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Petit Palais - l'escalier

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VpromY1PwHeqg5ocId088bcrhS3cAWOT62gsJ0tPxVnKyEDSCRn2MpsN_EEoLkRvmIHn_6iEUOOjtq8HrosrORWhqMx0kDpxVWortHKA6fI3-bwXr6Himd5SlYclkeWKYJPsb2qJUqs/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+163+DSC_8292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VpromY1PwHeqg5ocId088bcrhS3cAWOT62gsJ0tPxVnKyEDSCRn2MpsN_EEoLkRvmIHn_6iEUOOjtq8HrosrORWhqMx0kDpxVWortHKA6fI3-bwXr6Himd5SlYclkeWKYJPsb2qJUqs/s640/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+163+DSC_8292.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition </div><div style="text-align: center;">and became a museum in 1902.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The architect Charles Girault </div><div style="text-align: center;">is also credited for the wrought iron design </div><div style="text-align: center;">gracing this circular staircase </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the magnificent</div><div style="text-align: center;"> entrance gates.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Petit Palais </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue Winston Churchill</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;"> </div>

Petit Palais - l'escalier

Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition and became a museum in 1902. The architect Charles Girault is also credited f...

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Un bol, un serpent, et un main

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYjTZ4vtWdKsXFTlynWIe-bDRPI3b38GyppWyWaEAfJTdEYPoSvUY1WMcEZvR9KWkS6qs9ieLQREWkZZ2ntltb_QI7P3Dd82vTeq3Hqdk95pQ8Z7RcSYBk5oab75jy1iUVrdsrgWW-Hg/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+168+DSC_8297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuYjTZ4vtWdKsXFTlynWIe-bDRPI3b38GyppWyWaEAfJTdEYPoSvUY1WMcEZvR9KWkS6qs9ieLQREWkZZ2ntltb_QI7P3Dd82vTeq3Hqdk95pQ8Z7RcSYBk5oab75jy1iUVrdsrgWW-Hg/s640/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+168+DSC_8297.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A bowl, a snake and a hand...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />a beautifully detailed sculpture </div><div style="text-align: center;">in the depths of Petit Palais</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;">Petit Palais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">ave Winston Churchill</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>

Un bol, un serpent, et un main

A bowl, a snake and a hand... a beautifully detailed sculpture in the depths of Petit Palais Petit Palais ave Winston Churchill 75008, Pari...

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La cour de Petit Palais

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXwa186c8v5b_cgEDRdkQzrqKEfsvH0voKVmmDjJdvNpW38gD19p-l4XMrxORzPTb_ZYaCz7OSmq-zvopxSRLBVJYZkP_ebIbVOZZrYK4kAbYO9gTTh4grUVVZFPfhkNji_qDawA2y_8/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzXwa186c8v5b_cgEDRdkQzrqKEfsvH0voKVmmDjJdvNpW38gD19p-l4XMrxORzPTb_ZYaCz7OSmq-zvopxSRLBVJYZkP_ebIbVOZZrYK4kAbYO9gTTh4grUVVZFPfhkNji_qDawA2y_8/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0550.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The courtyard of Petit Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The trapezoid shape of Petit Palais forms an open area </div><div style="text-align: center;">at the center of the building.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Anderson_1-6"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_Palais#cite_note-Anderson-1"><span></span></a></sup> </div><div style="text-align: center;">The enclosed area creates a semicircular, peristyle courtyard.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Worsdale_3-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petit_Palais#cite_note-Worsdale-3"><span></span></a></sup>  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The elegant courtyard is considered Beaux Arts style </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the   “symmetrical composition” and “rich decoration in high relief.” </div><div style="text-align: center;">Coupled columns made of pink Vosges granite </div><div style="text-align: center;">and gilt-bronze garlands encircle the courtyard.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Petit Palais, City of Paris Fine Art Museum</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">avenue Winston Churchill</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris<br /> </span></i></div>

La cour de Petit Palais

The courtyard of Petit Palais The trapezoid shape of Petit Palais forms an open area at the center of the building. The enclosed area cre...

