/s1600/2011+april+4+DSC_0215.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Pierre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Pierre Church in Chartres is not as well known </div><div style="text-align: center;">as the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but this 13th Century church is a Gothic masterpiece </div><div style="text-align: center;">with some windows surviving from the 14th Century. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Pierre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">rue Pétion</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000, Chartres</span></i><br /></div>

Église Saint Pierre - Chartres

Église Saint Pierre Saint-Pierre Church in Chartres is not as well known  as the Cathedral of our Lady of Chartres,  but this 13th Century ...

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Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean

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

Église Protestante Luthérienne Saint-Jean

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

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L'horloge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZZTDdUbeXNY7FKVTxG7Be4t8g1kEia9Q-Mg0dkIQRj1cbI3c7cg7JgVbezBhhwvFwVIkxpkYylJwhA1LKlnlNlbvO0SrtAA3EuSTHof0TaUjcN2UHTVHX3UHzuZLXIX3Gc5EIxPdIoc/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZZTDdUbeXNY7FKVTxG7Be4t8g1kEia9Q-Mg0dkIQRj1cbI3c7cg7JgVbezBhhwvFwVIkxpkYylJwhA1LKlnlNlbvO0SrtAA3EuSTHof0TaUjcN2UHTVHX3UHzuZLXIX3Gc5EIxPdIoc/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0060.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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built between 1194 and 1250, Chartres Cathedral is one of the finest examples of</div><div style="text-align: center;">French Gothic architecture.  The 12th century structure is at least the fifth to occupy the</div><div style="text-align: center;">site since the fourth century.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Having read much about World War II in recent years,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it is interesting to know that the magnificent windows seen still today </div><div style="text-align: center;">were removed in 1939 before the Germans advanced.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The glass was cleaned and releaded before </div><div style="text-align: center;">being returned to their original placement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chartres is only fifty miles outside of Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">and worth a day trip to see this cathedral and two other churches.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The old town is charming and a step back in time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">16 cloitre Notre-Dame</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000 Chartres </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartres, France</span></i></div>

L'horloge

Built between 1194 and 1250, Chartres Cathedral is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.  The 12th century structure is ...

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Église Saint-Laurent

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

Église Saint-Laurent

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

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

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

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

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

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Basilique Saint Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt0pD5O0UlfNiky0KjIPDlrrzsqW8TVQtm9xhFlyJ4tRoc0sFvk_b2PM1lOAVrWOHbskDtQx4oC7_pXM47CZ-EixnjQBGarBGqogxS9RlP45-M-eGUD8gTBd02ueAJ7m0SGBd04quw9Q/s1600/2012+Jan+16++3rd_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt0pD5O0UlfNiky0KjIPDlrrzsqW8TVQtm9xhFlyJ4tRoc0sFvk_b2PM1lOAVrWOHbskDtQx4oC7_pXM47CZ-EixnjQBGarBGqogxS9RlP45-M-eGUD8gTBd02ueAJ7m0SGBd04quw9Q/s1600/2012+Jan+16++3rd_0019.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Basilique Saint Denis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is worth the trip to the outskirts of Paris to see this basilica, </div><div style="text-align: center;">with its outstanding array of </div><div style="text-align: center;">stained glass windows, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Gothic arches, </div><div style="text-align: center;">funerary art, </div><div style="text-align: center;">tombs and sculptures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Basilique Saint Denis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">92300, Saint-Denis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Basilique Saint Denis

Basilique Saint Denis It is worth the trip to the outskirts of Paris to see this basilica,  with its outstanding array of  stained glass win...

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Église Saint Germain des Prés

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEqlcHB2UV-yBcftkeNhmaDOgiFHIqx7WTxCStKexVBmgJgTgpQTK_0qMZhmtZJIQYItOWEEdXwxDrhO6HwoadzOvJcKv6_AxpsPTWnfV72ECgay9qgRjxMSKfMwww-U64Z1HLNFEDWU/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+012+DSC_1237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEqlcHB2UV-yBcftkeNhmaDOgiFHIqx7WTxCStKexVBmgJgTgpQTK_0qMZhmtZJIQYItOWEEdXwxDrhO6HwoadzOvJcKv6_AxpsPTWnfV72ECgay9qgRjxMSKfMwww-U64Z1HLNFEDWU/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+012+DSC_1237.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Germain des Prés</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The 1,000 year old tower </div><div style="text-align: center;">reigns over the remainder of the church.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The recent renovations make the tower appear </div><div style="text-align: center;">almost white against the bright blue skies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Germain des Prés</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, place Saint Germain des Prés</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>

Église Saint Germain des Prés

Église Saint Germain des Prés The 1,000 year old tower  reigns over the remainder of the church. The recent renovations make the tower appea...

