Église Saint-Roch

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE421RIGjgucbxSijfZB6k503CCs7Jk3ZLiP2v9nwYASrXE2PF_HLkInd1sffcfN3cmhHnQlUHoVbCDU5hzizxm-6eLPWbMVDqHukucAvHowNOCJ1x18FeraSarQzZHj87Ckp5pqsk41E/s1600/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_1DSC_9333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE421RIGjgucbxSijfZB6k503CCs7Jk3ZLiP2v9nwYASrXE2PF_HLkInd1sffcfN3cmhHnQlUHoVbCDU5hzizxm-6eLPWbMVDqHukucAvHowNOCJ1x18FeraSarQzZHj87Ckp5pqsk41E/s640/2012+Oct+9+Tuesday_1DSC_9333.jpg" width="400" /></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: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Église Saint Roch</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This late Baroque church is filled with art,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">stunning architecture, a storied past, and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">three magnificent organs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Marquis de Sade was married (!) here in 1763,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and Yves Saint Laurent's funeral brought over 1,000 people</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> to this church in 2008.  </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: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My friend Peter Olsen (Peter's Paris blog) provided </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">many interesting photos and facts which you can find <a href="http://www.peter-pho2.com/2011/01/church-of-saint-roch.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Église Saint Roch</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">298, rue Saint Honoré</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">75001, Paris</span></i></div>

Église Saint-Roch

Église Saint Roch This late Baroque church is filled with art, stunning architecture, a storied past, and three magnificent organs. The Marq...

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Sacré Coeur et Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq7ov95ZoLbV_GmRGiQpNZGCjQWp33ORLq0r5jtDRy269wXl616Ib11p5rgBQFsZ9sD9stsXBXR23S6mrHucwjOdC7fd2hHnyZpqcD_38irmB0Bb2FxDvpulZUGzff_U87fg6jVSbNl8/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq7ov95ZoLbV_GmRGiQpNZGCjQWp33ORLq0r5jtDRy269wXl616Ib11p5rgBQFsZ9sD9stsXBXR23S6mrHucwjOdC7fd2hHnyZpqcD_38irmB0Bb2FxDvpulZUGzff_U87fg6jVSbNl8/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paris skyline</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the rooftop of Printemps, looking north/northeast,</div><div style="text-align: center;">one can see a soft palette of colors </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the outline of Sacré Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;">and Sainte-Trinité</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(The tower to the left of Sacré Coeur </div><div style="text-align: center;">is the basilica's bell tower)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bon dimanche</i></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>Paris skyline from Printemps</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75009, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div>

Sacré Coeur et Sainte-Trinité

Paris skyline From the rooftop of Printemps, looking north/northeast, one can see a soft palette of colors  in the outline of Sacré Coeur an...

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Une croix de Provins

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHYUs5qJH_BsJ9ixAw1oR5sSHibi8TUdYV3ILxa_H9Eeh6yD4IMZGacoEnnKOur1ywe_TpiKll9WnLF5hhazjdLLmO51tF0NXqq7cfZTwxGrnEWTGRiaq2Ptfnyr1AAWRWSdRMRu-j7I/s1600/2013+May+20+0520_168DSC_4792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHYUs5qJH_BsJ9ixAw1oR5sSHibi8TUdYV3ILxa_H9Eeh6yD4IMZGacoEnnKOur1ywe_TpiKll9WnLF5hhazjdLLmO51tF0NXqq7cfZTwxGrnEWTGRiaq2Ptfnyr1AAWRWSdRMRu-j7I/s640/2013+May+20+0520_168DSC_4792.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a short trip out of Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">the Medieval city of Provins is filled</div><div style="text-align: center;">with history and architecture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here in the courtyard of Eglise Saint-Quiriace</div><div style="text-align: center;">a delicate cross is surrounded by lush palettes of green</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: 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: 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;">Eglise Saint-Quiriace courtyard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Provins, France</div>

Une croix de Provins

Just a short trip out of Paris  the Medieval city of Provins is filled with history and architecture. Here in the courtyard of Eglise Saint-...

