Galeries Lafayette - le dôme en violet

<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/11396419883/" title="2013 Nov18 Paris _20131118 434 DSC_0540 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2013 Nov18 Paris _20131118 434 DSC_0540" height="800" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5485/11396419883_bd874d54f0_c.jpg" width="530" /></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;">Galeries Lafayette </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 iconic art nouveau glass dome is illuminated in purple this year as it celebrates the beginning of its 101st anniversary.  The theme is thankfully child-centered at Galeries Lafayette for Christmas 2013, and there are many animated windows to delight children and adults alike.  </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;">As you walk into the rotunda area filled with counters of perfumes, the sheer size of the dome will take your breath away.  In certain department stores they frown on photos but this shot is replicated by every visitor to Galeries Lafayette apparently with the blessing of management.</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: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Galeries Lafayette</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Boulevard Haussmann</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75009, Paris</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Métro Chaussée d'Antin La Fayette</em></span></div>

Galeries Lafayette - le dôme en violet

Galeries Lafayette The iconic art nouveau glass dome is illuminated in purple this year as it celebrates the beginning of its 101st annivers...

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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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