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Thé avec un serpent?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qeUrEaNPb2GphppW9iX7nQdEbBz1BFAHIgbV8bR3RFqJfFtKsZQpkrfuG3kTwudzeYUPvO4ixTqU3msLcrwXnE45LL0j9kRY2UDdaC-KAsRASfQvmCLk0DDZxcWbX8VYYbN1y-5kkVI/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+110+DSC_8239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qeUrEaNPb2GphppW9iX7nQdEbBz1BFAHIgbV8bR3RFqJfFtKsZQpkrfuG3kTwudzeYUPvO4ixTqU3msLcrwXnE45LL0j9kRY2UDdaC-KAsRASfQvmCLk0DDZxcWbX8VYYbN1y-5kkVI/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+110+DSC_8239.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the main gallery of Petit Palais is this unusual teapot by Léon Kann (1859-1925).</div><div style="text-align: center;">An open-mouthed serpent bursts from a metal gourd </div><div style="text-align: center;">and is ready to strike!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, would you care for lemon or milk </div><div style="text-align: center;">with that tea?</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Petit Palais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">avenue Winston Churchill</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>

Thé avec un serpent?

Petit Palais In the main gallery of Petit Palais is this unusual teapot by Léon Kann (1859-1925). An open-mouthed serpent bursts from a meta...

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Encore un peu de patience!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBspFuuf2iKolL8ai7zHg4-kDTacAZBL4C_WjvDoVQkOmmFIJQ6nQwn2JqFH9BMnGY9Vg-Kh9LdMFGnKStkC1199CGjlWinZvVbVSXywsCvgtcAfSZlEx7BWX6DGTiQ4dX5SbxAXDu8l4/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+187+DSC_8316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBspFuuf2iKolL8ai7zHg4-kDTacAZBL4C_WjvDoVQkOmmFIJQ6nQwn2JqFH9BMnGY9Vg-Kh9LdMFGnKStkC1199CGjlWinZvVbVSXywsCvgtcAfSZlEx7BWX6DGTiQ4dX5SbxAXDu8l4/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+187+DSC_8316.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;">Cafes and sandwich shops in the US </div><div style="text-align: center;">may provide a placard for your table</div><div style="text-align: center;">after you place your order.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When it is ready, a server will deliver it to your table.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At Le Jardin du Petit Palais Café, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the placard appears quite charming in French.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can only imagine how the French tsk-tsk</div><div style="text-align: center;">the crazy photographers.</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;">Le Jardin du Petit Palais Café</span></i> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Petit Palais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue Winston Churchill</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75008, Paris</span></i></div>

Encore un peu de patience!

Cafes and sandwich shops in the US may provide a placard for your table after you place your order. When it is ready, a server will deliver...

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Petit Palais - Grand Palais

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj895Gj1IJFVm1c0Gx6bswxvq3OOY4d73Ing2lHuZZOXlei7CFLylcAUnRLf8bf8IldX4aaJWtCMFSW3bX1L-pvpxl1j4vC4RCmzoxCpsEBnbRtoQOAXD01uJO5S8FS8h1sZkEgJ8A4228/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+209+DSC_8338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj895Gj1IJFVm1c0Gx6bswxvq3OOY4d73Ing2lHuZZOXlei7CFLylcAUnRLf8bf8IldX4aaJWtCMFSW3bX1L-pvpxl1j4vC4RCmzoxCpsEBnbRtoQOAXD01uJO5S8FS8h1sZkEgJ8A4228/s1600/2014+Sept+17+Wed++++_20140917+209+DSC_8338.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;">Eclectic </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the courtyard of the Petit Palais,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you can catch a glimpse of the Grand Palais </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the ornate gold ironwork at the 'Petit's' entrance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The reflections are of the beautiful and quiet garden courtyard, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a quiet oasis in the busy city of Paris.</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;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Petit Palais</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Avenue Winston Churchill</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;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Petit Palais - Grand Palais

Petit Palais Eclectic From the courtyard of the Petit Palais, you can catch a glimpse of the Grand Palais and the ornate gold ironwork at t...