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Église de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfNlrt94dxfye9816m7jtrBpIXlaunxZHDjcOv8dA_BkWuHDf0ZyokmYBrFvI4qNyXrhjIeBcuryZ5f29ZOAIHrMexJpVOifzqz39LigkOQliHgDvK5TIFwRODh0Nr4Yi7YEsrIhzQ8Q/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+331+DSC_1030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfNlrt94dxfye9816m7jtrBpIXlaunxZHDjcOv8dA_BkWuHDf0ZyokmYBrFvI4qNyXrhjIeBcuryZ5f29ZOAIHrMexJpVOifzqz39LigkOQliHgDvK5TIFwRODh0Nr4Yi7YEsrIhzQ8Q/s640/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+331+DSC_1030.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span> Église de la Sainte-Trinité</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>This church of the Second Empire period </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>built between 1861 and 1867</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>stands majestically above the buildings of</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span>the ninth arrondissement. </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: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span>bon dimanche</span></i></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;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span><span> Église de la Sainte-Trinité</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span><span>Place d'Estienne d'Orves</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span><span>75009, Paris</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span> </span> </span></div>

Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Église de la Sainte-Trinité This church of the Second Empire period  built between 1861 and 1867 stands majestically above the buildings of...

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Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW2dHIuFRmpCMeKm3cW4aZg0uPLgQRbKjck6tvBC5EGh1OMZ8jno1ph7qTkPpSueBiNffVg3G-hGTlZyWniJLOqXp5gjTun_SA3YgyLLWIyT40tZhzB9ztdr73Kp9qs4FxpRzSyb0ag/s1600/DSC_0657vertical.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAW2dHIuFRmpCMeKm3cW4aZg0uPLgQRbKjck6tvBC5EGh1OMZ8jno1ph7qTkPpSueBiNffVg3G-hGTlZyWniJLOqXp5gjTun_SA3YgyLLWIyT40tZhzB9ztdr73Kp9qs4FxpRzSyb0ag/s640/DSC_0657vertical.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Etienne Hippolyte Godde was selected in 1823</div><div style="text-align: center;"> as the architect of this church in the Marais.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The style is reflective of the time but the paintings of the Restoration Period </div><div style="text-align: center;">are of particular interest.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The most prestigious is the "Deposition of the Cross" </div><div style="text-align: center;">by Eugene Delacroix.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you enjoy the work of Delacroix, you could go on a hunt </div><div style="text-align: center;">around Paris to see how many you could find in the Paris churches.</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: 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;">Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">68, rue de Turenne</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75003, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement

Saint-Denys du Saint Sacrement Etienne Hippolyte Godde was selected in 1823  as the architect of this church in the Marais.   The style is r...

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Basilique du Sacré Coeur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALHDBDGl6nz6YNO-rqAd7294jJ26G7kKU1KRV-I2nuD59DEZwaCSAF3NfCd5WoXWDsQnQWfwKcImVuUQZKPJNHvmbNKEPy14fNVDPNXPt1efhtYZT0Yo-Q5F8sgUdZG1zbhcEyjN9VAg/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+165+DSC_7677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALHDBDGl6nz6YNO-rqAd7294jJ26G7kKU1KRV-I2nuD59DEZwaCSAF3NfCd5WoXWDsQnQWfwKcImVuUQZKPJNHvmbNKEPy14fNVDPNXPt1efhtYZT0Yo-Q5F8sgUdZG1zbhcEyjN9VAg/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+165+DSC_7677.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today is<i> le solstice d'été</i> and </div><div style="text-align: center;">la Fête de la Musique</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder what the music program holds</div><div style="text-align: center;">for Sacré Coeur today.  It will surely be magnificent!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon Fête des Pères, Papa.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tu me manques</span></i></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: 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;">Basilique du Sacré Coeur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">from Rue Norvins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Basilique du Sacré Coeur

Today is le solstice d'été and  la Fête de la Musique I wonder what the music program holds for Sacré Coeur today.  It will surely be ...

