Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtSyYCAajn0Eb0rbJ01PtsIv1hwS2La4p3Im4_inAZwu3WIxTf3GpT_zWlQ_nrM4Bu3G0w83t0ia09hD32MXC2rk52oRDsOhNhvoCuS5apOV0d_VBOUom_43t39iZfufGpl9JAviBRaY/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtSyYCAajn0Eb0rbJ01PtsIv1hwS2La4p3Im4_inAZwu3WIxTf3GpT_zWlQ_nrM4Bu3G0w83t0ia09hD32MXC2rk52oRDsOhNhvoCuS5apOV0d_VBOUom_43t39iZfufGpl9JAviBRaY/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0601.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The square in front of this basilica is often filled with children,<br />playing chase or ball games.<br /><br /><br />The church is located at the intersection of Place des Petits-Pères<br />and Rue de la Banque. Notre Dame des Victoires<br />is the former chapel of the Augustinian fathers (Petits-Pères),<br />built in the years 1629-1740<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i><br /><br /><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>6, rue Notre Dame des Victoires</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75002, Paris</i></span></div>

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires The square in front of this basilica is often filled with children, playing chase or ball games. The chur...

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Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires - en réflexion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0ptRNeWmqgvpW1l4e-91vgVcj2kFn6BzMUZHCppNPDx0tt_m7b9GgtPDXMdDT_-ca98zvSvzxPI0WaHPT7sVvNhBczZqaUZI9feUkKUJj8gEux6aY3kBzy1tDgJ7Dl1EGMerD66p6mE/s1600/2013+0518+Sat_11DSC_3880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0ptRNeWmqgvpW1l4e-91vgVcj2kFn6BzMUZHCppNPDx0tt_m7b9GgtPDXMdDT_-ca98zvSvzxPI0WaHPT7sVvNhBczZqaUZI9feUkKUJj8gEux6aY3kBzy1tDgJ7Dl1EGMerD66p6mE/s640/2013+0518+Sat_11DSC_3880.jpg" width="422" /></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;">Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</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;">In the small, quiet Place des Petits-Pères </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">sits the regal Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">one of the ten minor basilicas in the Île-de-France region.</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;">Our sunny day of arrival in Paris </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">created a reflection amidst the orchids.</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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>6, rue Notre Dame des Victoires</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>joyeux anniversaire, Alisa </em></span></div>

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires - en réflexion

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires In the small, quiet Place des Petits-Pères  sits the regal Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires,  one of th...

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Au Panetier - boulangerie

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ9yGhi06ONG6c5uWrMIuUxxseXBf0t80v8XD140RO3HKPkIqGLQAo_Uy_rhk5VYJo7qvEexnZs5OLu5bBe8Uy_KMOi-Teaec_DEMJF6urOBPIY-T3jnjhEy8dXpaJIhJ_N-yv9g0Zko/s1600/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" kea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQ9yGhi06ONG6c5uWrMIuUxxseXBf0t80v8XD140RO3HKPkIqGLQAo_Uy_rhk5VYJo7qvEexnZs5OLu5bBe8Uy_KMOi-Teaec_DEMJF6urOBPIY-T3jnjhEy8dXpaJIhJ_N-yv9g0Zko/s640/2012+Jan+15+2nd_0612.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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Au Bon Pain d'Autrefois</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;">pain au levain</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">croissants chauds</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">viennoiseries</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;">Pastries made this morning...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">a memory of times past</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><i>miam-miam</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>les pains au chocolat!</i></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>10, place des Petits Pères</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>(in front of Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires) </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>75002, Paris</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i>Métro Bourse </i></span>

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Au Bon Pain d'Autrefois pain au levain croissants chauds viennoiseries Pastries made this morning... a memory of times past miam-miam le...

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Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstI9j6eThhC465rqxo6S8og9g8p7Zsr8SdpXjts35Qw0MFsGsneHsCnxpuTs8oskYxRHiYs2ES1e84_Dad7Vf4OQVRcWWYThnFpi0yVQBaJFvYXd7ZI7Ki4AiZOSTlZRP3u__7e4xwrg/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_0642-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" qda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstI9j6eThhC465rqxo6S8og9g8p7Zsr8SdpXjts35Qw0MFsGsneHsCnxpuTs8oskYxRHiYs2ES1e84_Dad7Vf4OQVRcWWYThnFpi0yVQBaJFvYXd7ZI7Ki4AiZOSTlZRP3u__7e4xwrg/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_0642-b.jpg" width="418" /></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;">The angels flank the finely crafted organcase, tribune and entrance to the nave in the Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires.  It was created by Louis Régnier in 1739 and remains today.  I have visited this basilica several times, discovering new details on every visit.  As I search for more information, stories always emerge.</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 original organ was constructed by François-Henri Lesclop and reconstructed in 1870 by Charles Spackmann Barker, and John Abbey in 1898.  The organ today was placed by Alfred Kern in French-German neo-classical style in 1973, and recently restored in 1995.  I would say that the replacements and restorations are a good fit with the early architecture which has been lovingly maintained.</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;">  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I will be returning...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bon dimanche</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>6, rue Notre Dame des Victoires</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002, Paris</em></span>

Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires - l'orgue

The angels flank the finely crafted organcase, tribune and entrance to the nave in the Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires.  It was created b...

