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Pont Alexandre III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8QdVyN4-zxMUitwOQoR9QGWnAEKWGQBUhrWQR6jrfgvWt_QV8JQ8iQu9eqjvBOrwJI2D5-RVh2XXCArVrxZf4UpTPZO3NecVFW3wrZdkU0SVrjumsLst6QrD1sv9I9WJpLuRONrAbTA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++b-w++_20140917+260+DSC_8389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8QdVyN4-zxMUitwOQoR9QGWnAEKWGQBUhrWQR6jrfgvWt_QV8JQ8iQu9eqjvBOrwJI2D5-RVh2XXCArVrxZf4UpTPZO3NecVFW3wrZdkU0SVrjumsLst6QrD1sv9I9WJpLuRONrAbTA/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++b-w++_20140917+260+DSC_8389.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pont Alexandre III</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Adorned with gilt, ironwork, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and more details than can be seen in a single photograph, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Pont Alexandre III is a great spot for photographs.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At night you can enjoy the lights </div><div style="text-align: center;">of La Tour Eiffel with reflections on the Seine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pont Alexandre III</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Connecting 8è and 7è</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>

Pont Alexandre III

Pont Alexandre III Adorned with gilt, ironwork, and more details than can be seen in a single photograph, Pont Alexandre III is a great sp...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - des drapeaux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0VggasCbWf5lqrnngK3JpaNLiyipYP4sxPs1EGOPUurBE7lIhY-eyBCy_2X1zpJgQTWO4l4BNiiI3gGLtItQIBk7Brrc8soM4gujnJf_qilRojazzif9mrSBaV3DR4MckUdVcWhrsbw/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_172DSC_4855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0VggasCbWf5lqrnngK3JpaNLiyipYP4sxPs1EGOPUurBE7lIhY-eyBCy_2X1zpJgQTWO4l4BNiiI3gGLtItQIBk7Brrc8soM4gujnJf_qilRojazzif9mrSBaV3DR4MckUdVcWhrsbw/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_172DSC_4855.jpg" width="520" /></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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This "soldier's church" was constructed in 1677 and its dome is recognizable on the Paris horizon.  It is worth a visit for its almost blinding light, very different from most Paris churches.  The ornate details of the altar and the organ are offset by the graceful array of flags lining both sides of the nave.</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - des drapeaux

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides This "soldier's church" was constructed in 1677 and its dome is recognizable on the Paris hor...

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Jardin de l'Intendant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MPb_7SIjy-T0lJYIAxg1QzDyDNZ5HGiAJjKDOi1kaTlj5zIhJHS-WuQzdmErRdPr35QCRHYvdV09K23ceC8HWk7VGQzqBTAc831Q86jMqtdL34KVpFhOlGZRj77gFWlhgbQjJ99AO-4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_199DSC_4882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MPb_7SIjy-T0lJYIAxg1QzDyDNZ5HGiAJjKDOi1kaTlj5zIhJHS-WuQzdmErRdPr35QCRHYvdV09K23ceC8HWk7VGQzqBTAc831Q86jMqtdL34KVpFhOlGZRj77gFWlhgbQjJ99AO-4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_199DSC_4882.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jardin de l'Intendant</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the southwest corner of Hôtel des Invalides </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will find this verdant sculpted garden, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a quiet place to enjoy the greenness of spring in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Jardin de l'Intendant</em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Les Invalides</em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Ave de Tourville </em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></span></div>

Jardin de l'Intendant

Jardin de l'Intendant On the southwest corner of Hôtel des Invalides you will find this verdant sculpted garden, a quiet place to enjo...

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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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Jardin de l'Intendant II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhlpTHpM4-a1JLePijVfY4n1j83ADwCmd5-EkP2_qqeu1GQC05eO01W3Z8-eifXqkkxyKBDxsyvIjY6HY23yIm_O4gCdqo3B-9JBVT3nyU2qB8-5DtyTHkGeOVI0uOP8V1x-XpWaZYs4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_197DSC_4880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhlpTHpM4-a1JLePijVfY4n1j83ADwCmd5-EkP2_qqeu1GQC05eO01W3Z8-eifXqkkxyKBDxsyvIjY6HY23yIm_O4gCdqo3B-9JBVT3nyU2qB8-5DtyTHkGeOVI0uOP8V1x-XpWaZYs4/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_197DSC_4880.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;">Jardin de l'Intendant</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;">On the secluded southwest corner of the grounds of Hôtel des Invalides </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">is this quiet topiary garden walled off from the Avenue de Tourville.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It is far away from the entrances to les Invalides and the tourists.   </span></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;">In my many visits here I have seen </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">families, lovers, readers, walkers, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and not infrequently a single person </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">enjoying the benches and solitude.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>Jardin de l'Intendant</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Les Invalides</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Ave de Tourville </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>75007, Paris</em></div>

Jardin de l'Intendant II

Jardin de l'Intendant On the secluded southwest corner of the grounds of Hôtel des Invalides is this quiet topiary garden walled off fr...

