So taking a bit of a break from my road warrior trips in my beautiful Bretagne. I came upon an old cd rom with some pictures from Paris from the 1990’s , some ok some not so great but nevertheless this is Paris!
I have said, have a huge inventory of photos that I believe come close to 100K most in cdrom, some on usb and many older ones in paper photos such as these ones. Well taken photos from photos is not usually good quality and since I am not a photographer nor a creative guy hope they are good enough. Nevertheless, this is Paris, can I say more? part II.
The Louvre pyramid is made of glass and metal, located in the middle of the Napoleon courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris. It houses the main entrance to the museum. It was inaugurated for the first time on March 4, 1988, and a second time on March 29, 1989. Commissioned by President François Mitterrand in 1983, the pyramid was designed by the American architect Ieoh Ming Pei.
The Orsay Museum is a national museum inaugurated in 1986, located in the 7éme arrondissement of Paris along the left bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Orsay train station, built by Victor Laloux from 1898 to 1900 and converted into a museum by decision of the President of the French Republic, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing. Its collections present Western art from 1848 to 1914, in all its diversity: painting, sculpture, decorative arts, graphic art, photography, architecture, etc.
The Eiffel Tower is a puddled iron tower 324 meters high (with antennas) , at the Champ-de-Mars park on the banks of the Seine in the 7éme arrondissement. Its official address is 5, avenue Anatole-France. Built in two years by Gustave Eiffel and his collaborators for the Universal Exhibition of Paris in 1889, and initially named the “300-meter tower”, it has become the symbol of Paris and a leading tourist site.
The Palais de Chaillot is located on the Chaillot hill in the 16éme arrondissement, place du Trocadéro-et-du-11-Novembre. It was built during the Universal Exhibition of 1937 The Trocadero Palace was built for the Universal Exhibition of 1878 on the plans of Moorish and Neo-Byzantine inspiration it was destroyed and then the Palais de Chaillot was built. Still home to several museums including the Musée de l’Homme, de la Marine in its west wing, the Théâtre national de Chaillot, as well as the City of Architecture and Heritage in its east wing ,the Musée des monuments français, the école de Chaillot and French Institute of Architecture.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Sacre Coeur) of Montmartre, known as the National Wish, located at the top of the Butte Montmartre, in the Clignancourt neighborhood or quartier of the 18éme arrondissement or district of Paris, is a major Parisian religious building, the sanctuary of Eucharistic adoration and divine mercy and property of the Archdiocese of Paris. The construction of this church, both a political and a cultural monument, follows the post-war period of 1870.
There is a famous Carrousel where many families including us took our kids when younger for rides even before going up to the Basilica Sacre Coeur! My kids love it each time we mentioned it. Venetian in style, it has the charm of the old with its coaches and wooden horses, and for good reason: it dates from the 18C! Ideally located on Place Saint-Pierre, and you might notice it in the popular film Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain.
Notre-Dame Cathedral, is one of the most emblematic monuments of Paris and of France, and the World. It is located on the Ile de la Cité and is a place of Catholic worship, seat of the Archdiocese of Paris, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Begun at the instigation of Bishop Maurice de Sully, its construction spanned more than two centuries, from 1163 to the mid-14C. On the evening of April 15, 2019, a serious fire broke out. The promise of president Macron is he wish to have it rebuild within five years.
The Saint-Eustache Church is located 146 rue Rambuteau in the 1éme arrondissement in the heart of the Halles neighborhood or quartier. Even older construction on site, the first church was started in 1532.
The Sainte-Chapelle, also known as Sainte-Chapelle du Palais, is a palatine chapel built on the Ile de la Cité, at the request of Saint Louis in order to house the Holy Crown of Thorns, a piece of the True Cross, as well as various other relics of the Passion that he had acquired from 1239.
The Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey ,which includes the current Saint-Germain-des-Prés Church, is a former Benedictine abbey in Paris , located 3 place Saint-Germain-des -Preses in the 6éme arrondissement or district. Founded in the middle of the 6C under the name of Sainte-Croix and Saint-Vincent Basilica by the Merovingian king Childebert I and Saint Germain, bishop of Paris, it owes its current name to the latter.
And there you go folks , some oldies but goodies from the most beautiful city in the world, i say it many times I know ::) And the most visited by UN-WTO standards! Paris we will always have Paris. Well , what can I say, Paris can I say more? part II
Hope uyou enjoy the run as much as me finding them and posting them for the world to see Paris! See you around Paris ok
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all!!!
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