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Chartres Cathedral

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEdm1n69Bd9XOoLX3NNrQSu5AnF1REVIB2QMfxYz2qqupH7OZzlSjBFqMoiNaBHj7KIBioNWKzCgDuLYOcYkF_NF0RwQoAPTXbWUHaKPk3fqrmwMbSY3Uhxj-2EWg8S7e8zb1j4LrOz8/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEdm1n69Bd9XOoLX3NNrQSu5AnF1REVIB2QMfxYz2qqupH7OZzlSjBFqMoiNaBHj7KIBioNWKzCgDuLYOcYkF_NF0RwQoAPTXbWUHaKPk3fqrmwMbSY3Uhxj-2EWg8S7e8zb1j4LrOz8/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0123.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Seen through a window as Marie and I climbed the many steps </div><div style="text-align: center;">to the top of the bell tower, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the interior of Chartres Cathedral </div><div style="text-align: center;">appears to be a blended neutral color.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The major renovations and makeover </div><div style="text-align: center;">of this eight hundred year old cathedral have created a stir.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I look forward to checking them out myself </div><div style="text-align: center;">before passing judgment, but you can <a href="http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/dec/14/scandalous-makeover-chartres/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR+Eric+Garner+Chartres+Iron+Age&utm_content=NYR+Eric+Garner+Chartres+Iron+Age+CID_57d8f4319bbe76afa176360a3cbb2ce4&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_term=A%20Scandalous%20Makeover%20at%20Chartres%20Cathedral" target="_blank">read about it here</a>.*</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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Notre Dame de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartres, France</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">*Thanks to traveling friend, Mary G, for the link</div>

Chartres Cathedral

Seen through a window as Marie and I climbed the many steps  to the top of the bell tower,  the interior of Chartres Cathedral  appears to b...

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Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9_tW4wRPqiCizt0zuQpjFX6NV0MDHkohGKOFHROrMH0b2QCGoJ4xcYhch-Wv0FJTFxxSchkq8rgt9k79RkqPUTbvYvlWQbg2gkyMhuwI4yssMq5Za58lUDKu5ZU62qhPz1Ktk0wze3M/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+046+DSC_7090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP9_tW4wRPqiCizt0zuQpjFX6NV0MDHkohGKOFHROrMH0b2QCGoJ4xcYhch-Wv0FJTFxxSchkq8rgt9k79RkqPUTbvYvlWQbg2gkyMhuwI4yssMq5Za58lUDKu5ZU62qhPz1Ktk0wze3M/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+046+DSC_7090.jpg" width="485" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like many of the churches in Paris (and France and all of Europe), </div><div style="text-align: center;">this early 18th century church has a marble plaque </div><div style="text-align: center;">listing those of the church who "Morts pour la France, 1914 - 1918" </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is but one church among hundreds in the city </div><div style="text-align: center;">who lost a generation of young people to World War 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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(joyeux anniversaire, Cherie)</span></i></div>

Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint Nicholas du Chardonnet Like many of the churches in Paris (and France and all of Europe),  this early 18th century church has a...

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Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6fWAZs8C3_ioVKLW1Y1xCViwuSQoqtO3GDmzHqo6FEa1HMM1-HyrwGLIhLmjtyT0d4rWKOPNjYAIH4OeN7zxC3H41sWQhNxnhtKf6fbfNh2APM0A9XYtuWIHRZ0gLlB7cX6bPxA3yqE/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+210+DSC_7722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6fWAZs8C3_ioVKLW1Y1xCViwuSQoqtO3GDmzHqo6FEa1HMM1-HyrwGLIhLmjtyT0d4rWKOPNjYAIH4OeN7zxC3H41sWQhNxnhtKf6fbfNh2APM0A9XYtuWIHRZ0gLlB7cX6bPxA3yqE/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+210+DSC_7722.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built on the site of a Roman temple and a 7th century Merovingian church, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Pierre de Montmartre was consecrated in 1147</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and is one of the oldest churches in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although it sits in the shadow of the grand Sacre Coeur,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it has some fascinating features and architecture. </div><div style="text-align: center;">As the sun falls on the stained glass windows, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a kaleidoscope of  color splashes on the old stone floors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue du Mont Cenis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

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

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLdx83ADpsRyIOa1BUPnHCoR4zykVVtijzUl-gJnk9th15EMoBddHSkBEfbDWflin_f5714W_IhighmNBxjxYQljw9r5WFel7UB9JLPw1g8ujEgekFS_BQNgLu6TkzhiCq0IYEiu-kWQ/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_118DSC_4473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLdx83ADpsRyIOa1BUPnHCoR4zykVVtijzUl-gJnk9th15EMoBddHSkBEfbDWflin_f5714W_IhighmNBxjxYQljw9r5WFel7UB9JLPw1g8ujEgekFS_BQNgLu6TkzhiCq0IYEiu-kWQ/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_118DSC_4473.jpg" width="477" /></a></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 series of concentric iron circles...</div><div style="text-align: center;">a scattering of candles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">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

Notre Dame A series of concentric iron circles... a scattering of candles. bon dimanche Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris 6 Parvis Notre Dame P...

