La Seine, le Pont au Change, Dôme des Invalides...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66GkiHGLUCgJ6mhdmSFYGVKvY269qvev_XqL4d56f0x1aGOQ1-QIMrkKTrulx9T7N7DuAx4mNkDr0VqCphpP_TozfMdoOTUdFPMFoPuXYYtaOuEYGAGupUarHhrlLJxA0Z0QGMygSx4w/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_009DSC_4364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66GkiHGLUCgJ6mhdmSFYGVKvY269qvev_XqL4d56f0x1aGOQ1-QIMrkKTrulx9T7N7DuAx4mNkDr0VqCphpP_TozfMdoOTUdFPMFoPuXYYtaOuEYGAGupUarHhrlLJxA0Z0QGMygSx4w/s1600/2012+Mar+28+Paris_009DSC_4364.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Seine, Pont au Change, the dome of Invalides...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and faintly seen in the background is la Tour Eiffel, </div><div style="text-align: center;">a little surprise I had not noticed in my photo</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;">de Quai de Gesvres</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></i></div>

La Seine, le Pont au Change, Dôme des Invalides...

The Seine, Pont au Change, the dome of Invalides... ...and faintly seen in the background is la Tour Eiffel,  a little surprise I had not no...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - des drapeaux

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0VggasCbWf5lqrnngK3JpaNLiyipYP4sxPs1EGOPUurBE7lIhY-eyBCy_2X1zpJgQTWO4l4BNiiI3gGLtItQIBk7Brrc8soM4gujnJf_qilRojazzif9mrSBaV3DR4MckUdVcWhrsbw/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_172DSC_4855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0VggasCbWf5lqrnngK3JpaNLiyipYP4sxPs1EGOPUurBE7lIhY-eyBCy_2X1zpJgQTWO4l4BNiiI3gGLtItQIBk7Brrc8soM4gujnJf_qilRojazzif9mrSBaV3DR4MckUdVcWhrsbw/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_172DSC_4855.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This "soldier's church" was constructed in 1677 and its dome is recognizable on the Paris horizon.  It is worth a visit for its almost blinding light, very different from most Paris churches.  The ornate details of the altar and the organ are offset by the graceful array of flags lining both sides of the nave.</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;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</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;">les Invalides</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;">75007, 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;"> </span></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - des drapeaux

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides This "soldier's church" was constructed in 1677 and its dome is recognizable on the Paris hor...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtFTYofxIbJLfQ1qB40E-kKaBoUQDcpn7IXtOlLF6mEZp7VqNHLzEDYK8KQFfsQfD4qkXqnEr6a_b-rdNHq6ALPjoVFkQ9SASwL4FhSN1CRZEQbf4SkQcve8DPVPhOZaA_jtn2E-ODR4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_174DSC_4857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtFTYofxIbJLfQ1qB40E-kKaBoUQDcpn7IXtOlLF6mEZp7VqNHLzEDYK8KQFfsQfD4qkXqnEr6a_b-rdNHq6ALPjoVFkQ9SASwL4FhSN1CRZEQbf4SkQcve8DPVPhOZaA_jtn2E-ODR4/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_174DSC_4857.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-Louis des Invalides</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strike>caryatid</strike><br />télamon</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This ornate organcase is attributed to Jules Hardouin-Mansart </div><div style="text-align: center;">and includes two télamons supporting the massive platform of the organ pipes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The architectural elements are quite detailed </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the supporting right hand of the telamon appears to be real.</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Les Invalides</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">A contributor to inSPIREd Sunday</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">See the other entries here </a></span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-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: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides caryatid télamon This ornate organcase is attributed to Jules Hardouin-Mansart  and includes two télamons s...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8A5fU__zucjG2rOLgGaYUhgo05ndHmStG3s0AyJhemamKvsbNykx6wbAWktLt9B7RxWw0wPEbcsnj4CLUqS1ZKADHuN3l95eD-xadVxTzeckP7CpPgfU5PmjXNitAua6gcWK4d2oMrA/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="680" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8A5fU__zucjG2rOLgGaYUhgo05ndHmStG3s0AyJhemamKvsbNykx6wbAWktLt9B7RxWw0wPEbcsnj4CLUqS1ZKADHuN3l95eD-xadVxTzeckP7CpPgfU5PmjXNitAua6gcWK4d2oMrA/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.jpg" width="475" /></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;">Saint-Louis des Invalides</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 design of this elaborate, ornate organcase is attributed to Jalues Hardouin-Mansart.  It is the only representative of the Louis-XIV era among the organs of Paris.</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 instrument was built by Alexandre Thierry (1687).  Major revisions were carried out in the mid 1800s and more recently in 1957.  The organ is not the most ornate aspect of this mostly white and gilt church.  It is not my favorite but I can appreciate the detail as well as the sounds that are brought forth.</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-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;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</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;">Les Invalides</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;">75007, Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides - l'orgue

