Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtFTYofxIbJLfQ1qB40E-kKaBoUQDcpn7IXtOlLF6mEZp7VqNHLzEDYK8KQFfsQfD4qkXqnEr6a_b-rdNHq6ALPjoVFkQ9SASwL4FhSN1CRZEQbf4SkQcve8DPVPhOZaA_jtn2E-ODR4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_174DSC_4857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtFTYofxIbJLfQ1qB40E-kKaBoUQDcpn7IXtOlLF6mEZp7VqNHLzEDYK8KQFfsQfD4qkXqnEr6a_b-rdNHq6ALPjoVFkQ9SASwL4FhSN1CRZEQbf4SkQcve8DPVPhOZaA_jtn2E-ODR4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_174DSC_4857.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-Louis des Invalides</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strike>caryatid</strike><br />télamon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This ornate organcase is attributed to Jules Hardouin-Mansart </div><div style="text-align: center;">and includes two télamons supporting the massive platform of the organ pipes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The architectural elements are quite detailed </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the supporting right hand of the telamon appears to be real.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-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: xx-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: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">A contributor to inSPIREd Sunday</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">See the other entries here </a></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-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: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides caryatid télamon This ornate organcase is attributed to Jules Hardouin-Mansart  and includes two télamons s...

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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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