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Sainte-Chapelle

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6ewS7uLOB9P46kI2lZX6u4rphn4SxYLwSvU9_-ai_ivz3mtpMYZRzIDYwXhuhOqjIKG6RFnsgAWsPRZZjp4JMG3KYUsiqzbW9R3m4yG9sNz_j8KFTNhZZtTXDef1e_D3pff8NZZg_Y/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_028DSC_4383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtL6ewS7uLOB9P46kI2lZX6u4rphn4SxYLwSvU9_-ai_ivz3mtpMYZRzIDYwXhuhOqjIKG6RFnsgAWsPRZZjp4JMG3KYUsiqzbW9R3m4yG9sNz_j8KFTNhZZtTXDef1e_D3pff8NZZg_Y/s640/2012+Mar+28+Paris_028DSC_4383.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sainte-Chapelle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This lower chapel with its </div><div style="text-align: center;">medieval Gothic 13th century architecture</div><div style="text-align: center;">is as awe-inspiring as the elegant</div><div style="text-align: center;">chapel above</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How many arches can you count</div><div style="text-align: center;">in this intersection of color and design?</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>Sainte-Chapelle</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75001, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i> </i></div>

Sainte-Chapelle

Sainte-Chapelle This lower chapel with its  medieval Gothic 13th century architecture is as awe-inspiring as the elegant chapel above How ma...

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Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3Piugue1VC8SGh4wazfYZeOBk_wL3ist-zOTLPGVmye1U2MvsbbOpZZY4AAhVTrAOgbBhrJkC-9i5TSh78S22SRshonQshJYYVdYdYDWXWbyYf2H5XhVaryEd7jFiX3UzzOK-FU4nWA/s1600/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+186+DSC_7698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3Piugue1VC8SGh4wazfYZeOBk_wL3ist-zOTLPGVmye1U2MvsbbOpZZY4AAhVTrAOgbBhrJkC-9i5TSh78S22SRshonQshJYYVdYdYDWXWbyYf2H5XhVaryEd7jFiX3UzzOK-FU4nWA/s640/2014+Sept+16+Tues++++_20140916+186+DSC_7698.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Pierre de Montmartre</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built on the site of a Roman temple and a 7th century Merovingian church, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Pierre de Montmartre was consecrated in 1147</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and is one of the oldest churches in Paris.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">When all of Montmartre is crowded,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Saint Pierre offers a quiet and cool respite</div><div style="text-align: center;">with shadows and architectural details to discover.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>bon dimanche</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">2, rue du Mont Cenis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div>  </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>

Église Saint Pierre de Montmartre

Saint Pierre de Montmartre Built on the site of a Roman temple and a 7th century Merovingian church,  Saint Pierre de Montmartre was consecr...

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Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLqlBxJbEH1gVTU060SwRFGISSWUP00jcriY0AtRTDVtTbTX-mNZ5mu4qBp-zQy7iC0LoDMOFk87BUEIi-L17okg4_Ga_APzrI-yjpOJai2V8ij3jMO2e9WpSk5zsYZoCSdrZYYDIPSM/s1600/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLqlBxJbEH1gVTU060SwRFGISSWUP00jcriY0AtRTDVtTbTX-mNZ5mu4qBp-zQy7iC0LoDMOFk87BUEIi-L17okg4_Ga_APzrI-yjpOJai2V8ij3jMO2e9WpSk5zsYZoCSdrZYYDIPSM/s640/2011+nov+day+6+DSC_0172.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This Russian Orthodox cathedral, built in 1861, was</div><div style="text-align: center;">the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This shot was captured in reflection</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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky </span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12, rue Daru</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">75008 Paris</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Métro Ternes ou Métro Courcelles</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></em></div>

Cathédral Saint-Alexandre-Nevsky

Saint Alexandre Nevsky Cathedral This Russian Orthodox cathedral, built in 1861, was the first Russian Orthodox place of worship in France. ...

