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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