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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Quatre Églises, la Tour Eiffel, et le Grand Palais

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOGfV2vdPMXz2wxVGQ2hsRFpMJ5ctvGb1pJs1Qt1gMpy66_LMKBHjNrb0fQylihRNKuRbwg_HWpxuqK8RuzC-B-2oGOwKQZSEIApb9UtpYgillL2w4uO34p550rNUnY-1w8sRWqw2dV8/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_34DSC_8628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOGfV2vdPMXz2wxVGQ2hsRFpMJ5ctvGb1pJs1Qt1gMpy66_LMKBHjNrb0fQylihRNKuRbwg_HWpxuqK8RuzC-B-2oGOwKQZSEIApb9UtpYgillL2w4uO34p550rNUnY-1w8sRWqw2dV8/s640/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_34DSC_8628.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Four churches plus the Grand Palais and Eiffel Tower</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking at the skyline from left to right from the Printemps rooftop: </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: center;"><u>Notre Dame de l'Assomption </u>built in 1676, </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The double spires of <u>Basilique Sainte Clothilde</u>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">built in the neo-Gothic style mid nineteenth century</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</u>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">commissioned by King Louis XIV in 1670</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u>Église Saint Madeleine,</u></div><div style="text-align: center;">with its 52 Corinthian columns,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <u>Grand Palais</u>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">built for the Universal Exposition of 1900</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The<u> Eiffel Tower</u> (1889)</div><div style="text-align: center;">which at 324m. (1,063ft), was the tallest</div><div style="text-align: center;">man-made structure in the world, a title it held</div><div style="text-align: center;">for 41 years!</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;">Paris Skyline from Printemps</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75009, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Quatre Églises, la Tour Eiffel, et le Grand Palais

Four churches plus the Grand Palais and Eiffel Tower Looking at the skyline from left to right from the Printemps rooftop: Notre Dame de l...

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Coucher de soleil

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFimcrPFgbtSXvxH5OXkZxQ5KLlOlWe8bXcZXUNBj_dO3hWiFL6pv4Qgs3qNbM2n8vOyXEILDcRfCVkMi5b4cLeh-LIut8FjRcFtjPIq_2mAefgyX9mOkZ7yywgLEASyYENa3sOLPSh80/s1600/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+340+DSC_1039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFimcrPFgbtSXvxH5OXkZxQ5KLlOlWe8bXcZXUNBj_dO3hWiFL6pv4Qgs3qNbM2n8vOyXEILDcRfCVkMi5b4cLeh-LIut8FjRcFtjPIq_2mAefgyX9mOkZ7yywgLEASyYENa3sOLPSh80/s640/2013+Nov19+Paris+_20131119+340+DSC_1039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunset in Paris</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br />Can you name the landmarks?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">City of light</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Paris!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div>

Coucher de soleil

Sunset in Paris Can you name the landmarks? City of light Paris!

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Église Saint-Augustin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMboTA-I8fAXrJuZ4N80988fgCOLtmNkRds5A_f709zpvaYnxPpixE2EORM_7YU_8dpkdhERq-zZnV3id7AIE2fkwsC0oCzvA_FEvgdYY_imlcKtM43wHLEkOVx7Xbm0Vmyi5cYJrLns/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMboTA-I8fAXrJuZ4N80988fgCOLtmNkRds5A_f709zpvaYnxPpixE2EORM_7YU_8dpkdhERq-zZnV3id7AIE2fkwsC0oCzvA_FEvgdYY_imlcKtM43wHLEkOVx7Xbm0Vmyi5cYJrLns/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Église Saint-Augustin</span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><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;">Amidst the rooftops and chimney pots, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the dome of Saint-Augustin pushes toward the heavens.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With no special effects or editing, </div><div style="text-align: center;">this scene is seen just as it appeared:  </div><div style="text-align: center;">a limited color palette </div><div style="text-align: center;">and situated against the backdrop of modern Paris buildings.</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: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint-Augustin</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>8, avenue Cesar Caire</em></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></div>

Église Saint-Augustin

  Église Saint-Augustin Amidst the rooftops and chimney pots,  the dome of Saint-Augustin pushes toward the heavens. With no special effects...

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Rue des Petits Pères

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQJ_0RaEGY3tTVnuSMZIbKXs8T2ERx5kkFOWOr8vYRcXZ750FarTeSMXa3Cd4kHq_lt5VW2uz3enugAR6Ch-PxaabQlxVK1_E6dqx6Flc2FhpfNCi-OgbfIwTQFaJKYcJvSkVGV8K7Uw/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="740" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQJ_0RaEGY3tTVnuSMZIbKXs8T2ERx5kkFOWOr8vYRcXZ750FarTeSMXa3Cd4kHq_lt5VW2uz3enugAR6Ch-PxaabQlxVK1_E6dqx6Flc2FhpfNCi-OgbfIwTQFaJKYcJvSkVGV8K7Uw/s1600/2012+Jan+16+2nd_0624.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rue des Petits Pères</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just opposite the Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires </div><div style="text-align: center;">this morning view is filled with the winter blue skies of January </div><div style="text-align: center;">as light and shadows bounce around the buildings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This building on the "pie-slice corner" is the other side of the building </div><div style="text-align: center;">on Rue de Feuillade posted last week. </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;">2, rue des Petits Pères</div><div style="text-align: left;">75002, Paris</div>

Rue des Petits Pères

Rue des Petits Pères Just opposite the Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires  this morning view is filled with the winter blue skies of January...

