Saturday, May 30, 2009
30 Mai, 2009
A walking tour of architectural features in the Beaubourg area this morning, then the Pompidou, National Museum of Modern Art. Photos: (1) what was at one time the King's church, St. Germain Auxrois, (2)"The Colonnade," Louis the XIV's idea of a facelift for the side of the Louvre facing Paris (at least at that time in the 17th century), (3) St. Eustache, a French Classical facelift on what is essentially a Gothic layout, the organist was practicing while we were inside WOW!, (4) Time out for a picture on the 70 ton "Ecoute" sculpture, (5) The flamboyant ceiling of St. Eustache, (6) the Pompidou Centre.
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