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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Église Saint-Augustin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UbP8Buy_za7bW-dyEkPyJa8KCJLAOCRmsx-h4ugf_nRP4pHUFRuS4LrXIqA6_zk72y4YK8oa8FzvM5IUiFE5JOybBEiWZ5dAoIXLMttbflPQBTjGk3HaOGGHzeQwskJVbheWJMKgkpw/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_6DSC_8488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UbP8Buy_za7bW-dyEkPyJa8KCJLAOCRmsx-h4ugf_nRP4pHUFRuS4LrXIqA6_zk72y4YK8oa8FzvM5IUiFE5JOybBEiWZ5dAoIXLMttbflPQBTjGk3HaOGGHzeQwskJVbheWJMKgkpw/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_6DSC_8488.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-Augustin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This majestic church sits at the intersection of major boulevards, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and if you were to walk around the building </div><div style="text-align: center;">you would see as many as fourteen roads and intersections.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It takes a prominent spot in the 8ième </div><div style="text-align: center;">and can be easily recognized by its red cupola.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Holly and I rode our Velibs here up the broad boulevard Malesherbes, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and for our next stop, rode across Avenue des Champs Élysées </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then Pont Alexandre III - bravery at its best.</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-Augustin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, avenue Cesar Caire</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>

Église Saint-Augustin

Église Saint-Augustin This majestic church sits at the intersection of major boulevards,  and if you were to walk around the building  you w...

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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/AVvXsEjqfDJ9Wwn2aaEjCD5n99mkhCfn5b5tJyu45hTYTMOTopbgWqJrY1kcRIsGVgDtbRFl684fz6v8MG5mE6Ad69eecsZa8gUOAQuBnOQj4_DhAagJemF8jIIadEdS8hnd9G48v4om6UKJqc0/s1600/2012+Oct+6+Saturday_46DSC_8640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfDJ9Wwn2aaEjCD5n99mkhCfn5b5tJyu45hTYTMOTopbgWqJrY1kcRIsGVgDtbRFl684fz6v8MG5mE6Ad69eecsZa8gUOAQuBnOQj4_DhAagJemF8jIIadEdS8hnd9G48v4om6UKJqc0/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: center;">Église Saint Augustin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This church of the Second Empire, built between 1860 and 1871 by Victor Baltard, stands above the city landscape.  Saint-Augustin is almost 330 feet long and the dome stands over 260 feet high. The church incorporates several architectural styles, Roman, Gothic, Byzantine and Renaissance, and it is uniquely the first church in Paris to be built around a metal frame.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although you cannot tell from this perspective, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the church sits majestically at the convergence of many large boulevards, </div><div style="text-align: center;">courtesy of Baron  Haussmann,  It is recognizable from a distance for its red cupola.</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;"><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;">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: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Augustin</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="kno-fv">8, avenue César Caire</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span class="kno-fv">75008, Paris</span></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="kno-fv"> </span></div>

Église Saint Augustin

Église Saint Augustin This church of the Second Empire, built between 1860 and 1871 by Victor Baltard, stands above the city landscape.  Sai...

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<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/s640/2012+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: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Augustin</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(seen last Sunday <span style="color: yellow;"><b><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2013/01/eglise-saint-augustin.html" target="_blank">here</a></b></span>) </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;">This photo was taken from the rooftop terrace of Printemps.  In addition to the thousands of rooftops and chimneys, the majestic Saint-Augustin stands high above most every other building.  The church is 100 meters long and the dome height is 80 meters (262 feet).  </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;">This Byzantine structure, completed in 1871, was one of the first large buildings in Paris built around a metal frame.  It pleases me greatly that the dome is rouge.</span></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: 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;"><em>Église Saint-Augustin</em></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>8, avenue Cesar Caire</em></span></i></div><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><em>75008, Paris</em></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span></div>

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Église Saint-Augustin (seen last Sunday here ) This photo was taken from the rooftop terrace of Printemps.  In addition to the thousands of ...

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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/AVvXsEjiFKW4iCJ6_xWzPxUrYMH2hs2at-xC0QtnQu7et5Ns27QOWZdADsBDWZeaNFPIm7Yn5X28easonGLClAGcztEvLhQwCSiyA0W-F4mvkQqU8Nz_H6hB55dQGiEGUObMHF1Pq9TsdffaUno/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_32DSC_8514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8363684576/" title="2012 Oct 5 Friday_32DSC_8514 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 5 Friday_32DSC_8514" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8229/8363684576_099cc7d29f_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;">Église Saint-Augustin</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Architect Louis Baltard's design of 1860 sits majectically at the crossroads of major boulevards in the 8eme Arrondissement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Its prominence and size makes it easy to locate on a Paris map, and the red cupola is instantly recognized above the city buildings.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span><br /></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><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Augustin

Église Saint-Augustin Architect Louis Baltard's design of 1860 sits majectically at the crossroads of major boulevards in the 8eme Arron...

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilERCwPbn8HndA1Hm5WEHS3ELqSxSvYADJT6qKMhdVOegaM6qB_Dt3GS3iXaWKQkkTzuXEbmTqwBKccojmo6kHqIIyElQu9FXsBXmiYy_GZro-q5iFBsMY5kH1jkkHJE-BIdd4cxFGrLY/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_22DSC_8504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilERCwPbn8HndA1Hm5WEHS3ELqSxSvYADJT6qKMhdVOegaM6qB_Dt3GS3iXaWKQkkTzuXEbmTqwBKccojmo6kHqIIyElQu9FXsBXmiYy_GZro-q5iFBsMY5kH1jkkHJE-BIdd4cxFGrLY/s1600/2012+Oct+5+Friday_22DSC_8504.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Augustin</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;">Designed and built by the French architect Louis Baltard </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">between 1860 and 1871 this church sits almost on its own island </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">centered at the crossroads of major boulevards in the 8ème Arrondissement.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Baltard was involved with the restoration of several Parisian churches</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> including Saint Germain l'Auxerrois, St. Eustache, Saint-Germain des Pres, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and Saint-Séverin.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is probably best known for building the twelve pavilions of Les Halles, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the former central market in Paris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">bon dimanche</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Augustin</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">8, avenue César Caire</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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Augustin

Église Saint-Augustin Designed and built by the French architect Louis Baltard  between 1860 and 1871 this church sits almost on its own isl...

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