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Petit Palais - la cour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXR6ZloxpXtE1umUs3i-YrY7bjNUqstDr8_mJfBCd2JGuPUC_dU8Zmiv_6C8ZOZKZBDWMnZwZd80DYYDdejqSWNUcrTck__28t5XNKdmL625CTz990T3aODEzUSxt2FtiPlUOEQoQDxI/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXR6ZloxpXtE1umUs3i-YrY7bjNUqstDr8_mJfBCd2JGuPUC_dU8Zmiv_6C8ZOZKZBDWMnZwZd80DYYDdejqSWNUcrTck__28t5XNKdmL625CTz990T3aODEzUSxt2FtiPlUOEQoQDxI/s1600/2011+April+13+DSC_0549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Petit Palais</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Courtyard</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the center of this beautiful palace is a quiet and serene courtyard with patio seating for lunch or <i>un café</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">  The museum is free and the courtyard is perfect for a rest after seeing the museum and its exquisite palace.<br /><br /><br />Do not miss Monet's  "Soleil Couchant sur la Seine à Lavacourt"<br />and Rembrandt's self-portrait painted in 1631. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><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;"><br /></span></span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en"><b>Petit Palais</b></a>, City of Paris Fine Art Museum <br />Avenue Winston Churchill <br />75008 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;"><br /></span></span></i></div><br /></div>

Petit Palais - la cour

Petit Palais The Courtyard At the center of this beautiful palace is a quiet and serene courtyard with patio seating for lunch or un café . ...

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La Cour du Petit Palais

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3CYt4nXLpKZpyEWkVqNMDh3r9HKABiMJBXjVQZJu9jiPleHM6QNVItIFiYHB-b22qq8pOPVq1AkvBANBDjylwsFFP8AifjROkNFS4YmybG8v3-NT6fX_XLmO7d61MxY9toL-9xjcKWg/s1600/2011+april+2+DSC_0549.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646849551602002210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3CYt4nXLpKZpyEWkVqNMDh3r9HKABiMJBXjVQZJu9jiPleHM6QNVItIFiYHB-b22qq8pOPVq1AkvBANBDjylwsFFP8AifjROkNFS4YmybG8v3-NT6fX_XLmO7d61MxY9toL-9xjcKWg/s640/2011+april+2+DSC_0549.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> <br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Amidst the beautiful architecture of Petit Palais sits this serene octi-circular courtyard, </span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">filled with trees and plants, mosaics and paths</span>. <br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en"><strong>Petit Palais</strong></a>, City of Paris Fine Art Museum <br />Avenue Winston Churchill <br />75008 Paris </div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kFHL3kdPXK7v7PK3JzRLNcMkieyswNQwX4QtcCyBfpcEPvfQHBvYKlw_jSI6-8ccbeX7R_axHy2P7rKG_G-WQ83FaYof9YxvjhwSC9FqcN8uHK6FQ78CpXU9eTJMEOa6ixoV8XhKsPw/s1600/2011+april+2+DSC_0549+bw.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646963041137098162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kFHL3kdPXK7v7PK3JzRLNcMkieyswNQwX4QtcCyBfpcEPvfQHBvYKlw_jSI6-8ccbeX7R_axHy2P7rKG_G-WQ83FaYof9YxvjhwSC9FqcN8uHK6FQ78CpXU9eTJMEOa6ixoV8XhKsPw/s640/2011+april+2+DSC_0549+bw.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /> </a><em>Black and white has been suggested... what do you think?</em> <br /><div align="center"></div></div></div>

La Cour du Petit Palais

Amidst the beautiful architecture of Petit Palais sits this serene octi-circular courtyard, filled with trees and plants, mosaics and paths...

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Petit Palais

Petit Palais

The day Marie and I went to Petit Palais, there was a special exhibit, pieces of which were in every room. As a result, there were "no ...

