Paris

Summer Holiday 2009, Paris
Notre Dame To begin the construction, the bishop had several houses demolished and had a new road built in order to transport materials for the rest of the cathedral. Construction began in 1163 during the reign of Louis VII, and opinion differs as to whether Sully or Pope Alexander III laid the foundation stone of the cathedral. However, both were at the ceremony in question. Bishop de Sully went on to devote most of his life and wealth to the cathedral's construction. Construction of the choir took from 1163 until around 1177 and the new High Altar was consecrated in 1182 (it was normal practice for the eastern end of a new church to be completed first, so that a temporary wall could be erected at the west of the choir, allowing the chapter to use it without interruption while the rest of the building slowly took shape). After Bishop Maurice de Sully's death in 1196, his successor, Eudes de Sully (no relation) oversaw the completion of the transepts and pressed ahead with the nave, which was nearing completion at the time of his own death in 1208. By this stage, the western facade had also been laid out, though it was not completed until around the mid-1240s. Over the construction period, numerous architects worked on the site, as is evidenced by the differing styles at different heights of the west front and towers. Between 1210 and 1220, the fourth architect oversaw the construction of the level with the rose window and the great halls beneath the towers. : France, Notre Dame, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Notre Dame The main door of Notre Dame : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Notre Dame The isle : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Notre Dame Interior of Notre Dame : France, Notre Dame, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday
Notre Dame Interior of Notre Dame : France, Notre Dame, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Notre Dame Interior of Notre Dame : France, Notre Dame, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Notre Dame Interior of Notre Dame : France, Notre Dame, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Notre Dame Interior of Notre Dame : France, Notre Dame, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday
Charlemagne Charlemagne (c.742-814) was the son of King Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. When his father died in 768, he was co-ruler with his brother Carloman I. Carloman died in 771 and Charlemagne then ruled alone. He continued his father's policy of protecting the Papacy. Pope Leo III, on 25 December 800, crowned him as the head of the Holy Roman Empire at the Vatican. He was canonized as a Saint in 1166 by Antipope Paschal III. His reign ended with his death in 814...and he is recognized as one of the most important European leaders ever. In fact, Pope John Paul II referred to him as the Father of Europe. This sculpture of him is located in front of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. It depicts him as an older man on horseback with a long beard. he is wearing his crown and carrying a long staff...perhaps a lance. The horse is being led by two men on foot. The artists are Charles and Louis Rochet. It is dated 1882. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Tour de l'Horloge Northeast of the City Palace, residence of the kings of France from Hugh Capet , King John II had built between 1350 and 1353 on a former marshland, a tower that was dominated by a belfry and lantern later became the Clock Tower of the Palace of the City. In 1370, she received the first public clock in Paris, built by Henri de Vic , Lorraine watchmaker. In 1371, the clock tower of the Palace of the City was equipped with a bell in silver. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Théâtre du Châtelet The Théâtre Impérial du Châtelet opened its doors for the very first time on 19 August 1862, in the presence of the Empress Eugénie. The honour of inaugurating such a prestigious occasion went to “Rothomago”, a fantasy play written by d'Ennery, Clairville and Monnier. Seating 2,500 and boasting a stage of 24 x 35 meters, it was the largest venue of its type in Paris at the time. It was an exceptional piece of work noted for its exceptional sound qualities, achieved by using floor parquet, wood-framed seating, and a dome glass roof for optimum sound reflection. The seating sloped quite a bit, opening up perfect sight lines to the orchestra stalls (somewhat reduced however by the numerous columns). : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Fontaine de la Victoire Commonly referred to as the Fontaine de la Victoire or the Fontaine du Châtelet, this huge fountain at the centre of the Place du Châtelet was commissioned by Napoléon I to give the people of Paris free drinking water. The name Fontaine de la Victoire makes reference to the names of his victories in several battles, which are written on the column. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday