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Quatorze Juillet - La Fête Nationale!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNNc6yGcuZMMRZWOHzhbOM0s0Bszj3k9Gt3IP5lZkrcl3keathTiS83OAAph6EkdqtiN3RJ8sD3HqIeQLaKdAp6G3q_s3DNIYBcXQ38-AZAqS-vpbG5tSOrqd9i9zUGzWtU_vK3xdnos/s1600/2008+July+14+DSC_0076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNNc6yGcuZMMRZWOHzhbOM0s0Bszj3k9Gt3IP5lZkrcl3keathTiS83OAAph6EkdqtiN3RJ8sD3HqIeQLaKdAp6G3q_s3DNIYBcXQ38-AZAqS-vpbG5tSOrqd9i9zUGzWtU_vK3xdnos/s640/2008+July+14+DSC_0076.jpg" width="640" /></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;">The Gates of 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;">All of Paris is dressed in the bleu, blanc, et rouge of the French flag.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The crowds and the traffic are impossible, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">but the pleasure of being there in the streets </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for the great national celebration is worth it.</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;">Vive la France!</span></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;">Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Paris and Beyond - 3 years, 1109 posts</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Thank you for following, for your feedback,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and for sharing in my love for Paris (and beyond)</i></div>

Quatorze Juillet - La Fête Nationale!

The Gates of Invalides All of Paris is dressed in the bleu, blanc, et rouge of the French flag. The crowds and the traffic are impossible,...

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Musée de l'Armée - Habit d'officier de la gendarmerie de France

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXwTMTerWz5hRd0OfQkeo8BDDYq97ZWLv4eP-HGxfaso3k3O2nbMpyGx-H3hTo59Za-4W13lJRWcUUJyTuLAofrrmVcMVrWM1qD-CiGA1d9zKbVdkIgSuS9-Cd3rwCrVOGHbwsMkOY9g/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_143DSC_4826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXwTMTerWz5hRd0OfQkeo8BDDYq97ZWLv4eP-HGxfaso3k3O2nbMpyGx-H3hTo59Za-4W13lJRWcUUJyTuLAofrrmVcMVrWM1qD-CiGA1d9zKbVdkIgSuS9-Cd3rwCrVOGHbwsMkOY9g/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_143DSC_4826.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Officer's uniform</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">XVIIIe century</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 Musée de l'Armée was originally built by Louis XIV </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as a hospital and home for disabled soldiers.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This officer's uniform is part of the extensive permanent collection </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of over 500,000 artifacts.</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 historical sense of style by the French </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">can be seen in the elaborate details on this bright jacket. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I could imagine this on the fashion runways today...</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">...minus the sword</span></i></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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Musée de l'Armée</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>129, rue de Grenelle</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75007, Paris</i></span></div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Métros Varenne ou École Militaire</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Musée de l'Armée - Habit d'officier de la gendarmerie de France

Officer's uniform XVIIIe century The Musée de l'Armée was originally built by Louis XIV as a hospital and home for disabled soldier...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides III

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjU2MPRhzf6wq5GdZVblIBDkm9baxIjoX-30ztJwPfwXt9VuxpfOYcOnNEUNTUNUq-2Muqigihyphenhyphen69BEP6FMKCG2rAe-lp0puVePGogJw2OXGO35EZqBha-vDZ7KyqFT3SULLm0lTzF7s/s1600/2009+dec+2+IMG_0062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjU2MPRhzf6wq5GdZVblIBDkm9baxIjoX-30ztJwPfwXt9VuxpfOYcOnNEUNTUNUq-2Muqigihyphenhyphen69BEP6FMKCG2rAe-lp0puVePGogJw2OXGO35EZqBha-vDZ7KyqFT3SULLm0lTzF7s/s640/2009+dec+2+IMG_0062.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-Louis des Invalides</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This dome which sits prominently on the Paris horizon is atop</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> what is commonly called Les Invalides.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The church is known as "The Soldiers' Church" </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and was constructed in 1677.  </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Although many have visited Napoleon's tomb </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and toured the Musée de l'Armée, </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">most of those have missed the interior </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">of this bright and beautiful church.  </span><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides III

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides This dome which sits prominently on the Paris horizon is atop what is commonly called Les Invalides. The...