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Basilique du Sacré Coeur

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pm-lUydJT2RE_pD9fndRhG14YquHDCVNoiJiAXw9zFzMqXiq40wq3B-OJQ_FLbgZrHyCSABDR3slUv2hM26F3wvejPlTEQQGaY-KhX9HHn727z2pAiCI8plwaDuq43VnihyP0Gxk56o/s1600/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pm-lUydJT2RE_pD9fndRhG14YquHDCVNoiJiAXw9zFzMqXiq40wq3B-OJQ_FLbgZrHyCSABDR3slUv2hM26F3wvejPlTEQQGaY-KhX9HHn727z2pAiCI8plwaDuq43VnihyP0Gxk56o/s640/2011+April+day+5+DSC_0378.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacre Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In contrast to the Gothic churches of the Middle Ages like Notre-Dame (1163-1240),</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the Romano-Byzantine style of Sacre Coeur is inspired by churches </div><div style="text-align: center;">such as Saint Sofia in Constantinople and San Marco in Venice.  </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;">The exterior travertine stone, known as ‘Château-Landon’, </div><div style="text-align: center;">comes from the Souppes-sur-Loing quarry in Seine et Marne </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is particular in that it is extremely hard with a fine grain </div><div style="text-align: center;">and exudes calcite on contact with rainwater,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> making it white. </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: 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;">Basilique du Sacré Coeur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div>

Basilique du Sacré Coeur

Sacre Coeur In contrast to the Gothic churches of the Middle Ages like Notre-Dame (1163-1240),  the Romano-Byzantine style of Sacre Coeur is...

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Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudP5C1497_oipCm4OqLrIu67cMpQjmhgYID_lVUc4XyViVW9SvR_6wMcn7tlf22YZ0HL3iOdq0UoFOGX6_wnxAugR2o0BBFpnex-HyRrzmguASkd7trowKnGzkbSaCzbNUbqvRKpMJdA/s1600/2014+Sept+15+Mon++++_20140915+045+DSC_7089.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the early winter years of visiting this church</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found it dark and uninteresting.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bright warm day showed its interior </div><div style="text-align: center;">to better advantage.</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: 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-Nicholas du Chardonnet</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">23, rue des Bernardins</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet

Église Saint-Nicholas du Chardonnet In the early winter years of visiting this church I found it dark and uninteresting. A bright warm day s...

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le jour de Pâques

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6UkHHynp9dm5ysNpV32Me_7Dv9pbjZzR7h0J6eIsZHCjzXaGVwvivUL4lLOZ32KGQo0fMEksvfb1PkikAQ_-r2KthMPPeElB1XXHHRJYoC6BbxgM6WRRWJiAhzUkWXqYwOO7u6e1R3g/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6UkHHynp9dm5ysNpV32Me_7Dv9pbjZzR7h0J6eIsZHCjzXaGVwvivUL4lLOZ32KGQo0fMEksvfb1PkikAQ_-r2KthMPPeElB1XXHHRJYoC6BbxgM6WRRWJiAhzUkWXqYwOO7u6e1R3g/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0177.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Easter Day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The angelic, plaintiff expression</div><div style="text-align: center;">seemed perfect for this Day.</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: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">joyeuse Pâques</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: 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-Jean de Montmartre</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">19, rue des Abbesses</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75018, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

le jour de Pâques

Easter Day The angelic, plaintiff expression seemed perfect for this Day. joyeuse Pâques Église Saint-Jean de Montmartre 19, rue des Abbesse...

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L'horloge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZZTDdUbeXNY7FKVTxG7Be4t8g1kEia9Q-Mg0dkIQRj1cbI3c7cg7JgVbezBhhwvFwVIkxpkYylJwhA1LKlnlNlbvO0SrtAA3EuSTHof0TaUjcN2UHTVHX3UHzuZLXIX3Gc5EIxPdIoc/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZZTDdUbeXNY7FKVTxG7Be4t8g1kEia9Q-Mg0dkIQRj1cbI3c7cg7JgVbezBhhwvFwVIkxpkYylJwhA1LKlnlNlbvO0SrtAA3EuSTHof0TaUjcN2UHTVHX3UHzuZLXIX3Gc5EIxPdIoc/s1600/2011+April+15+DSC_0060.jpg" width="640" /></a></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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built between 1194 and 1250, Chartres Cathedral is one of the finest examples of</div><div style="text-align: center;">French Gothic architecture.  The 12th century structure is at least the fifth to occupy the</div><div style="text-align: center;">site since the fourth century.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Having read much about World War II in recent years,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> it is interesting to know that the magnificent windows seen still today </div><div style="text-align: center;">were removed in 1939 before the Germans advanced.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The glass was cleaned and releaded before </div><div style="text-align: center;">being returned to their original placement.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chartres is only fifty miles outside of Paris </div><div style="text-align: center;">and worth a day trip to see this cathedral and two other churches.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The old town is charming and a step back in time. </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;">Basilique Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">16 cloitre Notre-Dame</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">28000 Chartres </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Chartres, France</span></i></div>

L'horloge

Built between 1194 and 1250, Chartres Cathedral is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture.  The 12th century structure is ...