Pont Notre Dame The Pont Notre-Dame is a bridge that crosses the Seine in Paris, France linking the quai de Gesvres on the Rive Droite with the quai de la Corse on the Île de la Cité. The bridge is noted for being the "most ancient" in Paris, in the sense that, while the oldest bridge in Paris that is in its original state is undoubtedly the Pont Neuf, a bridge in some form has existed at the site of the Pont Notre-Dame since antiquity; nonetheless, it has been destroyed and reconstructed numerous times, a fact referred to in the Latin inscription on it to honor its Italian architect, Fra Giovanni Giocondo. The bridge once was lined with approximately sixty houses, the weight of which caused a collapse in 1499. In 1853, a new stone structure was completed atop the existing stone foundation, although this reincarnation was only composed of five arches. The new bridge was subsequently the cause of not fewer than thirty-five water traffic accidents between 1891 and 1910 and was given the unofficial name the pont du Diable (Devil's Bridge). Thus, in order to facilitate the passage of boats and the flow of the Seine, a decision was made to rebuild the bridge, this time in metal. The new work was directed by Jean Résal, who had also worked on the Pont Mirabeau and Pont Alexandre III; it was inaugurated in 1919 by Raymond Poincaré, President of the French Republic. The structure has remained the same since. Gehind the bridge is Hotel Dieu. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Sharing a lunch Pigeons sharing a lunch : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Fontaine des Innocents The Fontaine des Innocents is a monumental public fountain located on the place Joachim-du-Bellay in the Les Halles district in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Originally called the Fountain of the Nymphs, it was constructed between 1547 and 1550 by architect Pierre Lescot and sculptor Jean Goujon in the new style of the French Renaissance. It is the oldest monumental fountain in Paris. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Tour Saint-Jacques The Tour Saint-Jacques stands alone in the middle of a little garden of the same name. A tower in the flamboyant Gothic style, built between 1509 and 1523, the Tour Saint-Jacques is the only remaining vestige of the Eglise Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie built in 1797. This sanctuary was the departure point on the Via Toronensis (or Tours route) of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela (Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle). The statue of Blaise Pascal, at the base of the tower, is a reminder that it was here that he repeated his barometric experiments carried out in Puy-de-Dôme. On the north-west corner, a statue of Saint Jacques le Majeur dominates the platform on which a small meteorological station was established in 1891. It belongs to the Observatoire de Montsouris. The sculpted symbols of the four evangelists (the lion, bull, eagle and man), appear on the corners. These statues were restored during the last century, along with the gargoyles and the 18 statues of saints that decorate the walls of the tower. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday
Pont Saint-Michel Pont Saint-Michel is a bridge linking the Place Saint-Michel on the left bank of the river Seine to the Île de la Cité. It was named after the nearby chapel of Saint-Michel. It is near Sainte Chapelle and the Palais de Justice. The present 62-metre-long bridge dates to 1857. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Fontaine Saint-Michel The Fontaine Saint-Michel is a monumental fountain located in Place Saint-Michel in the 5th arrondissement in Paris. It was constructed in 1858–1860 during the French Second Empire by the architect Gabriel Davioud. In the 1856 plan, Davioud placed a feminine statue of Peace into the central niche. The 1858 plan called for replacing Peace with a statue of Napoleon Bonaparte. This provoked furious opposition from the opponents of Louis-Napoleon, so later in 1858 Davioud proposed that the central figure be the Archangel Michael wrestling with the devil. This was agreed, construction began in June 1858, and the statue was inaugurated on August 15, 1860. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Palais de Justice The Palais de Justice, formerly the Palais de la Cité ("Palace of the City"), is located on the Boulevard du Palais in the Île de la Cité in central Paris, France. Among the oldest surviving buildings of the former royal palace are the Sainte Chapelle (built c. 1240, during the reign of Louis IX) and the Conciergerie, a former prison, now a museum, where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned before being executed on the guillotine. The justice of the state has been dispensed at this site since medieval times. From the sixteenth century to the French Revolution this was the seat of the Parlement de Paris. The building was reconstructed between 1857 and 1868 by architects Joseph-Louis Duc and Honoré Daumet.[1] The exterior includes sculptural work by Jean-Marie Bonnassieux. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Palais de Justice The Palais de Justice, formerly the Palais de la Cité ("Palace of the City"), is located on the Boulevard du Palais in the Île de la Cité in central Paris, France. Among the oldest surviving buildings of the former royal palace are the Sainte Chapelle (built c. 1240, during the reign of Louis IX) and the Conciergerie, a former prison, now a museum, where Marie Antoinette was imprisoned before being executed on the guillotine. The justice of the state has been dispensed at this site since medieval times. From the sixteenth century to the French Revolution this was the seat of the Parlement de Paris. The building was reconstructed between 1857 and 1868 by architects Joseph-Louis Duc and Honoré Daumet.[1] The exterior includes sculptural work by Jean-Marie Bonnassieux. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday
Ventilation Ventilation pipes in front of the Pompidou Centre : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Centre Georges Pompidou Centre Georges Pompidou; commonly shortened to Centre Pompidou; also known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais. It was designed in the style of high-tech architecture by the architectural team of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano, along with Gianfranco Franchini. It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information (Public Information Library), a vast public library, the Musée National d'Art Moderne, which is the largest museum for modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research. Because of its location, the Centre is known locally as Beaubourg. It is named after Georges Pompidou, the President of France from 1969 to 1974 who commissioned the building, and was officially opened on 31 January 1977 by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. As of 2006, the Centre Pompidou has had over 180 million visitors since 1977 and more than 5,209,678 visitors in 2013, including 3,746,899 for the museum. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Palais Garnier The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier in recognition of its opulence and its architect, Charles Garnier. The theatre is also often referred to as the Opéra Garnier, and historically was known as the Opéra de Paris or simply the Opéra, as it was the primary home of the Paris Opera and its associated Paris Opera Ballet until 1989, when the Opéra Bastille opened at the Place de la Bastille. The Paris Opera now mainly uses the Palais Garnier for ballet. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Les Halles Les Halles de Paris, or usually simply Les Halles was the name given to Paris's central fresh food market. Located in the heart of the city, it was demolished in 1971 and replaced with the Forum des Halles, a modern shopping mall built largely underground and directly connected to the massive RER and metro transit hub of Châtelet-Les-Halles. On the right is Eglise Saint Eustache, built between 1532 and 1632. Straight ahead is Commerce Paris Bourse, designed by architect and theorist Nicolas Le Camus de Mezieres , who was responsible for the construction of the hall and the surrounding neighborhood between 1763 and 1767. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday
Terrasse Lautreamont Nice naivistic sculptures on Terrasse Lautréamont : France, Pariisi, Ranska, kesäloma, summer holiday Pont de Bir-Hakeim The pont de Bir-Hakeim, formerly the pont de Passy, made of steel, is the second to have stood at the site. It was constructed between 1903 and 1905, replacing an earlier bridge that had been erected in 1878. An arch bridge, it is 237 metres long and 24.7 metres wide. : France, Pariisi, Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Ranska, bridge, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, silta, summer holiday, travel Pont d'Iéna In 1807, Napoléon I ordered, by an imperial decree issued in Warsaw, the construction of a bridge overlooking the Military School, and named the bridge after his victory in 1806 at the Battle of Jena, disregarding names considered previously: pont du Champ-de-Mars and pont de l'École militaire. The structure was designed with five arches, each with an arc length of 28 m, and four intermediate piers. The initial construction, the cost of which was enormous at the time, was fully financed by the State and spanned six years from 1808 to 1814. The tympana along the sides of the bridge had been originally decorated with imperial eagles conceptualized by François-Frédéric Lemot and sculpted by Jean-François Mouret. The eagles were replaced with the royal letter "L" soon after the fall of the First Empire in 1815 but in 1852, when Napoléon III ascended the throne of the Second Empire, new imperial eagles, this time by the chisel of Antoine-Louis Barye, replaced the royal "L". Put in place in 1853, on the two ends of the bridge, are four sculptures sitting on top of four corresponding pylons: a Gallic warrior by Antoine-Augustin Préault and a Roman warrior by Louis-Joseph Daumas by the Right Bank; an Arab warrior by Jean-Jacques Feuchère and a Greek warrior by François Devault by the Left Bank. : France, Pariisi, Pont d'Iena, Ranska, bridge, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, silta, summer holiday, travel Small cargo A small cargo boat on river Seine, with the car as well. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, Seine, boat, city, joki, kaupunki, kesäloma, laiva, matka, river, summer holiday, travel
Queuing A long line of people waiting to access the Eiffel tower. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel La tour Eiffel The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It was named after the engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris. The tower is 324 metres tall. Its base is square, 125 metres on a side. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel South-East view A view from the Eiffel tower, in the front is Champ de Mars (park), behind it, École Militaire. It was founded in 1750, after the War of the Austrian Succession, by Louis XV on the basis of a proposal of Marshal Maurice de Saxe and with the support of Madame de Pompadour and the financier Joseph Paris Duverney, with the aim of creating an academic college for cadet officers from poor noble families. It was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, and construction began in 1752 on the grounds of the farm of Grenelle, but the school did not open until 1760. The Comte de Saint-Germain reorganised it in 1777 under the name of the École des Cadets-gentilshommes (School of Young Gentlemen), which accepted the young Napoleon Bonaparte in 1784. He graduated from this school in only one year instead of two. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile , Arch of Triumph of the Star) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Étoile), at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806 and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. : Arc de Triomphe, France, Pariisi, Ranska, Riemukaari, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Grand Palais and Petit Palais The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais (English: Great Palace), is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Construction of the Grand Palais began in 1897 following the demolition of the Palais de l'Industrie (Palace of Industry) as part of the preparation works for the Universal Exposition of 1900, which also included the creation of the adjacent Petit Palais and Pont Alexandre III. The competition to choose the architect was fierce and controversial, and ultimately resulted in the contract being awarded to a group of four architects, Henri Deglane, Albert Louvet, Albert Thomas and Charles Girault, each with a separate area of responsibility. : France, Grand Palais, Pariisi, Paris, Petit Palais, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Palais de Chaillot Palais de Chaillot and Trocadéro. For the Exposition Internationale of 1937, the old Palais du Trocadéro was demolished and replaced by the Palais de Chaillot which now tops the hill. It was designed in classicizing "moderne" style by architects Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, Jacques Carlu and Léon Azéma. Like the old palais, the palais de Chaillot features two wings shaped to form a wide arc: indeed, these wings were built on the foundations of those of the former building. However, unlike the old palais, the wings are independent buildings and there is no central element to connect them: instead, a wide esplanade leaves an open view from the place du Trocadéro to the Eiffel Tower and beyond. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Ile aux Cédres and Quartier Bellini A view towards Ile aux Cédres and Quartier Bellini from the Eiffel Tower : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Hotel des Invalides Hotel des Invalides, as this Baroque complex is known, is made up of the largest single collection of monuments in Paris, no less than 4 museums, including Musée de l'Armée and 2 churches. Hotel des Invalides also has the honor of being the eternal resting place of Napoléon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821). The dictator's tomb lies under the towering golden dome of the very obviously Eglise du Dôme. Louis XIV ordered the construction of the Hotel des Invalides in 1670 as he wanted it to house wounded soldiers, and at one time it housed as many as 6,000 invalids. Libéral Bruand was chosen as the designer and the foundations were laid in 1671. The project was completed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart some years later. There are two churches here, or rather a double church: Eglise St-Louis was for the soldiers and Eglise du Dôme for the King. Inspired by St. Peter's Basilica in Rome the original for all Baroque domes, the Eglise du Dôme it is one of the triumphs of French Baroque architecture. : Eglise du Dome, France, Hotel des Invalides, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Rooftops Parisian rooftops seen from the Eiffel tower : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Sacré-Cœur Sacré-Cœur and Picalle-area. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, Sacré-Cœur, building, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, rakennus, summer holiday, travel Rooftops Rooftops and red chimneys : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Champ de Mars Champ de Mars and Mur de la Paix. The Champ de Mars is named after the Campus Martius ("Mars Field") in Rome, a tribute to the Latin name of the Roman God of war. The name also alludes to the fact that the lawns here were formerly used as drilling and marching grounds by the French military. The Mur de la Paix was built in 2000 on the southern part of the Parc du Champ de Mars, in front of the Ecole Militaire. It symbolizes the passage into the third millennium and was directly inspired by the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. It is 16m long by 13m wide and 9m high. It consists of twelve glass panels where the word PEACE is written in 32 languages and 13 alphabets. : Champ de Mars, France, Mur de la Paix, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
