Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8A5fU__zucjG2rOLgGaYUhgo05ndHmStG3s0AyJhemamKvsbNykx6wbAWktLt9B7RxWw0wPEbcsnj4CLUqS1ZKADHuN3l95eD-xadVxTzeckP7CpPgfU5PmjXNitAua6gcWK4d2oMrA/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8A5fU__zucjG2rOLgGaYUhgo05ndHmStG3s0AyJhemamKvsbNykx6wbAWktLt9B7RxWw0wPEbcsnj4CLUqS1ZKADHuN3l95eD-xadVxTzeckP7CpPgfU5PmjXNitAua6gcWK4d2oMrA/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.jpg" width="475" /></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;">Saint-Louis des Invalides</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 design of this elaborate, ornate organcase is attributed to Jalues Hardouin-Mansart.  It is the only representative of the Louis-XIV era among the organs of Paris.</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 instrument was built by Alexandre Thierry (1687).  Major revisions were carried out in the mid 1800s and more recently in 1957.  The organ is not the most ornate aspect of this mostly white and gilt church.  It is not my favorite but I can appreciate the detail as well as the sounds that are brought forth.</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;">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;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</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;">Les Invalides</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>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - l'orgue

Saint-Louis des Invalides The design of this elaborate, ornate organcase is attributed to Jalues Hardouin-Mansart.  It is the only represent...

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Cathédrale Saint-Louis des Invalides

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcPDOQjAdGXyFVlRypPMEBNDq8sj-szCbuGFoOqOfl0mXtNFbmCDoNM3wjwObdQoWMEd0-oAiYTdQgAvEfPPHRTU_arVgsNNlznG9Q6vigwYKWVWb3w2BRcgifVX9gUCTYyE_EBQaOc0/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcPDOQjAdGXyFVlRypPMEBNDq8sj-szCbuGFoOqOfl0mXtNFbmCDoNM3wjwObdQoWMEd0-oAiYTdQgAvEfPPHRTU_arVgsNNlznG9Q6vigwYKWVWb3w2BRcgifVX9gUCTYyE_EBQaOc0/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">known simply as</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Les Invalides</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;">The dome is recognized on the Paris landscape </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">but interior is stunning</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;">The organ was build between 1679 and 1687 by the royl organ builder, Alexandre Thierry.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wear and tear, including war, could have left this organ in a sad state.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Repairs and rebuilding have brought this magnificent organ to its full potential. </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: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Cathédrale Saint-Louis des Invalides</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>76007, Paris</em></span><br />

Cathédrale Saint-Louis des Invalides

known simply as Les Invalides The dome is recognized on the Paris landscape but interior is stunning The organ was build between 1679 and 16...

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