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Église de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfRnGKPNtDabiM9bfs_2Gnw8Sigeitu1oZzTHzglOxSUi-kyvtVx7F7aQktX5tGQeBbeB8esfv8MIw5ot3I7s7ja3K8cLG8LMZRFuukqIXRvIR80bLbAj6ryCCPkfahRs-Gid1IwJGeg/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfRnGKPNtDabiM9bfs_2Gnw8Sigeitu1oZzTHzglOxSUi-kyvtVx7F7aQktX5tGQeBbeB8esfv8MIw5ot3I7s7ja3K8cLG8LMZRFuukqIXRvIR80bLbAj6ryCCPkfahRs-Gid1IwJGeg/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0374.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Église de la Sainte-Trinité</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">"La Trinité" features architecture of the Second Empire period, </div><div align="center">and it was built between 1861 and 1867 at a cost of almost 5 million francs.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">The exterior is impressive,</div><div align="center"> filling the Paris skyline with its 63 meter tall bell tower </div><div align="center">and topped with a dome.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family: Times;"></span></em> </div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">Église de la Sainte-Trinité</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">Place d'Estienne d'Orvez</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">75009, Paris</span></em></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>

Église de la Sainte-Trinité

      Église de la Sainte-Trinité       "La Trinité" features architecture of the Second Empire period, and it was built between 1...

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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 Saint Denis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt0pD5O0UlfNiky0KjIPDlrrzsqW8TVQtm9xhFlyJ4tRoc0sFvk_b2PM1lOAVrWOHbskDtQx4oC7_pXM47CZ-EixnjQBGarBGqogxS9RlP45-M-eGUD8gTBd02ueAJ7m0SGBd04quw9Q/s1600/2012+Jan+16++3rd_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt0pD5O0UlfNiky0KjIPDlrrzsqW8TVQtm9xhFlyJ4tRoc0sFvk_b2PM1lOAVrWOHbskDtQx4oC7_pXM47CZ-EixnjQBGarBGqogxS9RlP45-M-eGUD8gTBd02ueAJ7m0SGBd04quw9Q/s1600/2012+Jan+16++3rd_0019.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Basilique Saint Denis</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is worth the trip to the outskirts of Paris to see this basilica, </div><div style="text-align: center;">with its outstanding array of </div><div style="text-align: center;">stained glass windows, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Gothic arches, </div><div style="text-align: center;">funerary art, </div><div style="text-align: center;">tombs and sculptures.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Basilique Saint Denis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, rue de la Légion d'Honneur</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">92300, Saint-Denis</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Basilique Saint Denis

Basilique Saint Denis It is worth the trip to the outskirts of Paris to see this basilica,  with its outstanding array of  stained glass win...

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Église Saint Germain des Prés

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEqlcHB2UV-yBcftkeNhmaDOgiFHIqx7WTxCStKexVBmgJgTgpQTK_0qMZhmtZJIQYItOWEEdXwxDrhO6HwoadzOvJcKv6_AxpsPTWnfV72ECgay9qgRjxMSKfMwww-U64Z1HLNFEDWU/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+012+DSC_1237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEqlcHB2UV-yBcftkeNhmaDOgiFHIqx7WTxCStKexVBmgJgTgpQTK_0qMZhmtZJIQYItOWEEdXwxDrhO6HwoadzOvJcKv6_AxpsPTWnfV72ECgay9qgRjxMSKfMwww-U64Z1HLNFEDWU/s1600/2013+Nov20+Paris+_20131120+012+DSC_1237.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 Germain des Prés</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The 1,000 year old tower </div><div style="text-align: center;">reigns over the remainder of the church.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The recent renovations make the tower appear </div><div style="text-align: center;">almost white against the bright blue skies.</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: 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 Germain des Prés</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">3, place Saint Germain des Prés</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint Germain des Prés

Église Saint Germain des Prés The 1,000 year old tower  reigns over the remainder of the church. The recent renovations make the tower appea...