La tour Eiffel The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It was named after the engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The tower is the tallest structure in Paris. The tower is 324 metres tall. Its base is square, 125 metres on a side. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Seine River Seine and Ile aux Cygnes : France, Pariisi, Ranska, Seine, city, joki, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, river, summer holiday, travel École Militaire It was founded in 1750, after the War of the Austrian Succession, by Louis XV on the basis of a proposal of Marshal Maurice de Saxe and with the support of Madame de Pompadour and the financier Joseph Paris Duverney, with the aim of creating an academic college for cadet officers from poor noble families. It was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, and construction began in 1752 on the grounds of the farm of Grenelle, but the school did not open until 1760. The Comte de Saint-Germain reorganised it in 1777 under the name of the École des Cadets-gentilshommes (School of Young Gentlemen), which accepted the young Napoleon Bonaparte in 1784. He graduated from this school in only one year instead of two. Three-sponged building on the right is Unesco building. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Arc de Triomphe The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile , Arch of Triumph of the Star) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Étoile), at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806 and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. : Arc de Triomphe, France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Pots Pots on Champs-Elysées : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Art over the door Nice decoration on top of the door : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel l'Alsace The corner of Champs-Élysées and Rue Marbeuf : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Modern Modern architecture on Champs-Élysées : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Decorative gate A beautiful gate on Champs-Élysées : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Pont Alexandre III The Beaux-Arts style bridge, with its exuberant Art Nouveau lamps, cherubs, nymphs and winged horses at either end, was built between 1896 and 1900. It is named after Tsar Alexander III, who had concluded the Franco-Russian Alliance in 1892. His son Nicholas II laid the foundation stone in October 1896. The style of the bridge reflects that of the Grand Palais, to which it leads on the right bank. The construction of the bridge is a marvel of 19th century engineering, consisting of a 6 metres (20 ft) high single span steel arch. The design, by the architects Joseph Cassien-Bernard and Gaston Cousin, was subject to strict controls that prevented the bridge from obscuring the view of the Champs-Élysées or the Invalides. Four gilt-bronze statues of Fames watch over the bridge, supported on massive 17 metres (56 ft) masonry socles, that provide stabilizing counterweight for the arch, without interfering with monumental views. The socles are crowned by Fames restraining Pegasus. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Avenue des Champs-Élysées A view of Avenue des Champs-Élysées taken near Arc de Triomphe : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Art over the door Another example of decorative door framing : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Hôtel Marcel Dassault Located at number 7 on the roundabout of the Champs-Elysées, on the corner of Avenue Montaigne, the Hôtel Marcel Dassault was built in 1844. It had some changes made in 1952 when Marcel Dassault bought the building. Hôtel Marcel Dassault today is a space dedicated to art, unique in Europe. This neoclassical style building was refurbished by Jean Michel Wilmotte to mark the creation of this new entity dedicated to art. Hôtel Marcel Dassault also hosts a library of Art and a Café. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Underground station entrance Entrance to Franklin D. Roosevelt underground station : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Iron cover A shadowy resting place right next to Champs-Élysées : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Avenue des Champs-Élysées A view towards the Arc de Triomphe : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Avenue des Champs-Élysées A view towards the Luxor Obelisk. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Hôtel de Crillon The building that is now the hotel was constructed in 1758 after King Louis XV commissioned the architect Jaques-Ange Gabriel to build two palaces in what would become the Place de Concorde. The two identical buildings, separated by the rue Royale, were initially designed to be government offices of the French state. The eastern building remains to this day the headquarters of the French Navy, the Royale. The northern building that would become the Hôtel de Crillon was first occupied by Louis Marie Augustin, Duke of Aurmont, a famous patron of the French Arts. The building was further enhanced by its second owner, the architect Louis-François Trouard, who had the Salon de Aigles built in 1775. On 6 February 1778, the building was used as the venue for the official signing of the first treaties between the newly founded United States and France. Americans Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane and Arthur Lee met French diplomat Conrad Alexandre Gérard de Rayneval to conclude the French-American treaty that recognised the Declaration of Independence of the United States and a trade agreement. In 1788 the Count of De Crillon, François-Félix-Dorothee Berton des Balbes, acquired the building for his home. But it was confiscated shortly thereafter by the government of the French Revolution in 1791. Two years later King Louis XVI was guillotined in the Place de la Concorde directly in front of the building in 1793. : France, Pariisi, Place de la Concorde, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Fontaine des Fleuves The two fountains in the Place de la Concorde have been the most famous of the fountains built during the time of Louis-Philippe, and came to symbolize the