Saint-Louis des Invalides The design of this elaborate, ornate organcase is attributed to Jalues Hardouin-Mansart.  It is the only represent...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8352443994/" title="2012 Mar 29 Paris_160DSC_4843 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Mar 29 Paris_160DSC_4843" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8370/8352443994_ffe56f9cdb_c.jpg" width="530" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Église Saint-Louis des Invalides</span></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;">Today is Epiphany, twelve days after Christmas in the Gregorian calendar, marking the end of the Christmas season.  It is also commonly known as Three Kings' Day, Twelfth Night, or the Feast of Epiphany.  It is one of the oldest Christian feasts and has been celebrated since the end of the second century.  </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;">Today I will be making a <i>galette des rois</i> for my family </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and will share the recipe with you tomorrow.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i><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>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides Today is Epiphany, twelve days after Christmas in the Gregorian calendar, marking the end of the Christma...

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Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RtK8BzjPVw-1mxGrlIn8MjNyq_Bx8UAKOTZ9CZOCHHD21O3S_HqGK51zwkZj9RtxCFYS1AcLeRqb__oeIb6QsxZqfhVSaMFWKRku_j3NKg_75KlA47jT9T_6Ht_1xjJSdR2pRnxUAlk/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_169DSC_4852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0RtK8BzjPVw-1mxGrlIn8MjNyq_Bx8UAKOTZ9CZOCHHD21O3S_HqGK51zwkZj9RtxCFYS1AcLeRqb__oeIb6QsxZqfhVSaMFWKRku_j3NKg_75KlA47jT9T_6Ht_1xjJSdR2pRnxUAlk/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_169DSC_4852.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-Louis des Invalides</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"The Soldiers Church" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> 1677</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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 is a unique church in Paris with its shiny white marble walls </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and a glass partition separating it from the dome area </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">which can be seen on the Paris city-scape.</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;">Although it sits on a major tourist site, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">most have not seen nor even heard of this beautiful church.  </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;"><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-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>

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides "The Soldiers Church"  1677 This is a unique church in Paris with its shiny white marble walls  a...

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Cathédrale Saint-Louis des Invalides

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcPDOQjAdGXyFVlRypPMEBNDq8sj-szCbuGFoOqOfl0mXtNFbmCDoNM3wjwObdQoWMEd0-oAiYTdQgAvEfPPHRTU_arVgsNNlznG9Q6vigwYKWVWb3w2BRcgifVX9gUCTYyE_EBQaOc0/s1600/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcPDOQjAdGXyFVlRypPMEBNDq8sj-szCbuGFoOqOfl0mXtNFbmCDoNM3wjwObdQoWMEd0-oAiYTdQgAvEfPPHRTU_arVgsNNlznG9Q6vigwYKWVWb3w2BRcgifVX9gUCTYyE_EBQaOc0/s640/2012+Mar+29+Paris_167DSC_4850.jpg" width="424" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">known simply as</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Les Invalides</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The dome is recognized on the Paris landscape </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">but interior is stunning</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The organ was build between 1679 and 1687 by the royl organ builder, Alexandre Thierry.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Wear and tear, including war, could have left this organ in a sad state.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Repairs and rebuilding have brought this magnificent organ to its full potential. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Cathédrale Saint-Louis des Invalides</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>76007, Paris</em></span><br />

Cathédrale Saint-Louis des Invalides

known simply as Les Invalides The dome is recognized on the Paris landscape but interior is stunning The organ was build between 1679 and 16...

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