Paris Walks Marais
Paris Walks Marais 4th Arrondissment: Châtelet to Picasso for Tea Lovers Paris Walks Marais begins our self-guided walk with a view of the 17th century at the historic Châtelet Metro stop and we will finish our walk at the Picasso Museum. Along the way we will stop for dejeuner (our mid-day meal) at a famous tea ...
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Paris Cloisters
Paris cloisters provide an opportunity for a close examination of French architecture. What a peaceful, quiet setting. Merriam Webster defines a cloister as an enclosed space within a monastery or convent . A covered passage bounding a courtyard usually with walled side and the other side an open arcade or colonnade would ...
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Sainte-Chapelle
Sainte-Chapelle is modeled after Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel at Aachen Germany and that church is modeled after The Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem. This crystal marvel of light is breath-taking! There are 1113 scenes (panels) depicted in the 15 floor to ceiling panels of stained glass. Nearly two-thirds of these ...
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Paris Churches Share a Collective Memory
Paris churches share the collective memory and history of Paris. Here we find biographies of each neighborhood (arrondissement) of the city, collections of art, miraculous objects and tombs. Architectural designs, similarities and differences, and the stories told by the stained glass are two of the factors that draw me into ...
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Paris Catacombs and Ossuary
The Paris Catacombe are located in the underground tunnels that were once part of the quarries from which stone was mined for Notre Dame and other major building projects during medieval times. The word catacombe (French), which is usually used in the plural form, defines as an underground cemetery connected by tunnels. ...
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Montmartre
Montmartre is a unique part of Paris that is untouched by the Haussmannian street reforms that you find in the city center. Here there are no wide sweeping boulevards. Instead there are the delightful climbing cobblestone streets of an urban village that are a delight to wander. Around Metro Abbesses Arriving at Abbesses ...
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Louvre Paris
The Louvre Paris France, is a magnificent museum housed in what was once 12th century fortress and later a 14th century castle. The Louvre’s collections range from ancient civilizations to mid- nineteenth century. Get the map of the various rooms (in multiple languages) before you go so you are ready when you arrive. ...
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