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Petit Palais - Reflection

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjYf3OnX1AG_NXG1q4vFno5XnpWihRcOfcI0o6C3AkoLSW6BXQB4u75AgROvhqFF7ucYrePVYgcWur1mDwXgOtqncLvdM6f5TnI1j-d0GtUWyTGjEhczaHzU7bzrC-ClimA8pVLSIMB4/s1600/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0123.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583407382325364722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjYf3OnX1AG_NXG1q4vFno5XnpWihRcOfcI0o6C3AkoLSW6BXQB4u75AgROvhqFF7ucYrePVYgcWur1mDwXgOtqncLvdM6f5TnI1j-d0GtUWyTGjEhczaHzU7bzrC-ClimA8pVLSIMB4/s640/2006+dec+paris+DSC_0123.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In the exquisite doors of <a href="http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/"><strong>Petit Palais</strong> </a>you can see just a faint reflection of Grand Palais across the avenue. The full view of these doors is magnificent.<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><div align="center"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris<br />Avenue Winston Churchill<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">For more reflections go to <a href="http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/2011/03/tree-designs-weekend-reflections-78.html"><strong>James' Newtown Daily Photo<br /></strong></a></span></div>

Petit Palais - Reflection

In the exquisite doors of Petit Palais you can see just a faint reflection of Grand Palais across the avenue. The full view of these doors ...

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Petit Palais II

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymGbBlgHdQ6drMEl4XvHQ3ZLM4K6ZZHOox-yvPUwahlA2f3duzaFZ54KD_YkxgBDcUPyGx8WLxOc3G2GHVgeVo6_Gv3NObSiZpnxI_36pHm1AoGUG3gEqDNnfVpYzDarjzBVVpnotxR4/s1600/DSC_0135.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537002873450605250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymGbBlgHdQ6drMEl4XvHQ3ZLM4K6ZZHOox-yvPUwahlA2f3duzaFZ54KD_YkxgBDcUPyGx8WLxOc3G2GHVgeVo6_Gv3NObSiZpnxI_36pHm1AoGUG3gEqDNnfVpYzDarjzBVVpnotxR4/s640/DSC_0135.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> The beautiful <a href="http://petitpalais.paris.fr/en"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Petit Palais</strong></span> </a>is a treasure trove of incredible wrought iron created by the building's architect designer Charles Girault himself. The entrance gates are stunning and the banisters, peristyles, balconies and windows exhibit a certain elegance.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We visited the courtyard <a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2010/10/petit-palais.html"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>here</strong></span></a> and will come again as there is much more to discover.</span><br /><br /><br />(I have been on the road since last Thursday, not in Paris, and I am loading these photos from my laptop, untouched. Please accept them naked as they came right out of the camera. Also, please forgive my lack of accent marks as I am stumped on my baby computer)

Petit Palais II

The beautiful Petit Palais is a treasure trove of incredible wrought iron created by the building's architect designer Charles Girault...

10:01 PM

Petit Palais

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoYnAyjvkcSj3iGFK9nyaB_4r9NhzAwhWlYv-ArJPWhq3FVMgF3QxRXKM0L9EA0f6l8v4ivqxQw9NZcz7hM2FFTPqDdXr3WIJ-UBnxhemj2EuatzkHFuwAhk4MbJkRCm99caVLs2Z4FI/s1600/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0158for+blog.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528088332519296994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoYnAyjvkcSj3iGFK9nyaB_4r9NhzAwhWlYv-ArJPWhq3FVMgF3QxRXKM0L9EA0f6l8v4ivqxQw9NZcz7hM2FFTPqDdXr3WIJ-UBnxhemj2EuatzkHFuwAhk4MbJkRCm99caVLs2Z4FI/s640/2006+dec+Paris+DSC_0158for+blog.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The </span><a href="http://petitpalais.paris.fr/"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Petit Palais</strong></span> </span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">was built in 1900 and is the site of the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts. Seen here is an octi-circular courtyard and garden and its ionic columns. It has a remarkable collection of paintings and sculptures.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris</em></div><div align="center"><em>Avenue Winston Churchill</em></div></div>

Petit Palais

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