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Un petit garçon en rouge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdZ9q_WhM4QeVFIXAna0_j0JajvQqH_3RRgxDTkfjTEG7FWTu1_LzEUtk_sBS9l5c1l5arT3GDNApS0qZqZ2GZISFR1xZpUthMnrhUfSVT22NJupir2Vxs6qL4BfCLGomQdAS5HL6DdY/s1600/2012+jan+16++2nd_0625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdZ9q_WhM4QeVFIXAna0_j0JajvQqH_3RRgxDTkfjTEG7FWTu1_LzEUtk_sBS9l5c1l5arT3GDNApS0qZqZ2GZISFR1xZpUthMnrhUfSVT22NJupir2Vxs6qL4BfCLGomQdAS5HL6DdY/s640/2012+jan+16++2nd_0625.jpg" width="440" 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;">Just before walking into the Basilique de Notre-Dame des Victoires, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I sensed a movement out of the corner of my eye.  </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;">Looking up to the left in this premier étage window, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I saw this little child actually licking the window.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">By the time I could swing my lens his way, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">he was looking wistfully down at the street </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">to the older children in the Place des Petits-Pères.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The church façade is reflected in the large windows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>6, rue Notre-Dame des Victoires</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>(Rue de Banque et Rue des Petits-Pères)</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Place des Petits-Pères</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Un petit garçon en rouge

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Au Panetier - boulangerie de tradition

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oLF0SgYrb0MHLdg_IP0G-s3IACTCMfv73JQWOjJ1-o2oIYJ47gtdvcGY6Dux6ws3eJKOX7CTsI4NdXj2JVSsHXO9cTZD5B9vuY-4AZ7Yde7eMarA8eL7_VM7Zyz-E6vKBd-2FuEStbM/s1600/2012+jan++2nd_0611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oLF0SgYrb0MHLdg_IP0G-s3IACTCMfv73JQWOjJ1-o2oIYJ47gtdvcGY6Dux6ws3eJKOX7CTsI4NdXj2JVSsHXO9cTZD5B9vuY-4AZ7Yde7eMarA8eL7_VM7Zyz-E6vKBd-2FuEStbM/s640/2012+jan++2nd_0611.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;">Au Panetier</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;">On each trip to Paris, my "check list" includes two new boulangeries/pâtisseries.  Sometimes I have a specific name (<a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/11/le-moulin-de-la-vierge-boulangerie.html" target="_blank"><strong>Moulin de la Vierge</strong></a>) but often I just stumble into one.  </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;">Au Panetier has been in the same place on places des Petits-Pères facing <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2011/01/basilique-notre-dame-des-victoires.html" target="_blank"><strong>Basilique Notre-Dame-des-Victoires</strong></a> since 1896.  The prices were extraordinarily inexpensive for 2 cafés and 2 pains au chocolat, enjoyed in the ambiance of the Art Nouveau surroundings.  In the fifteen minutes we were here (on the first day) there was a revolving line of people making their selections.  </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The extra treat is that this was just around the corner from our apartment!  While you are there you can pick up a sourdough baguette hot from the wood-fired oven to take with you.</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;">I just wished for a small taste of <em>pain au chocolat</em> this morning and <em>un café</em> served in a Cafés Richard cup.  I hope that my friend Mary will enjoy one for all of us today!</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 weekend!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;">For more reflections go to James' </span><a href="http://weekendreflection.blogspot.com/2012/02/get-balance-right-weekend-reflections.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Weekend Reflections</span></strong></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Au Panetier</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>10, places des Petits-Pères</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75002 Paris</em></span><br /><br /><em><span style="font-family: Times;">(I ignored the "no photos" sign, okay?)</span></em>

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Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykMRQlYJ-Dqf0dAxPEYvPDZK-DiUax81d457ZLQLqor1s6eHWVsewjRiL2dwSwJnoyguQcEtF06JMROgwYpWCQcESYlFz-lPMoodXk7WV6oI10b1cThZKq4ODWneuQVMOMVS2mrMEALQ/s1600/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0161+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557439792026061730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykMRQlYJ-Dqf0dAxPEYvPDZK-DiUax81d457ZLQLqor1s6eHWVsewjRiL2dwSwJnoyguQcEtF06JMROgwYpWCQcESYlFz-lPMoodXk7WV6oI10b1cThZKq4ODWneuQVMOMVS2mrMEALQ/s640/2010+dec+paris+3+DSC_0161+blog.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> The </span><a href="http://www.notredamedesvictoires.com/"><strong><span style="font-family: arial;">Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> can trace its history back to the 17th century and struggled to survive as an active church until the mid-1800s when it was consecrated to the Blessed Virgin. Since that time it has thrived with nearly 10,000 <em>ex voto</em> offerings left by the faithful. You can see on the right some of the devotional plaques which cover nearly every surface of this church. Additionally there are military decorations and silver and gold hearts left in thanksgiving for blessings received. </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires<br />6, rue Notre-Dame des Victoires</span>(Rue de Banque et Rue des Petits Pères)

Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires

The Basilique Notre-Dame des Victoires can trace its history back to the 17th century and struggled to survive as an active church until t...

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