Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqg6kAqPINqssdxpS3Jc4MEn4uajJHx9YYaU_88VmqceS5znGjGOUstrZQFQ37EnuMAvudmjEB5IxX1RZKNAAHNqKAFN-w14KTUaD7DeSVEYnXXguFahg2VOz8u4C6FGWQt2Q8eMUWDA/s1600/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+236+DSC_9883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqg6kAqPINqssdxpS3Jc4MEn4uajJHx9YYaU_88VmqceS5znGjGOUstrZQFQ37EnuMAvudmjEB5IxX1RZKNAAHNqKAFN-w14KTUaD7DeSVEYnXXguFahg2VOz8u4C6FGWQt2Q8eMUWDA/s1600/2013+Nov17+Paris+_20131117+236+DSC_9883.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Églies Saint-Étienne du Mont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This side entrance of Saint-Étienne </div><div style="text-align: center;">are closed but the ornate doorway is stunning.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Many will recognize it from the movie "Midnight in Paris"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Built between 1492 and 1626, the light interior is filled with cherubs and angels.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I would put it high on your list.</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-Étienne du Mont</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">1, place Ste-Geniviève</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont

Églies Saint-Étienne du Mont This side entrance of Saint-Étienne  are closed but the ornate doorway is stunning.   Many will recognize it fr...

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Église Saint-Étienne du Mont - un kaléidoscope

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlM67dXk0SHfR73a7LILKxJgCd5v1FhE0vSWGVeYcMlOpScivzBm_EABR9dq0yuAdUbsc8D4y6N1Ru0AIdCZLvL9-0MrTBtVkuuIkfl6rN6aU02n2Lv72wP9S9_nnTy6e8f3R5gqGPJU/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="760" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlM67dXk0SHfR73a7LILKxJgCd5v1FhE0vSWGVeYcMlOpScivzBm_EABR9dq0yuAdUbsc8D4y6N1Ru0AIdCZLvL9-0MrTBtVkuuIkfl6rN6aU02n2Lv72wP9S9_nnTy6e8f3R5gqGPJU/s1600/2011+April+16+DSC_0103.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint-Étienne du Mont</div><div style="text-align: center;">a kaleidoscope</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The stained glass windows provide a colorful backdrop </div><div style="text-align: center;">for the ruby glass of the altar candelabra</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-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;"><span>Église Saint Étienne du Mont</span></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span></i><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span>1, place Ste-Geneviève</span></span></span></i></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span>75005, Paris</span></span></span></i>

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont - un kaléidoscope

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont a kaleidoscope The stained glass windows provide a colorful backdrop  for the ruby glass of the altar candelabr...

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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

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Église Saint Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzE42RdqIOqHot9OQdZJdKL0B9xnJpMbrqR2l_i7R_VHYp70sI7sIC5pjK4G5aX0zouIeDSYh9oJ6Jk_sxndqzzCh0SwvcKbnKVIVDxSfMNKwGLJ0S_wfvSD0bsxR0TwWrZgwIgbFGJvY/s1600/2011+April+16+-+day+5+DSC_0089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzE42RdqIOqHot9OQdZJdKL0B9xnJpMbrqR2l_i7R_VHYp70sI7sIC5pjK4G5aX0zouIeDSYh9oJ6Jk_sxndqzzCh0SwvcKbnKVIVDxSfMNKwGLJ0S_wfvSD0bsxR0TwWrZgwIgbFGJvY/s1600/2011+April+16+-+day+5+DSC_0089.jpg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Église Saint Étienne du Mont</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The windows, the architecture, the history, </div><div style="text-align: center;">the art, the details, the stories...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You could sketch, draw, paint, photograph...</div><div style="text-align: center;">listen, observe, watch, study, pray...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">and still not absorb it all</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;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Église Saint Étienne du Mont</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;">1, place Ste-Geneviève</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;">75005, Paris</span></span></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Linking to inSPIREd Sunday</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://inspiredsundaymeme.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">See the others here </a></span></span></i></div></div>

Église Saint Étienne du Mont

Église Saint Étienne du Mont The windows, the architecture, the history,  the art, the details, the stories... You could sketch, draw, paint...

