Paris - St-Germain-Des-Prés: Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Chapelle Sainte-Margueirte
Originally uploaded by wallyg
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Friday, November 6, 2009
Paris - St-Germain-Des-Prés: Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Chapelle Sainte-Margueirte
Paris - St-Germain-Des-Prés: Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Chapelle Sainte-Margueirte
Originally uploaded by wallyg
Paris - St-Germain-Des-Prés: Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Paris - St-Germain-Des-Prés: Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Originally uploaded by wallyg
The Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, just beyond the outskirts of early medieval Paris, was the burial place of Merovingian kings of Neustria. At that time, the Left Bank of Paris was prone to flooding from the Seine, so much of the land could not be built upon and the Abbey stood in the middle of fields, or prés in French, thereby explaining its appellation.
The Abbey was founded in the 6th century by the son of Clovis I, Childebert I (ruled 511–558). Under royal patronage the Abbey became one of the richest in France; it housed an important scriptorium in the eleventh century and remained a center of intellectual life in the French Catholic church until it was disbanded during the French Revolution. An explosion of saltpetre in storage levelled the Abbey and its cloisters, the statues in the portal were removed (illustration) and some destroyed, and in a fire in 1794 the library vanished in smoke. The abbey church remains as the Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Pullman Paris La Défense Hotel
Hôtel Pullman, La Défense, Paris, France 2009
Originally uploaded by Baloulumix
A sophisticated and efficient business hotel, this property offers value and high service levels to travelers of any ilk. Located in Paris�s CBD, the Pullman Paris La Defense Hotel is beset by high-rises and multi-national companies � AXA, GE, IBM and many more influential acronyms. Although this area of town is not so frequented by tourists, there are plenty of places to eat and drink, including eateries that cater for the 9 to 5 set and a major shopping mall behind the hotel with cinemas and fashion stores. This property has all the accoutrement of a proper business hotel � hi-tech conference rooms (12 of them), in-room wifi, a business center and a fitness center. Rooms are similarly well-appointed with ultra comfortable and modern fittings, wall art and mood lighting. For accessing old Paris, La Defense Arche metro stop is a few moments� walk away.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Opéra National de Paris - Apollo, Poetry and Music
Opéra National de Paris - Apollo, Poetry and Music
Originally uploaded by *Checco*
Apollo, Poetry and Music roof sculpture by Aimé Millet.
L' Opera - Paris
L' Opera - Paris
Originally uploaded by Miguelángel
The Palais Garnier, also known as the Opéra de Paris or Opéra Garnier, but more commonly as the Paris Opéra, is a 2,200-seat opera house on the Place de l'Opéra in Paris, France. A grand landmark designed by Charles Garnier in the Neo-Baroque style, it is regarded as one of the architectural masterpieces of its time.
Sacre Coeur at Twilight, Montmartre
Sacre Coeur at Twilight, Montmartre
Originally uploaded by Rita Crane Photography *returning soon*
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, Paris
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge - I
Originally uploaded by MrOmega
Moulin Rouge is a cabaret built in 1889 by Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Close to Montmartre in the Paris red-light district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, it is marked by the facsimile of a red windmill on its roof.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Eiffel tower, Paris, France :: Fisheye :: HDR
Eiffel tower, Paris, France :: Fisheye :: HDR
Originally uploaded by Erroba
Eiffel tower, Paris, France :: Fisheye :: HDR
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