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Musée de l'Armée

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuz34R6QRzC-QC4VqKgmdqKc44ANMlzzrShnZ0bBLWgUZd-J7FQfFPGuAA9AEYOM_8cAOhEF4MqgYvL2Vg9A4QifVHr9WocaALJBRBNjlGiM8BHRzLFuYgnFn6lIkzJiA6Et8Qy4C72k/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_39DSC_9371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZxrYRdEAaTt6_v6rUnpzzzQaK_Y-5EvMnlzRBqCuQRiTpZSIOVy37Fgjtj9a-QDR-5sWTW3xaCrS0D33rXDxyetnLZwh-sDGDwwMLMK8nJMUEvOWFthNV_Y7AR8Stxz_l9JGnw2j79M/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_142DSC_4825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZxrYRdEAaTt6_v6rUnpzzzQaK_Y-5EvMnlzRBqCuQRiTpZSIOVy37Fgjtj9a-QDR-5sWTW3xaCrS0D33rXDxyetnLZwh-sDGDwwMLMK8nJMUEvOWFthNV_Y7AR8Stxz_l9JGnw2j79M/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_142DSC_4825.jpg" /></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;">Musée de l'Armée</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 my trips to Paris I had prowled the grounds of Les Invalides but had never explored this national military museum of France.  It was originally built as a hospital and home for disabled soldiers by Louis XIV.  The museum holds 500,000 artifacts and includes weapons, armor, artillery, uniforms, emblems and paintings. </span></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;"> The permanent collections are organized chronologically giving a historic tour from antiquity through the end of World War II.  There is considerable focus on Napoleon with less on the role of France during the last world war.</span></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;">The display of weapons and uniforms over the centuries is fascinating. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Musée de l'Armée</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">129, rue de Grenelle</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Métros Varenne ou École Militaire</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Musée de l'Armée

Musée de l'Armée In my trips to Paris I had prowled the grounds of Les Invalides but had never explored this national military museum of...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RtK8BzjPVw-1mxGrlIn8MjNyq_Bx8UAKOTZ9CZOCHHD21O3S_HqGK51zwkZj9RtxCFYS1AcLeRqb__oeIb6QsxZqfhVSaMFWKRku_j3NKg_75KlA47jT9T_6Ht_1xjJSdR2pRnxUAlk/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_169DSC_4852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RtK8BzjPVw-1mxGrlIn8MjNyq_Bx8UAKOTZ9CZOCHHD21O3S_HqGK51zwkZj9RtxCFYS1AcLeRqb__oeIb6QsxZqfhVSaMFWKRku_j3NKg_75KlA47jT9T_6Ht_1xjJSdR2pRnxUAlk/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_169DSC_4852.jpg" /></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;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The Soldiers Church" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 1677</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;">This is a unique church in Paris with its shiny white marble walls </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and a glass partition separating it from the dome area </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">which can be seen on the Paris city-scape.</span></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;">Although it sits on a major tourist site, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">most have not seen nor even heard of this beautiful church.  </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;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les Invalides</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></i></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides "The Soldiers Church" 1677 This is a unique church in Paris with its shiny white marble walls a...

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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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Les Invalides - Jardin de l'Intendant

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoHSviuN3CBuhc5xqdJCzP-cCXD9xnXzyD4ljBArfrUse2E-7BQiKk1-w8aj582ZH-zuvOSQmdeTnpRjAA-dNu6Qb1bWdJtTZseUp16EdeMKyFZLhyphenhyphenWMlIPJXx6BgLg-6aBdiauHzwTw/s1600/2012+--+jardin+les+invalides+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoHSviuN3CBuhc5xqdJCzP-cCXD9xnXzyD4ljBArfrUse2E-7BQiKk1-w8aj582ZH-zuvOSQmdeTnpRjAA-dNu6Qb1bWdJtTZseUp16EdeMKyFZLhyphenhyphenWMlIPJXx6BgLg-6aBdiauHzwTw/s640/2012+--+jardin+les+invalides+(2).jpg" width="424px" /></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;">The Jardin de l'Intendant is a sculptured garden on the grounds of Les Invalides.  It sits off to the west side from which there is no exit and is usually very quiet and empty.  I have a short memory and have at least twice tried to leave the grounds in this direction only to turn around.  The photos void of people have been my reward both times in two different seasons.  The summer flowers had not yet been planted but the beds were ready.  If you are in this area it would be a delightful place of repose and quiet, worth a visit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><em>Jardin de l'Intendant</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>Les Invalides</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em>75007, Paris</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Les Invalides - Jardin de l'Intendant

The Jardin de l'Intendant is a sculptured garden on the grounds of Les Invalides. It sits off to the west side from which there is no e...

