Eglise Saint Eustache

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTqHh6-tL5gpjvTp7oDf0vH7U0DuSUqM1Y-9y3C87LLXNEmGXuZVixfJAEHSnl-bt-iCNrhlgiPFf08R5SckehuzwB5IcyzIwGJBWNxjw1exfc8MbGbFoOYVoGfG4V26VM85eYeULKYo/s1600/DSC_0048+(2)-+Saint+Eustace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTqHh6-tL5gpjvTp7oDf0vH7U0DuSUqM1Y-9y3C87LLXNEmGXuZVixfJAEHSnl-bt-iCNrhlgiPFf08R5SckehuzwB5IcyzIwGJBWNxjw1exfc8MbGbFoOYVoGfG4V26VM85eYeULKYo/s1600/DSC_0048+(2)-+Saint+Eustace.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 Eustache</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This view is no longer - </div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken from the steps leading up from Les Halles, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this masterpiece of late Gothic architecture </div><div style="text-align: center;">took over 100 years to buiild and was completed in the mid-1600s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Eglise Saint Eustache</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75002, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Eglise Saint Eustache

Saint Eustache This view is no longer -  Taken from the steps leading up from Les Halles,  this masterpiece of late Gothic architecture  too...

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Église Saint-Eustache

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxtdYupsEuqfqkbGWsnr2Zw801hqZdBVS5rvxdPHHSnisL0d46IHKy4Q_lkiUEcjJqvnMVx3x_MgN0u7JMP0jukhILytmr0dF9iGf_yZnhlILBb2W2CLACSicxBp1nsM9_3qHWe3cAxQ/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+369+DSC_2054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxtdYupsEuqfqkbGWsnr2Zw801hqZdBVS5rvxdPHHSnisL0d46IHKy4Q_lkiUEcjJqvnMVx3x_MgN0u7JMP0jukhILytmr0dF9iGf_yZnhlILBb2W2CLACSicxBp1nsM9_3qHWe3cAxQ/s1600/2013+Nov21+Paris+_20131121+369+DSC_2054.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Église Saint-Eustache</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This masterpiece of late Gothic architecture unveiled a bell tower framed in blue skies and white clouds, a reward for looking up.  The tower is finished in Renaissance style which would be expected for a church of this age.  Rennovation and reconstruction over the centuries produced many interesting details.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The construction of the present church was begun in 1532 and finished over a hundred years later.  The first church on this site was established in 1223.  </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em></em></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>Église Saint-Eustache</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>2, impasse Saint-Eustache</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"><em>75001, Paris</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Église Saint-Eustache

      Église Saint-Eustache     This masterpiece of late Gothic architecture unveiled a bell tower framed in blue skies and white clouds, a ...

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Église Saint-Eustache - les chaises

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNDxFgK3D9vXIlekHALihaPYKmnBa43-aS2N3AQGJ_EnIobG-tlHZhH6HQS6eHXiWNl_RK5T1YbjoLdryRvfpl24V9iEr7AXYUefkEjg76TPHUqodPBH3Bgn9Y2QBB3SNLI16JNCut0w/s1600/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNDxFgK3D9vXIlekHALihaPYKmnBa43-aS2N3AQGJ_EnIobG-tlHZhH6HQS6eHXiWNl_RK5T1YbjoLdryRvfpl24V9iEr7AXYUefkEjg76TPHUqodPBH3Bgn9Y2QBB3SNLI16JNCut0w/s640/2010+Dec+3+DSC_0238.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-Eustache</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;">Long shadows in this enormous church...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">simple chairs are dwarfed in the cavernous nave</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;"><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;"><br />Église Saint-Eustache<br />2, impasse Saint-Eustache</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Église Saint-Eustache - les chaises

Église Saint-Eustache Long shadows in this enormous church... simple chairs are dwarfed in the cavernous nave bon dimanche Église Saint-Eust...

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Déjeuner à Paris!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFbLWp1h4Ob0oMkm6-sqUV6gmIOv3UHia0npr78y0WdMCqtCZvwIFETQy-8YalLCSVVomw5h5FVbuGfRZz5CS6LweHz0gfp5gFrEtcPpI4DHl100BgWP7JJ-AHtGMlOTwbH-Cn3Ayr1w/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0268.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571142789440025058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFbLWp1h4Ob0oMkm6-sqUV6gmIOv3UHia0npr78y0WdMCqtCZvwIFETQy-8YalLCSVVomw5h5FVbuGfRZz5CS6LweHz0gfp5gFrEtcPpI4DHl100BgWP7JJ-AHtGMlOTwbH-Cn3Ayr1w/s640/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0268.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />Can you just get a whiff of these still-warm baguettes sliced and filled with an assortment of deliciousness... Holly and I bought several in December and took them back to our apartment where we were meeting Peter (<a href="http://peter-pho2.blogspot.com/"><strong>Peter's Paris</strong></a>) for a quick déjeuner and a spot of wine, bien sûr! Yes, they were delicious and not a crumb was left! Then we were off for an afternoon of discovery and photography!<br /><br /><br /><br />Wish that I had a few of these right now... miam-miam!<br /><br />Boulangerie<br />Rue Montmartre<br />(near Saint-Eustache)

Déjeuner à Paris!