fountains in Paris. They were designed by Jacques Ignace Hittorff, a student of the Neoclassical designer Charles Percier at the École des Beaux-Arts. The German-born Hittorff had served as the official Architect of Festivals and Ceremonies for the deposed King, and had spent two years studying the architecture and fountains of Italy. Both fountains had the same form: a stone basin; six figures of tritons or naiads holding fish spouting water; six seated allegorical figures, their feet on the prows of ships, supporting the pedestal, of the circular vasque; four statues of different forms of genius in arts or crafts supporting the upper inverted upper vasque; whose water shot up and then cascaded down to the lower vasque and then the basin. The north fountain was devoted to the Rivers, with allegorical figures representing the Rhone and the Rhine, the arts of the harvesting of flowers and fruits, harvesting and grape growing; and the geniuses of river navigation, industry, and agriculture. : France, Pariisi, Place de la Concorde, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Fontaine des Fleuves The two fountains in the Place de la Concorde have been the most famous of the fountains built during the time of Louis-Philippe, and came to symbolize the fountains in Paris. They were designed by Jacques Ignace Hittorff, a student of the Neoclassical designer Charles Percier at the École des Beaux-Arts. The German-born Hittorff had served as the official Architect of Festivals and Ceremonies for the deposed King, and had spent two years studying the architecture and fountains of Italy. Both fountains had the same form: a stone basin; six figures of tritons or naiads holding fish spouting water; six seated allegorical figures, their feet on the prows of ships, supporting the pedestal, of the circular vasque; four statues of different forms of genius in arts or crafts supporting the upper inverted upper vasque; whose water shot up and then cascaded down to the lower vasque and then the basin. The north fountain was devoted to the Rivers, with allegorical figures representing the Rhone and the Rhine, the arts of the harvesting of flowers and fruits, harvesting and grape growing; and the geniuses of river navigation, industry, and agriculture. : France, Pariisi, Place de la Concorde, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Grand Palais The Grand Palais des Champs-Élysées, commonly known as the Grand Palais (English: Great Palace), is a large historic site, exhibition hall and museum complex located at the Champs-Élysées in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Construction of the Grand Palais began in 1897 following the demolition of the Palais de l'Industrie (Palace of Industry) as part of the preparation works for the Universal Exposition of 1900, which also included the creation of the adjacent Petit Palais and Pont Alexandre III. The competition to choose the architect was fierce and controversial, and ultimately resulted in the contract being awarded to a group of four architects, Henri Deglane, Albert Louvet, Albert Thomas and Charles Girault, each with a separate area of responsibility. : France, Grand Palais, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Lamp post A bit more decorative lamp post than current ones : France, Pariisi, Place de la Concorde, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Luxor Obelisk The Luxor Obelisk is a 23 metres high Egyptian obelisk. It is over 3,000 years old and was originally situated outside of Luxor Temple, where its twin remains to this day. It first arrived in Paris on December 21, 1833, having been shipped from Luxor via Alexandria and Cherbourg, and three years later, on October 25, 1836, was moved to the center of Place de la Concorde by King Louis-Phillipe. It was gifted to France by Muhammed Ali, Khedive of Egypt. : France, Pariisi, Place de la Concorde, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel La Seine et la Marne By Nicolas Coustou (1658–1733), erected in 1712. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Hotel de la Marine The hôtel de la Marine (also known as the hôtel du Garde-Meuble) was built between 1757 and 1774 on what was then known as place Louis XV, with a façade by Ange-Jacques Gabriel, Premier architecte du Roi and designer of the square. The identical building to its west now houses the Hôtel de Crillon. The building works were led by Jacques-Germain Soufflot. Its two pediments contain allegories of Magnificence and Felicity by Guillaume II Coustou and Michel-Ange Slodtz. It originally belonged wholly to the crown, at first being used by the Garde-Meuble, whose galleries were open to the public from 9 am to 1 pm on the first Tuesday of each month between Easter and All Saints' Day. It also housed a chapel, a library, workshops, stables and many apartments, including those of the intendant of the Garde-Meuble – at first Pierre Élisabeth de Fontanieu (1767–1784) then Marc-Antoine Thierry de Ville-d'Avray (1784–1792). When the Government was forced to join Louis XVI in quitting Versailles and setting up in the palais des Tuileries, the secrétaire d'État à la Marine, César Henri de la Luzerne, was hosted at the Garde-Meuble by his cousin Thierry de Ville d'Avray. Thus, from 1789, it housed the naval ministry. Led by admiral Decrès, the ministry considerably expanded its offices until it occupied the whole building. : France, Pariisi, Place de la Concorde, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Grand Bassin Rond A part of Jardin des Tuileries, quite close to Louvre. It was once the garden of kings and queens, after the revolution it has mostly been freely accessible and quite a popular place among both Parisiens and tourists alike. