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Doug and Rob online ... Eleventh edition - 1 December 2002 |
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Paris,
France
Thanksgiving
2002 |
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Original photos and text on this website are the exclusive property of Doug and Rob.
Please do not copy them without our permission. Thank you. |
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Click on any picture to see a larger image ... |
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City of Art ... |
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Musee du Louvre |
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We spent hours and hours exploring this immense collection of art and barely scratched the surface |
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Musee d'Orsay |
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This incredible structure was converted from a railway station to a museum in 1986. It houses paintings and sculpture from 1848 to 1914. |
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The glow of Monet's brilliant impressionist works |
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There are many paintings by Renoir including
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876 |
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Musee Rodin |
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The Thinker |
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The Gates of Hell |
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City of Gardens ... |
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Jardin des Tuileries ...
Originally created in the 17th century
by the royal gardener to Louis XIV |
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City of Monuments ... |
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Fremiet's gilded statue of Joan of Arc stands in the Place des Pyramides |
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Arc de Triomphe ...
Begun in 1805 to honor Napoleon's victorious army, it was finally completed in 1836 |
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City of Churches ... |
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Notre-Dame |
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This masterpiece of Gothic architechture was begun in 1163
and completed in 1330 |
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Exterior of he
West Rose Window |
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The spectacular
South Rose Window |
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Sacre-Coeur |
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This cathedral, high on Montmartre which overlooks Paris, was begun in 1875 and was built in the Romano-Byzantine style as a dedication to the Sacred Heart of Christ.. |
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Statue of Saint Louis, one of a pair by Lefebvre perched atop the front portico |
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Dome Church |
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Built by Louis XIV
but now a shrine for
the tomb of Napoleon |
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The dome features
de la Fosse's circular painting Glory of Paradise |
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Sainte-Chapelle |
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Each of the fifteen
stained glass windows
are 50 feet high |
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This chapel was built
in 1248 by Louis IX,
known as Saint Louis,
to house Christ's purported Crown of Thorns and other relics. |
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Servants and commoners worshiped in this lower chapel ... Not too shabby! |
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City of Fine Cuisine ... |
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We celebrated Rob's birthday at The Dome Restaurant after a beautiful trip to the top of the Eiffel Tower |
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City of The Seine ... |
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The Pont au Change leading to Ile de la Cite ,,,
On the left, the Hotel Dieu,
and on the right, the Conciergerie,
which was used as a prison during the Revolution |
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City of Light ... |
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Tour Eiffel ...
built for the
Universal Exhibition of 1889,
its upper observatory soars 899 feet above the ground.. |
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Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel ...
built to celebrate Napoleon's victories in 1805. |
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Palais de Chaillot ...
constructed for the
World Fair of 1937,
as seen from atop
the Eiffel Tower |
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City of ... |
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Gone with the Wind?? |
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Melly, we're home!! |
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Photos on this page were taken with the Olympus C2020Z digital camera. |
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Visit the Paris Digest |
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Visit the Paris Pages |
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Visit the Orsay Museum |
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Visit the Louvre Museum |
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Order tickets to
Autant en Emporte le Vent |
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Visit the Rodin Museum |
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