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Église Saint Étienne du Mont - l'orgue

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk1fM5uPYTqh-aujNqagybeHJuKj_GeP_hxofZ-L4P1XAGbvSCSsq6-h2xaotfNYUUk5pIIFszAHbghv8P8otYVxGMF_53GauiMtPrjBkD3JH33h9Jpy9v3w9Ya0cosnQEKtPYvRe-Fk/s1600/2012+Jan+13+1st_0634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" kda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk1fM5uPYTqh-aujNqagybeHJuKj_GeP_hxofZ-L4P1XAGbvSCSsq6-h2xaotfNYUUk5pIIFszAHbghv8P8otYVxGMF_53GauiMtPrjBkD3JH33h9Jpy9v3w9Ya0cosnQEKtPYvRe-Fk/s640/2012+Jan+13+1st_0634.jpg" width="424" /></a></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;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This masterpiece of carving is the work of Jean Buron of 1633, encasing the organ of Saint Etienne du Mont.  The organ itself was built by the master organ builder Pierre le Pescheur and completed in 1636.  Over the centuries, some of the most reknown organ builders in the world made revisions to this organ, from Clicquot to Cavaillé-Coll, Beuchet-Debierre, and several more.</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;">Cherubs and angels surely would make a joyful noise here.</span></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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>bon dimanche</em></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>(pour mon amie, Marie)</em></span></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;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Église Saint Étienne du Mont</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>1 place Ste-Geneviève</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-family: Times;">75005, Paris</span></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Église Saint Étienne du Mont - l'orgue

This masterpiece of carving is the work of Jean Buron of 1633, encasing the organ of Saint Etienne du Mont.  The organ itself was built by t...

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Église Saint Étienne du Mont

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpidxkFxukha26usyjqADeBt3EQoBg2MsLnGi5MonpL1QT6pYMcdqjwO58XDzyZQJdwtL7s1dDBm7x2z3tyHpGqufsd8KpXT-czIgxtmi9ABAnPFZ3aY_ooY0SV5DQtg9aEunP-FoRV4/s1600/2011+april+5+DSC_0110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpidxkFxukha26usyjqADeBt3EQoBg2MsLnGi5MonpL1QT6pYMcdqjwO58XDzyZQJdwtL7s1dDBm7x2z3tyHpGqufsd8KpXT-czIgxtmi9ABAnPFZ3aY_ooY0SV5DQtg9aEunP-FoRV4/s640/2011+april+5+DSC_0110.jpg" width="406" /></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;">The churches of Paris are museums of sculpture, architecture, and paintings.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Église Saint-Étienne du Mont is abundantly overflowing in its richness.</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;">bon dimanche</span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Église Saint-Étienne du Mont</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">1, place Ste-Geneviève</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">75005 Paris</span>

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Église Saint Étienne du Mont II

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6W5uwRpGw76H1hgtk1NNJA-D-077JIZ0oxp-gN1d6rDcjCqHzvFpNxK9wskhSth875jUWqESHgrdcKvPaNrK3J0GEpY2JDCc3wG1NvvYw8q6DtVeZqFPJ2A7Cn5Hbwa0OPX8IM7um9Q/s1600/2011+april+5+DSC_0046.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609386575577098722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6W5uwRpGw76H1hgtk1NNJA-D-077JIZ0oxp-gN1d6rDcjCqHzvFpNxK9wskhSth875jUWqESHgrdcKvPaNrK3J0GEpY2JDCc3wG1NvvYw8q6DtVeZqFPJ2A7Cn5Hbwa0OPX8IM7um9Q/s640/2011+april+5+DSC_0046.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">A new day....</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Bon dimanche</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>Église Saint Étienne du Mont<br /><br />1 place Ste-Geneviève </p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br />

Église Saint Étienne du Mont II

A new day.... Bon dimanche Église Saint Étienne du Mont 1 place Ste-Geneviève

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Église Saint Étienne du Mont

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1duDYBp5HH0PB0p1Uxpicxf8uIo8wRcxLJx39zKDV12tXOHcwHS2s360fwVZbf2vgWGwYF9K1GIgLqmGIJFPOOqtBxxOC4W5_3RyVJOUdae74-nSg2oa3QggsT54bSvk6U7fATjk4_jY/s1600/2011+april+5+DSC_0143.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601577031464709170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1duDYBp5HH0PB0p1Uxpicxf8uIo8wRcxLJx39zKDV12tXOHcwHS2s360fwVZbf2vgWGwYF9K1GIgLqmGIJFPOOqtBxxOC4W5_3RyVJOUdae74-nSg2oa3QggsT54bSvk6U7fATjk4_jY/s640/2011+april+5+DSC_0143.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><span style="font-family:arial;">The morning light illuminates one of the two spectacular staircases in this Gothic church built between 1492 and 1626. Although I wanted to see and photograph the rood screen, Marie and I were spellbound by the number of angels in this beautiful church. My friend Alexa, </span><span style="font-family:arial;">who posted a photo of the organ <a href="http://theroadismine.blogspot.com/2011/04/abc-wednesday-o-is-for-organ.html"><strong>here</strong></a>, lived nearby in Paris some years ago and knows this church well. I will show you more on future Sundays.<br /><br />Bon dimanche<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89tienne-du-Mont"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Église Saint Étienne du Mont </span></strong></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">1 place Ste-Geneviève </span>

Église Saint Étienne du Mont

The morning light illuminates one of the two spectacular staircases in this Gothic church built between 1492 and 1626. Although I wanted to ...

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