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Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsc5yksd1gTvwtnBWDK09e4CnAPCHPWXmY5Tr9gYynLF_AZ5i6nsFAAvQHPupJ0HenIb8cJvdnMTv0t4LIhKExG4GfjiH2-FoGITjrl7ScgQmaJMR83-CD0PTsA6RPwbHil_IDRpFttk/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_112DSC_4467.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFsc5yksd1gTvwtnBWDK09e4CnAPCHPWXmY5Tr9gYynLF_AZ5i6nsFAAvQHPupJ0HenIb8cJvdnMTv0t4LIhKExG4GfjiH2-FoGITjrl7ScgQmaJMR83-CD0PTsA6RPwbHil_IDRpFttk/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_112DSC_4467.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notre Dame</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you go to this well-known landmark very early in the morning </div><div style="text-align: center;">when the doors are first opened </div><div style="text-align: center;">(and it is not in the months of March through October), </div><div style="text-align: center;">you can take your time photographing the amazing architecture </div><div style="text-align: center;">and details absent the crowds.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Cathedral is open every day at 8am </div><div style="text-align: center;">and on Saturdays and Sundays at 7:15am.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since I did not take my own advice on this particular visit, </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will notice that my photo (and all of the others I took) </div><div style="text-align: center;">are aimed away from the tourists.</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: 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;">Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">6 Parvis Notre Dame</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Jean-Paul II</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div>

Cathédrale Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame If you go to this well-known landmark very early in the morning  when the doors are first opened  (and it is not in the months of...

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Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBEvDAzoW2noQsARwz0-VbypvaYzTwXVe0F5kyI_ncYdfb1vYfRIjsaDsQy265Y18JkB5zMI0yXrghl1GfJ59IPQ9LLGwm-vOjR7WdL5mD6iOIGcPJJV3EmFlXUzLlsG93Jh-Ro_Z4Ww/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_146DSC_9257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrBEvDAzoW2noQsARwz0-VbypvaYzTwXVe0F5kyI_ncYdfb1vYfRIjsaDsQy265Y18JkB5zMI0yXrghl1GfJ59IPQ9LLGwm-vOjR7WdL5mD6iOIGcPJJV3EmFlXUzLlsG93Jh-Ro_Z4Ww/s1600/2012+Oct+8+Monday_146DSC_9257.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The plain street exterior of this church belies </div><div style="text-align: center;">the exquisite Gothic Revival architecture of the interior.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are nearly forty stained glass windows,</div><div style="text-align: center;">each with a story to tell.</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;">(a bit late)</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;">Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">104, rue de Vaugirard</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75006, Paris</span></i></div>

Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges

Chapelle Notre Dame des Anges The plain street exterior of this church belies  the exquisite Gothic Revival architecture of the interior. Th...

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Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts - l'horloge

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRVil5NUj_T-77AEolaNJF-KKFdeGrr0d0hD1x4qPlaranGS4o2mu7RXOyyxA1pZYBj_zzlr7OLu19XepCKmWa_aAO-HhBxO_gusd0CA7VYwScD4bEv1P2omKyGFPrPonZ5y4kk7mMGQ/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+068+DSC_9179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRVil5NUj_T-77AEolaNJF-KKFdeGrr0d0hD1x4qPlaranGS4o2mu7RXOyyxA1pZYBj_zzlr7OLu19XepCKmWa_aAO-HhBxO_gusd0CA7VYwScD4bEv1P2omKyGFPrPonZ5y4kk7mMGQ/s1600/2014+Sept+19+Fri+++++_20140919+068+DSC_9179.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-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built in 1902, the Neo-Gothic style with light-colored brick (and a working clock!) belie the lovely interior with its Cavaille-Coll organ.  Based on several stops here and a visit to the church's website, it has an active congregation.</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: 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-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">57, rue Traversière</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75012, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts - l'horloge

Église Saint-Antoine-des-Quinze-Vingts Built in 1902, the Neo-Gothic style with light-colored brick (and a working clock!) belie the lovely ...

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