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Église Sainte Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiA-sTJZFNh4fsINiH79rN1LvA6iz2pInvIvWvXzFx5MxyfeHRDnQD7_NGPOIw7PI-dlfeDBhfjydL-AQQurWJ3jdEcHiNQQEEUC5-gve0LFjNOnjQRpPkH8NWn1gZ89NKa32jeuFiqg/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiA-sTJZFNh4fsINiH79rN1LvA6iz2pInvIvWvXzFx5MxyfeHRDnQD7_NGPOIw7PI-dlfeDBhfjydL-AQQurWJ3jdEcHiNQQEEUC5-gve0LFjNOnjQRpPkH8NWn1gZ89NKa32jeuFiqg/s1600/2012+Jan+12+1st_0640.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Sainte Étienne du Mont<br /><br /><br />This church with its storied history is exquisitely detailed<br />and filled with stained glass windows, the only rood screen in France,<br />and an abundance of light.<br /><br /><br />bon dimanche<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Sainte Étienne du Mont</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div> </div>

Église Sainte Étienne du Mont

Église Sainte Étienne du Mont This church with its storied history is exquisitely detailed and filled with stained glass windows, the only r...

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Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations et la Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUcxlM_EYBjf0a_ldRbIKA3GG-gqp-YXeCmIbHhct-9j5clIG-ghmdlMs_z9mvVNiPGTE6TAzNX4zJd0F_HAKOrMeiUWT7LShQuCx2LZtbHDNo8xsCv69Puyg8QpumprngS8UNORSarU/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+159+DSC_9112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUcxlM_EYBjf0a_ldRbIKA3GG-gqp-YXeCmIbHhct-9j5clIG-ghmdlMs_z9mvVNiPGTE6TAzNX4zJd0F_HAKOrMeiUWT7LShQuCx2LZtbHDNo8xsCv69Puyg8QpumprngS8UNORSarU/s1600/2013+Nov15+Paris+_20131115+159+DSC_9112.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;">This view from Le Perchoir in the 11ième, </div><div style="text-align: center;">looking northwest,</div><div style="text-align: center;">shows at least two churches on the horizon:  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is about four blocks away </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the recognizable Sacré Coeur in the distance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">a view of churches from Le Perchoir</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">14, rue Crespin du Gast</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations et la Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

This view from Le Perchoir in the 11ième,  looking northwest, shows at least two churches on the horizon:   Église Saint-Joseph-des-Nations ...

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Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqg6kAqPINqssdxpS3Jc4MEn4uajJHx9YYaU_88VmqceS5znGjGOUstrZQFQ37EnuMAvudmjEB5IxX1RZKNAAHNqKAFN-w14KTUaD7DeSVEYnXXguFahg2VOz8u4C6FGWQt2Q8eMUWDA/s1600/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+236+DSC_9883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqg6kAqPINqssdxpS3Jc4MEn4uajJHx9YYaU_88VmqceS5znGjGOUstrZQFQ37EnuMAvudmjEB5IxX1RZKNAAHNqKAFN-w14KTUaD7DeSVEYnXXguFahg2VOz8u4C6FGWQt2Q8eMUWDA/s1600/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+236+DSC_9883.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Églies Saint-Étienne du Mont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This side entrance of Saint-Étienne </div><div style="text-align: center;">are closed but the ornate doorway is stunning.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Many will recognize it from the movie "Midnight in Paris"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built between 1492 and 1626, the light interior is filled with cherubs and angels.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I would put it high on your list.</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: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Étienne du Mont</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, place Ste-Geniviève</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

Églies Saint-Étienne du Mont This side entrance of Saint-Étienne  are closed but the ornate doorway is stunning.   Many will recognize it fr...

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Église Saint-Augustin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UbP8Buy_za7bW-dyEkPyJa8KCJLAOCRmsx-h4ugf_nRP4pHUFRuS4LrXIqA6_zk72y4YK8oa8FzvM5IUiFE5JOybBEiWZ5dAoIXLMttbflPQBTjGk3HaOGGHzeQwskJVbheWJMKgkpw/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_6DSC_8488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UbP8Buy_za7bW-dyEkPyJa8KCJLAOCRmsx-h4ugf_nRP4pHUFRuS4LrXIqA6_zk72y4YK8oa8FzvM5IUiFE5JOybBEiWZ5dAoIXLMttbflPQBTjGk3HaOGGHzeQwskJVbheWJMKgkpw/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_6DSC_8488.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Augustin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This majestic church sits at the intersection of major boulevards, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and if you were to walk around the building </div><div style="text-align: center;">you would see as many as fourteen roads and intersections.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It takes a prominent spot in the 8ième </div><div style="text-align: center;">and can be easily recognized by its red cupola.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Holly and I rode our Velibs here up the broad boulevard Malesherbes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and for our next stop, rode across Avenue des Champs Élysées </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then Pont Alexandre III - bravery at its best.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Augustin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, avenue Cesar Caire</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>

Église Saint-Augustin

Église Saint-Augustin This majestic church sits at the intersection of major boulevards,  and if you were to walk around the building  you w...

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