We have driven and walked in my eternal Paris, and would like to have an imprint in my blog on the wonderful family times we had there, There is so much to see , doing my best, and glad found me this picture in my cd rom vault ,which now transposing in my blog for you and me, This was my former worked city, so glad to post more memorable spots on it, I thank you for your readership over the years and to bear with my rants! After Paris is to rant, shout and yelled about, me think. Therefore, here is my take on curiosities of Paris , part XXXVIII !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The Montparnasse Cemetery is somewhat unique because there are a lot of artists buried there. But mostly you can see the tomb of very well-known intellectuals and French artists like Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Charles Baudelaire along with many others. Pick up a map at the entrance on Boulevard Edgard Quinet.You take rue Huyghens then go straight to the Cimetière du Montparnasse. Take a tour of this pretty cemetery where many personalities are buried, such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, Serge Gainsbourg, Samuel Beckett, Antoine Bourdelle, Ossip Zadkine, Constantin Brancusi,etc. The Montparnasse Cemetery main entrance is at 3 Boulevard Edgar-Quinet. Reach it with the metro Vavin line 4 exit at Boulevard Edgar-Quinet. Metro
Edgar Quinet line 6. Also, bus lines 58, 68, 82, 91 at Gare Montparnasse, Rue de l’Arrivée , and bus line 92 arrêt/stop Montparnasse Bienvenüe or Rennes, My passing was by 17 Rue Émile Richard. (see pic) not much into cementeries so do not go in, I was walking by but on transport closest is metro Denfert-Rochereau lines 4 and 6 or RER B There is another entrance at Rue Froidevaux near no 16, opposite Square de l’Aspirant Dunand. Same transports options as on Rue Emile Richard.
The official Cimetière du Montparnasse : https://cimetiere-montparnasse.com/
The Paris tourist office on the Cimetiére du Montparnasse : https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/cimetiere-du-montparnasse-p1007
The Funicular of Montmartre (see post) located in the 18éme arrondissement or district of Paris, It has been an automatic inclined lift since 1991 comprising two cabins allowing you to climb to the top of the Montmartre hill and thus access the Sacré-Coeur Basilica (see post) without having to take the staircase of 222 steps ! . It officially opened in July 1900 ; until then, the Basilica was difficult to access, because there were few cars, and the steep slopes of the Montmartre hill made the ascent difficult in a horse-drawn carriage. But it was only in 1900 that it was inaugurated, even before the construction of the Paris metro network , It was completely renovated in 1935 and then transformed in 1991. It is 108 meters long, it climbs the 36 meters drop in less than 1,5 minutes ! Precisely , it is located between place Saint-Pierre and the place Suzanne-Valadon for the lower station, and rue du Cardinal-Dubois for the upper station, it runs along rue Foyatier which is in fact only made up of a staircase of 222 steps with landings.(done this too ).
The Paris tourist office on the Funiculaire de Montmartre : https://parisjetaime.com/eng/transport/funiculaire-de-montmartre-p1995
The Rue de Rivoli (see post) crosses the heart of Paris and stretches for nearly 3 km, on the right bank of the Seine. Its name comes from the victory won by Bonaparte’s French army over the Austrians on January 14 and 15, 1797. The construction of the Rue de Rivoli (originally the Rue Impériale) was decided by an order of October 9, 1801, according to the design of the architects Charles Percier ,and Pierre Fontaine. Its construction took place in several stages: the first, from Place de la Concorde to Rue du Louvre, lasted from 1806 to 1835 and roughly corresponds to the arcaded section decided upon by Napoleon Ier. The eastern section was added during Haussmann’s work to connect it to Rue Saint-Antoine and thus create a major east-west axis in the center of Paris. Rue de Rivoli begins as an extension of Rue Saint Antoine, which begins at Place de la Bastille, then runs alongside the Tour Saint Jacques, the Hôtel de Ville , the Louvre, the Place du Palais Royal, the Place des Pyramides, the Tuileries Gardens, and ends at Place de la Concorde. The arcades of the Rue de Rivoli buildings facing the Tuileries Gardens, shares the same layout as Place des Vosges or the galleries of the Palais-Royal. But a new urban model was invented there: arcaded galleries opening onto shops on the ground floor, balconies on the first and fourth floors, and a large domed attic. It is one of the best examples of neoclassical architecture in Paris. Under the famous arcades of Rue de Rivoli, at no 226, see the wonderful and popular Salon de Thé Angelina.