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel Designed by Charles Percier and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, the arch was built between 1806 and 1808 by the Emperor Napoleon I, on the model of the Arch of Constantine (312 AD) in Rome, as a gateway of the Tuileries Palace, the Imperial residence. The destruction of the Tuileries Palace during the Paris Commune in 1871, allowed an unobstructed view west towards the more famous Arc de Triomphe. It was originally surmounted by the famous horses of Saint Mark's Cathedral in Venice, which had been captured in 1798 by Napoleon. In 1815, following the Battle of Waterloo and the Bourbon restoration, France ceded the quadriga to the Austrian empire which had annexed Venice under the terms of the Congress of Vienna. The Austrians immediately returned the statuary to Venice. The horses of Saint Mark were replaced in 1828 by a quadriga sculpted by Baron François Joseph Bosio, depicting Peace riding in a triumphal chariot led by gilded Victories on both sides. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Louvre The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built as a fortress in the late 12th century under Philip II. Remnants of the fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. The building was extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection, including, from 1692, a collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. In 1692, the building was occupied by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, which in 1699 held the first of a series of salons. The Académie remained at the Louvre for 100 years. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces. The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property. Because of structural problems with the building, the museum was closed in 1796 until 1801. The collection was increased under Napoleon and the museum renamed the Musée Napoléon, but after Napoleon's abdication many works seized by his armies were returned to their original owners. : France, Louvre, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, museo, museum, summer holiday, travel
Louvre Louvre palace and the ugly glass pyramid serving as an entrance to the museum. : France, Louvre, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, museo, museum, summer holiday, travel Street performers A dance performance in front of the Sacre-Coeur : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Sacré-Cœur The Sacré-Cœur Basilica was designed by Paul Abadie. Construction began in 1875 and was finished in 1914. It was consecrated after the end of World War I in 1919. The basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, Sacré-Cœur, building, church, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, kirkko, matka, rakennus, summer holiday, travel Statues Equestrian Statues of King Saint Louis and Saint Joan of Arc. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Main door A decorated main door to the Sacre-Coeur : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Place du Tertre The Place du Tertre is a square in the 18th arrondissement of Paris and it is the heart of the city's elevated Montmartre quarter. With its many artists setting up their easels each day for the tourists, the Place du Tertre is a reminder of the time when Montmartre was the mecca of modern art. At the beginning of the 20th century, many penniless painters including Picasso and Utrillo were living there. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Place du Calvaire A view towards Rue Gabrielle, and a lot of stairs as well. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel No parking Cleverly painted garage door on Rue Gabrielle : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Fruits A small grocery shop on Rue des Abbesses : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Graffiti van A van hit by graffiti painters or vandals, depending on a point of view. : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Moulin Rouge The house was co-founded in 1889 by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia. Close to Montmartre in the Paris district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, it is marked by the red windmill on its roof. The closest métro station is Blanche. Moulin Rouge is best known as the spiritual birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance. Originally introduced as a seductive dance by the courtesans who operated from the site, the can-can dance revue evolved into a form of entertainment of its own and led to the introduction of cabarets across Europe. Today, the Moulin Rouge is a tourist attraction, offering musical dance entertainment for visitors from around the world. The club's decor still contains much of the romance of fin de siècle France. : France, Montmartre, Moulin Rouge, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Rue des Martyrs A view along Rue des Martyrs : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel
Iron balconies Nice 19th century building, maybe even early 20th century, in the corner of Rue des Martyrs and Rue Choron : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel Closed Nice shop sliding door cover on Rue des Martyrs : France, Pariisi, Ranska, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, summer holiday, travel