Can you just get a whiff of these still-warm baguettes sliced and filled with an assortment of deliciousness... Holly and I bought several i...

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Illumination - Église Saint-Eustache

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11WHpJm1q-OtVco18XOk10HyXAgl-1N-rgk9BHBvlcYwg9DO0lW9-bHnHJBJmRuRkG1-0wV3AEkVDW3ctl3d__MgwoIAJD2uOOYe7mBd6nxau0MHdeQtvcXB-44rjbPMBjwnHaEqLg7Y/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0221.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570427718489236674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11WHpJm1q-OtVco18XOk10HyXAgl-1N-rgk9BHBvlcYwg9DO0lW9-bHnHJBJmRuRkG1-0wV3AEkVDW3ctl3d__MgwoIAJD2uOOYe7mBd6nxau0MHdeQtvcXB-44rjbPMBjwnHaEqLg7Y/s640/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0221.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">When you first walk inside this magnificent church you are overwhelmed by her size, but as you take time to discover little details you will appreciate the elegance of her accessories.<br /><br /></div></span><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Bon dimanche</span></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Eustache,_Paris"><strong>Église Saint-Eustache</strong></a><br />2, impasse Saint-Eustache

Illumination - Église Saint-Eustache

When you first walk inside this magnificent church you are overwhelmed by her size, but as you take time to discover little details you will...

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Chaises - Église Saint-Eustache

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02oVRDfNAAH9WgixcC_rTSbSb-Oa9LcUvAGhtjHGvqbtJAF1oZJRaH9X2c_A-efXrzXuIAEdNHsugRSP5r4qzYHAWo1FobJV8QvGxEUdJZnKENWlkgcjD-vKOO0C90D-cPhcwP4U7XQU/s1600/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0239.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562559954698618594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02oVRDfNAAH9WgixcC_rTSbSb-Oa9LcUvAGhtjHGvqbtJAF1oZJRaH9X2c_A-efXrzXuIAEdNHsugRSP5r4qzYHAWo1FobJV8QvGxEUdJZnKENWlkgcjD-vKOO0C90D-cPhcwP4U7XQU/s640/2010+dec+paris+2+DSC_0239.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />Only three hours of sunshine during a December week... Where would you go for photos as the sun makes its appearance? <br /><br />I was looking for shadows and think that the empty chairs at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_Saint-Eustache,_Paris"><strong>St-Eustache</strong> </a>made a proper subject. Another photo <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/12/eglise-saint-eustache.html"><strong>here</strong></a>.<br /><br />Bon dimanche

Chaises - Église Saint-Eustache

Only three hours of sunshine during a December week... Where would you go for photos as the sun makes its appearance? I was looking for shad...

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Église Saint-Eustache

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvOq23dsKfc4GmbwYwEijOp2BBsiR1S8foerZW8tTsgzYNn7PC7SXRwSK45JfyZpGpstvV-F4spnixEH6snSQJ7OMuCnGvligU8MlfbbNFCjgTEZiGVBkqUaHUkbD5SwDo2rfHnczuiE/s1600/2010+dec+paris+1+DSC_0231+b-w.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554837436131947810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvOq23dsKfc4GmbwYwEijOp2BBsiR1S8foerZW8tTsgzYNn7PC7SXRwSK45JfyZpGpstvV-F4spnixEH6snSQJ7OMuCnGvligU8MlfbbNFCjgTEZiGVBkqUaHUkbD5SwDo2rfHnczuiE/s640/2010+dec+paris+1+DSC_0231+b-w.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rays of light filtered through the majestic windows of Saint-Eustache. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">During my recent visit to Paris, there were only about three hours of sunlight and shadows... I am glad that I was able to visit St-Eustache during this brief period of filtered light and capture a few photos of this magnificent church.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 130%;"></span>

Église Saint-Eustache

Rays of light filtered through the majestic windows of Saint-Eustache. During my recent visit to Paris, there were only about three hours of...

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