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Les Invalides - Église du Dôme

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfL6wHJZOnbloIsOX6bD1jPtV_7UtMJsLDb6EGQ66N7OAB-e4SQ-NXQL-QgTpWxTBKdq3G7BSr-uVwYSAge4UyyEO-i_DWOtrA0Udj2Ede6Ut4qUy99leyVJ-vvxtbwPAc6tSKlZmYKY/s1600/photo-2012+march.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424px" nda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfL6wHJZOnbloIsOX6bD1jPtV_7UtMJsLDb6EGQ66N7OAB-e4SQ-NXQL-QgTpWxTBKdq3G7BSr-uVwYSAge4UyyEO-i_DWOtrA0Udj2Ede6Ut4qUy99leyVJ-vvxtbwPAc6tSKlZmYKY/s640/photo-2012+march.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As a part of les Invalides, this royal chapel was completed in 1708, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The interior of the dome was painted by Charles de La Fosse with a Baroque illusion of space seen from below.</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The dome can be seen from all over Paris, but I saw it for the first time two weeks ago.</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What an opulent and stunning sight.</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Les Invalides - Église du Dôme </em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007, Paris</em></span></div>

Les Invalides - Église du Dôme

As a part of les Invalides, this royal chapel was completed in 1708, inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. The interior of the dome ...

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Ready, Aim... Fire!

Ready, Aim... Fire!

Well, it was an overcast, cold day... This was just for pretend! Les Invalides Rue de Grenelle

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Umphhh!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvAJSVzJJA-ah_AHeeA_J1ikPmx8erYpyc4EmnxkEO10OT566TWcwMLcFKjfwYdmog-vtqcqubOiiYvpyyDNV-jpik_MC5rJnijtBDrN9VAK0awTVIWd_F5QgB1TJvEEbri8MgWRrH9o/s1600/2009+dec+Paris+00148blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532927505903687362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvAJSVzJJA-ah_AHeeA_J1ikPmx8erYpyc4EmnxkEO10OT566TWcwMLcFKjfwYdmog-vtqcqubOiiYvpyyDNV-jpik_MC5rJnijtBDrN9VAK0awTVIWd_F5QgB1TJvEEbri8MgWRrH9o/s640/2009+dec+Paris+00148blog.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I would say that this is a mouthful!<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Whether you are a history buff or not, you would surely enjoy the display of cannons in Cour d'Honneur. </span></div><div></div><div><br />We previously visited the cannons <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/09/cour-dhonneur-les-invalides.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.</div>

Umphhh!

I would say that this is a mouthful! Whether you are a history buff or not, you would surely enjoy the display of cannons in Cour d'Honn...

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Cour d'Honneur -- Les Invalides

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh7mDfE0Rv53rQhMOAg0PhCCqNyBe_AnXOOnyThR1-d49As5sTDzAwiV-PqXuhjgxsRFPSGag2xK5C6WS0bXWlz2moJ-B3RJjExyy7qB32O7UKwmZJbccScDOWVD4d7qsCi-bfi7Iiqc/s1600/2009+1206+Paris+Dec+Part+I+00155cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519938871540649330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRh7mDfE0Rv53rQhMOAg0PhCCqNyBe_AnXOOnyThR1-d49As5sTDzAwiV-PqXuhjgxsRFPSGag2xK5C6WS0bXWlz2moJ-B3RJjExyy7qB32O7UKwmZJbccScDOWVD4d7qsCi-bfi7Iiqc/s640/2009+1206+Paris+Dec+Part+I+00155cropped.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div>You do not have to be a fan of France's military history to appreciate the beautiful patina on the cannons in Cour d'Honneur. Some of them date from the reign of François 1er, 1515-1567.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8COF1dR_MuTQsjFMGCSumPZHqlT2YuTcu06TcffLXJs3RxOAspkbe9bAxvmonLlGOIuKXoEcRpYnwa1rSCGuZZnFHXQhmsZ-lEow_cNWkspPpra6goocH6AlyK4y482Bkd9FD00ZxMw/s1600/2009+1206+Paris+Dec+Part+I+00154cropped.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519939705146727170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs8COF1dR_MuTQsjFMGCSumPZHqlT2YuTcu06TcffLXJs3RxOAspkbe9bAxvmonLlGOIuKXoEcRpYnwa1rSCGuZZnFHXQhmsZ-lEow_cNWkspPpra6goocH6AlyK4y482Bkd9FD00ZxMw/s320/2009+1206+Paris+Dec+Part+I+00154cropped.jpg" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>I have heard that decorators and gardeners go to extreme measures to get the green patina that the centuries have adorned naturally.</div></div>

Cour d'Honneur -- Les Invalides

You do not have to be a fan of France's military history to appreciate the beautiful patina on the cannons in Cour d'Honneur. Some o...

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