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Map of Paris 1540-1555
Woman with Fan
Amadeo Modigliani
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Construction of the
EIFFEL TOWER
Designed by Gustave Eiffel and built for the 1889 International Exhibition. 9700 tons of iron and 1000 feet high it was then the tallest structure in the world. It is used as a radio, TV and meteorological post
Clockface At the
MUSEE d'ORSAY
Built as a Railway Station and hotel in 1889-1900 and designed by Victor Laloux. Renovated in 1979 to use as a Museum it showcases superb works from the 19th century.
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MUSEE d'ORSAY
Here is the official
MUSEE d'ORSAY site
CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU
is a 5 story high-tech building of steel and glass containing the Museum of Modern Art, the Public Library, a Centre for Computer Music, Film Archives, Cinema, Dance and Children's Workshops, and a Restaurant.
NOTRE DAME
1163-1345 Supreme Gothic Masterpiece with 226 foot Towers, it was restored from 1841-1864 by Viollet-le-duc and its Rose Windows have remained intact from the 13th century.
It can accommodate 9000 people and is a supreme masterpiece of French Art
Une Nuit Au
PONT NEUF
1517-1606 is the oldest of the bridges crossing the Seine.
At its centre there is a bronze statue of Henry IV
Les TUILLERIES
run parallel to the Seine from the Louvre to the Champs-Elysees and the Arc ce Triompe.
Laid out in the 17th century for Andre Le Notre, royal gardener to Louis XIV - a classical garden with regularly spaced terraces and flower beds.
Leonardo da Vinci
original is Oil on Wood in the
Louvre Museum
Louvre Museum And Smaller Pyramid., Paris
Ile-De-France, France
Stromme, Jan
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LOUVRE MUSUEUM
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CHAMPS ELYSEES
is Paris's most famous thoroughfare. Wide pavements, cafes, cinemas and shops, shady chestnut trees and flower beds, a place to see and be seen! Formal gardens line the Champs-Elysees from the Place de la Concorde to the Rond-Point and these were laid out by Jacques Hittorff in 1838
Street in
MONTMATRE
During the 19th century it was THE spot for artists, writers, poets and their followers
PLACE Des VOSGES
considered the most beautiful square in the world with its impressive symmetry - 36 houses, 9 on each side, and still intact after 400 years. The scene of many historic events, Victor Hugo lived here for 16 years.
PALAIS-BOURBON
- 1722-28 is the Seat of the National Assembly. Built for the duchess of Bourbon, daughter of Louis X1V its facade dates from 1807
St. Germain Des Pres Church, Paris, France
Photographic Print
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ST GERMAIN DES PRES 1163 is the oldest Church in Paris and its tower dates from the 11th century. St Germain Bishop of Paris was buried here in 576.
Le Palais Du Luxembourg
Gross, Karlheinz
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PALAIS DU LUXEMBOURG 1615-1631 was built for Marie de Medici after her husband Henri IV died, in 1793 became a prison, and in 1804 was remodelled to house the French Upper House (the Senate) in 1804. The front is by Alphonse de Gisors was added in 1836
ECOLE MILITAIRE 1752-1772 was bu8ilt for the military academy founded by Louis XV in 1751. Napoleon I was a cadet here.
MAISON VICTOR HUGO: 1612 No. 6 Place des Vosges was his home from 1832-1948 and contains many of his manuscripts.
CONCIERGERIE was built by Philippe the Fair in the 14th century as a palace, and then used as a prison in 1793 and 17894. Its square Horloge Tower has houses the first public clock in the city since 1370
The Church of La Madeleine, Paris, Stereoscopic View, circa 1860-70
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French School
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LA MADELEINE 1814 is a classical Greek building with 52 Corinthian columns and was dedicated to St Mary Magdalene.
JEANNE d'ARC the Maid of Orleans 1410-1431 led an army against the English and was burnt at the stake, later being cannonised
Eglise Du Dome and Hotel Des Invalides Seen from Tour Montparnasse, Paris, France
Photographic Print
Smith, Jonathan
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DOME DES INVALIDES has a dome decorated with garlands and a 351 foot spire. Napoleaon's tomb is here and St Louis-des-Invalides church and the Musee del'Armee.
ST GERMAIN-l'AUXERROIS 1220-1439 is built in Gothic style, its bells signalled the massacre of the Protestants on St Batholomew's Day in 1572
ST GERVAIS-ST PROTAIS 1494-1657 is a Gothic church with tripartite facade designed by Clement Metezeau
The Grand Staircase of the Opera-Garnier, 1860-75
Giclee Print
Garnier, Charles
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OPERA GARNIER 1861-1875 was the largest opera house in the world in its day, has a Grand Foyer with magnificent Grand Staircase, 6,000 light chandelier, and don't miss the Marc Chagall painting!
Ice-Skating in Front of Paris Hotel De Ville (City Hall), Paris, France
Photographic Print
Moos, Martin
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HOTEL DE VILLE 1874-1882 is the municipal headquarters of the city. Neo-Renaissance with 146 statues its central facade is based on the original town hall commenced in 1533 and destroyed by fire in 1871
Traffic, Arc de Triomph
Paris, France
Westmorland, Stuart
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ARCH DE TRIOMPHE DU CARROUSEL - a marble arch built by Napoleon I with bronze horses originally taken from Venice, (now returned and replaced with substitutes!)
THEATRE DES CHAMPS-ELYSES is one of Paris's first reinforced concrete buildings.
View of Palais de Chaillot from Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Photographic Print
Engelbrecht, Lisa
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PALAIS DE CHAILLOT was built for the Paris Exhibition of 1937 and its white sandstone wings house the Musee de le Marine., Musee de l'Homme, Musee du Cinema and Musee des Monuments Francais, 2 Theatres, a Library and a Restaurant
SACRE COEUR built in Romanesque and Byzantine style with a bell tower of 83 metres, one of the worlds heaviest bell, and a richly decorated interior.
OPERA BASTILLE - 1989, is the largest opera house in the world with 2 auditoriums, one seats 2700!
Pedestrians In Place Vendome
Paris, France
Smith, Jonathan
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COLONNE VENDOME 1806-1810 made of Bronze and 144 feet high it commemorates Napoleon's victories.
Coming soon suggested walks thro' Paris
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