The Paris tourist office on Paris Centre (arrond 1-4): https://parisjetaime.com/eng/paris-by-district/central-paris-a1850
The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (see post) is an arch monument just west of the Louvre museum (see post). With entries on each of the four sides, built between 1807 and 1809, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel celebrates the victory of Napoleon Bonaparte’s great army at Austerlitz, currently in the Czech Republic, located east of the city of Brno. The Arch has three archways; the largest, central one is 6.5 meters or about 21 ft high. The whole structure is 19 meters (63 ft) high and 23 meters (75 ft) wide The monument is erected in front of the former palace of the Tuileries to which it serves as an entrance of honor, a gate separating the courtyard from the palace to the Place du Carrousel which gives it its name. After the fire of the Palace of the Tuileries in 1871 (done by the Communards of Paris uprising) and its destruction in 1883 (by the Third Republic and city of Paris), the monument is located in the center of the large esplanade formed by the jardin du carrousel and the place du Carrousel. See pic back musée du Louvre.
The official Napoleon imperial site on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel : https://www.napoleon.org/en/magazine/places/arc-de-triomphe-du-carrousel-paris-2/
The Paris tourist office on the footsteps of Napoléon: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/discover-paris-in-the-footsteps-of-napoleon-a1535
The Grand Palais (see posts) is located on the edge of the Champs-Elysées, facing the Petit Palais, which is separated by the Avenue Winston Churchill in the 8éme arrondissement or district of Paris. The Grand Palais des Beaux-Arts was built from 1897, for the Universal exhibition scheduled from April 15 to November 12, 1900, It was a monument consecrated by the French Republic to the glory of French art. Its original vocation is to welcome the major official artistic events of the capital. The ceremony was held on May 1, 1900 for the grand opening. The main building, with a length of nearly 240 meters, consists of an imposing space surmounted by a large canopy. The slightly lowered cradle vault of the North and South Naves and the transverse nave (paddock), the dome on pendants weigh about 8 500 tons of steel, iron and glass. The total weight of metal used reaches 9 057 tons. The summit of this set culminates at an altitude of 45 meters.
The Official Grand Palais of Paris: https://www.grandpalais.fr/en
The Paris tourist office on the Grand Palais: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/grand-palais-p3503
The Jardin des Tuileries (see posts) is located in the 1éme arrondissement of Paris, and was created in the 16C. It is the oldest and largest garden in Paris with 28 hectares, It is, in fact, at the crossroads of the Louvre Palace/Museum, the Place de la Concorde, the Seine river, and the rue de Rivoli. One of the greatest and by many THE greatest museum in the world, including me! The best entrances are on the quai François Mitterrand, passage Richelieu, 99 Rue de Rivoli, and the Porte des Lions at the end of Pavillon Flore next to the Seine river to avoid as much as possible the crowds. See the pic from the Jardin des Tuileries to the Pavillon Marsans side of the Musée du Louvre,(see posts).
The Paris tourist office on the Jardin des Tuileries: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/jardin-des-tuileries-p3545
Theofficial Louvre Museum: https://www.louvre.fr/en
The Paris tourist office on the musée du Louvre: https://parisjetaime.com/eng/culture/musee-du-louvre-p3489
There you go folks, a dandy city to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my eternal Paris, driving and walking all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on curiosities of Paris , part XXXVIII !!! as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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