Petit Palais - l'escalier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VpromY1PwHeqg5ocId088bcrhS3cAWOT62gsJ0tPxVnKyEDSCRn2MpsN_EEoLkRvmIHn_6iEUOOjtq8HrosrORWhqMx0kDpxVWortHKA6fI3-bwXr6Himd5SlYclkeWKYJPsb2qJUqs/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+163+DSC_8292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VpromY1PwHeqg5ocId088bcrhS3cAWOT62gsJ0tPxVnKyEDSCRn2MpsN_EEoLkRvmIHn_6iEUOOjtq8HrosrORWhqMx0kDpxVWortHKA6fI3-bwXr6Himd5SlYclkeWKYJPsb2qJUqs/s640/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+163+DSC_8292.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition </div><div style="text-align: center;">and became a museum in 1902.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The architect Charles Girault </div><div style="text-align: center;">is also credited for the wrought iron design </div><div style="text-align: center;">gracing this circular staircase </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the magnificent</div><div style="text-align: center;"> entrance gates.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </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;">Avenue 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;"> </div>

Petit Palais - l'escalier

Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition  and became a museum in 1902.     The architect Charles Girault  is also credited f...

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Thé avec un serpent?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qeUrEaNPb2GphppW9iX7nQdEbBz1BFAHIgbV8bR3RFqJfFtKsZQpkrfuG3kTwudzeYUPvO4ixTqU3msLcrwXnE45LL0j9kRY2UDdaC-KAsRASfQvmCLk0DDZxcWbX8VYYbN1y-5kkVI/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+110+DSC_8239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qeUrEaNPb2GphppW9iX7nQdEbBz1BFAHIgbV8bR3RFqJfFtKsZQpkrfuG3kTwudzeYUPvO4ixTqU3msLcrwXnE45LL0j9kRY2UDdaC-KAsRASfQvmCLk0DDZxcWbX8VYYbN1y-5kkVI/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+110+DSC_8239.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the main gallery of Petit Palais is this unusual teapot by Léon Kann (1859-1925).</div><div style="text-align: center;">An open-mouthed serpent bursts from a metal gourd </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is ready to strike!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, would you care for lemon or milk </div><div style="text-align: center;">with that tea?</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;"><br /></span></i></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;">avenue 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>

Thé avec un serpent?

Petit Palais In the main gallery of Petit Palais is this unusual teapot by Léon Kann (1859-1925). An open-mouthed serpent bursts from a meta...

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Métro Champs-Elysées Clemenceau

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OKF5Qb5NCL5GANoiBxya0FMLmW-4vXe6eLjqdNw_toZlI48dO_mk75jBM7QF9oOnW7xXvgexnQT9uyOPBQFOMSZRP65mNZ0colb3VdaiUX2JxSxIWZVRaaNoOJrwPR7uEDgV_xD4dx4/s1600/2011+april+2+DSC_0555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" kca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8OKF5Qb5NCL5GANoiBxya0FMLmW-4vXe6eLjqdNw_toZlI48dO_mk75jBM7QF9oOnW7xXvgexnQT9uyOPBQFOMSZRP65mNZ0colb3VdaiUX2JxSxIWZVRaaNoOJrwPR7uEDgV_xD4dx4/s640/2011+april+2+DSC_0555.jpg" width="640" /> </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;">In Lisbon the Metrolitano Picoas station has a very French Guimard entrance, a gift from RATP.  In exchange, the Portuguese ceramist and painter Manuel Cargaleiro created these tiles, giving the Métro Champs-Elysées Clemenceau station a unique atmosphere. </span>  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Merci à <a href="http://paris-bise-art.blogspot.com/2009/06/champs-elysees-clemenceau.html">Paris-bise-art</a>) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Métro Champs-Elysées Clemenceau</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Avenue Winston Churchill et</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Avenue des Champs Elysées</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008 Paris</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Métro Champs-Elysées Clemenceau

  In Lisbon the Metrolitano Picoas station has a very French Guimard entrance, a gift from RATP.  In exchange, the Portuguese ceramist and p...

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Petit Palais - Reflection

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjYf3OnX1AG_NXG1q4vFno5XnpWihRcOfcI0o6C3AkoLSW6BXQB4u75AgROvhqFF7ucYrePVYgcWur1mDwXgOtqncLvdM6f5TnI1j-d0GtUWyTGjEhczaHzU7bzrC-ClimA8pVLSIMB4/s1600/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0123.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583407382325364722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjYf3OnX1AG_NXG1q4vFno5XnpWihRcOfcI0o6C3AkoLSW6BXQB4u75AgROvhqFF7ucYrePVYgcWur1mDwXgOtqncLvdM6f5TnI1j-d0GtUWyTGjEhczaHzU7bzrC-ClimA8pVLSIMB4/s640/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0123.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In the exquisite doors of <a href="http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/"><strong>Petit Palais</strong> </a>you can see just a faint reflection of Grand Palais across the avenue. The full view of these doors is magnificent.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><div align="center"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris<br />Avenue Winston Churchill<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">For more reflections go to <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/tree-designs-weekend-reflections-78.html"><strong>James' Newtown Daily Photo<br /></strong></a></span></div>

Petit Palais - Reflection

In the exquisite doors of Petit Palais you can see just a faint reflection of Grand Palais across the avenue. The full view of these doors ...

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