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Panthéon et Église Saint Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRwRHy3SDQ3w4N-THGBiANimo19jDIiDM7Bf9f4sJbXKCjdb54gecI4JN5s5O-S_8mOX1kCVx1HRRRzsp3jBFmY147M99jsXQ3QCX3-dDxcY51E4K51gIuyUpmC47uKgz5p8o1DAO2k1o/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_62DSC_4310.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/AVvXsEg5kpIIfdBUxwqwbvbBE9GKDV8anGAXuVHCiEBGZS7m0oidBppOWk2yYfV7nAyPW7NDkSeJhvnkczXikAdBJfqk1FWj0zTxOKp8AO8NU3uAY0LdjHRBxUegGBpozLHAgKc-lyhi3zdsB1M/s1600/2013+May+19+b+0519_62DSC_4310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kpIIfdBUxwqwbvbBE9GKDV8anGAXuVHCiEBGZS7m0oidBppOWk2yYfV7nAyPW7NDkSeJhvnkczXikAdBJfqk1FWj0zTxOKp8AO8NU3uAY0LdjHRBxUegGBpozLHAgKc-lyhi3zdsB1M/s1600/2013+May+19+b+0519_62DSC_4310.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;">Looking across the end of the Square de l'Île de France the textures and colors are punctuated by the 5ème arrondissement's notable skyline.  The Panthéon is the tallest building and Église Saint Étienne du Mont is to the left, an easy walk from Pont Saint Louis where this photo was taken.</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;">from Pont Saint Louis</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;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Panthéon et Église Saint Étienne du Mont

Looking across the end of the Square de l'Île de France the textures and colors are punctuated by the 5ème arrondissement's notable ...

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La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhTqF3FvLflzUPpdR2z5yE2G65k7dOXrL7veU0onoljrXywi4xKDezlElmbzxISVbfLvyrLD-tCeNC6Nu9SnakX2Qy_AQXUQP1LNMqhKZI5vaKcrOPaJ8vMrZgzd7RF3ycyKdXeXtvbQ/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_317DSC_4565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhTqF3FvLflzUPpdR2z5yE2G65k7dOXrL7veU0onoljrXywi4xKDezlElmbzxISVbfLvyrLD-tCeNC6Nu9SnakX2Qy_AQXUQP1LNMqhKZI5vaKcrOPaJ8vMrZgzd7RF3ycyKdXeXtvbQ/s1600/2013+May+19+0519_317DSC_4565.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacré Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This notable basilica made of travertine stone displays its white stamp on the Paris landscape.  This sacred landmark sits high on the butte of Montmartre overseeing all of Paris.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The photo was taken from my perch at the Temple of Sybil which sits on Buttes Chaumont.</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;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></i></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;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre</em></span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75018, Paris</em></span></span></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

Sacré Coeur This notable basilica made of travertine stone displays its white stamp on the Paris landscape.  This sacred landmark sits high ...

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Sacré Coeur et Église de la Sainte-Trinité

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv3UMwABtcuQ6tf8fD8i4-BrK2-zxjUH29p59bOGwwCzsmYs2zgbvjvRnXfoGo9ZbpjBnpXzmNkji5yP4jf1wbi-W7m16YV2jPFOubRQBrDWE2KIHwYSQpUxie61H3-pQyZvi_zQxegA/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDv3UMwABtcuQ6tf8fD8i4-BrK2-zxjUH29p59bOGwwCzsmYs2zgbvjvRnXfoGo9ZbpjBnpXzmNkji5yP4jf1wbi-W7m16YV2jPFOubRQBrDWE2KIHwYSQpUxie61H3-pQyZvi_zQxegA/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_45DSC_8639.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sacré Coeur</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sainte-Trinité</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From a vantage point above the streets, </div><div style="text-align: center;">these two magnificent churches </div><div style="text-align: center;">provide a focal point above the rooftops and chimneys </div><div style="text-align: center;">of Paris' 9ième and 18ième arrondissements.</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;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(linking to <a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">inSPIRED Sunday</a>)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75018, Paris</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Église de la Sainte-Trinité</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>Place d'Estienne d'Orves</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>75009, Paris </i></span></span></div>

Sacré Coeur et Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Sacré Coeur Sainte-Trinité From a vantage point above the streets,  these two magnificent churches  provide a focal point above the rooftops...

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