Gare de Chartres

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Gare de Chartres (Chartres station)
Place Pierre Semard
Chartres, July 2002

Hôtel des Postes de Chartres

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Hôtel des Postes de Chartres
Rue du Général-Kœnig / boulevard Maurice-Viollette
Chartres, July 2002

Cathedral from above

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
Cloître Notre Dame
Chartres, July 2002

Angel holding a sundial

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Angel holding a sundial (copy)
South side of the south tower of west façade
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
Cloître Notre Dame
Chartres, July 2002

Les Croisés

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“Les Croisés” by Rachid Khimoune
Rue du Bois-Merrain
Chartres, July 2002

Le glaive brisé

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Le glaive brisé (The broken sword) by Marcel Courbier, 1948
Homage to Jean Moulin
Boulevard de la Résistance
Chartres, July 2002

The Ark and the Philistines

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The Ark and the Philistines
North Porch
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres
Cloître Notre Dame
Chartres, July 2002

“The Ark of the Covenant was returned by the Philistines to the Israelites. It was carried on a cart drawn by two kine. In the background stands an angel. On the side of the cart are the golden mice and emerods (hemorrhoids) made by the Philistines to appease God, since he had punished them with plagues of mice and hemorrhoids after they had captured the Ark. Note the cloud above the cart. Below is the inscription :ARCHA:CEDERIS Right- Ark in the Temple of Dagon (I Samuel 5) The Ark of the Covenant was captured by the Philistines and placed in the temple of the idol Dagon (see figures below). The idol fell (at top of composition). Below is the inscription HIC.AMIC(?)ITVR.ARCHA:CEDERIS” (The Ark and the Philistines, University of Pittsburgh)

Souvenirs de Chartres

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Souvenirs de Chartres
Chartres, July 2002

Passage du Caire

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Passage du Caire
Place du Caire
Quartier de Bonne-Nouvelle, 2nd arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

L'Escargot Montorgueil

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Restaurant “L'Escargot Montorgueil”
Rue Montorgueil
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Place René-Cassin

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Place René-Cassin
Rue Rambuteau
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois

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Church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois
Place du Louvre
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“The Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois is a Roman Catholic church in the First Arrondissement of Paris, situated at 2 Place du Louvre, directly across from the Louvre Palace. It was named for Germanus of Auxerre, the Bishop of Auxerre (378-448), who became a papal envoy and who met Saint Genevieve, the patron Saint of Paris, on his journeys. Genevieve is reputed to have converted the queen Clotilde and her husband, French King Clovis I to Christianity at the tomb of Saint Germain in Auxerre. The current church was built in the 13th century, with major modifications in the 15th and 16th centuries. From 1608 until 1806, it was the parish church for inhabitants of the Palace, and many notable artists and architects, who worked on the Palace, have their tombs in the church. Since the 2019 fire which badly damaged Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, the cathedral regular services have been held at Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois.” (Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois, Wikipedia)

Interior of Saint-Germain

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Interior of the church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois
Place du Louvre
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Fontaine du Palmier

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Fontaine du Palmier, 1808
Place du Châtelet
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Chapelle de la Sorbonne

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Chapelle de la Sorbonne (Sorbonne Chapel)
Place de la Sorbonne
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Oxalys

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“Oxalys” ()
Rue ?
Quartier ?, ?th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

L’arbre bleu

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“L’arbre bleu” (The Blue Tree) by Pierre Alechinsky
(Poem by French poet and writer Yves Bonnefoy)
Rue Descartes
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Passant, regarde ce grand arbre et à travers lui, il peut suffire.Car même déchiré, souillé, l’arbre des rues, c’est toute la nature, tout le ciel, l’oiseau s’y pose, le vent y bouge, le soleil y dit le même espoir malgréla mort. Philosophe, as-tu chance d’avoir arbre dans ta rue, tes pensées seront moins ardues, tes yeux plus libres, tes mains plus désireuses de moins de nuit.

(Passerby, look at this great tree and through it, that could be enough.For even torn up, sullied, the tree of the street is all of nature, all the heavens, the bird alights there, the wind moves there,the sun there expresses the same hope in spite of death. Philosopher, if you are lucky enough to have trees in your street, your thoughts will be less arduous, your eyes more free, your hands more desirous, at least at night.)

Le grand orgue

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Le grand orgue (The Great Organ)
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Place Sainte-Geneviève
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“In 1636, the organ, built by Pierre Pescheur, was installed. When the organ was damaged by fire in 1760, it was rebuilt by Cliquot. Further work was carried out in 1863 by Cavaillé-Coll, and the present instrument is the work of further revision by Beuchet-Debierre in 1956. The case of the organ of the tribune was made beginning in 1633 by Jean Buron, and is the oldest and best-preserved original case in Paris. It is topped by sculpture of Christ surrounded by angels playing the kinnor, an ancient Hebrew variation of the lyre.” (Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, Wikipedia)

Chapelle de la Communion

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Chapelle de la Communion (des Catéchismes)
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Place Sainte-Geneviève
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Jubé

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Jubé (Rood Screen) by Antoine Beaucorps
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Place Sainte-Geneviève
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“The most unusual feature of the church is the Jubé or Rood screen, created in about 1530, the only existing example in Paris. It is an elaborate sculptural screen which separates the nave from the choir. The screen was used as a platform to read the scripture to the ordinary parishioners. They were very common during the Middle Ages, but were largely abolished in the 17th and 18th centuries under a decree of the Council of Trent (1545-1563) which aimed at making the ceremonies in the choir more visible to the ordinary parishioners in the nave. The screen was designed by Antoine Beaucorps, and while its purpose is Gothic, its decoration is French Renaissance. It takes the form of an arched bridge facing the choir with three arcades. A tribune for readings occupies the center facing the nave. Two very elegant spiral stairways give access to the tribune from the sides. The decoration includes two statues of ‘Renommées’, or ‘Renowned ones’, based on classical Roman statues, holding olive branches and crowns.” (Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, Wikipedia)

Inside Saint-Étienne-du-Mont

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The interior of the church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
Place Sainte-Geneviève
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Direction de l'Action sociale

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Direction de l'Action sociale by Aymeric Zublena, 1992
Quai de la Rapée
Quartier des Quinze-Vingts, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Austerlitz Viaduct

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Viaduc d'Austerlitz (Austerlitz Viaduct), 1904
Quai de la Rapée / Quai d'Austerlitz
Quartier de la Salpêtrière, 13th arrondissement
Paris, July 2006

“Due to restrictions posed by navigational traffic, it was implausible to place a pier in the middle of the river. Therefore, in 1903, engineer Louis Biette, with the help of Fulgence Bienvenüe, conceptualized a metallic bridge that crossed the river in a single span. It was designed by the architect Jean-Camille Formigé, who also designed the Pont de Bir-Hakeim, the greenhouses of Auteiul, and the park below the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur, and restored the Roman amphitheater in Arles and the Roman theater in Orange. .[1] Formigé decorated the steel arcs with marine-themed reliefs, including dolphins, seashells and seaweeds. Parts of the steel footings are etched with figures of the Parisian Coat of Arms, which symbolizes steadfastness.” (Viaduc d'Austerlitz, Wikipedia)

Bir-Hakeim

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Bir-Hakeim metro station
Boulevard de Grenelle
Quartier de Grenelle, 15th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“Bir-Hakeim is an elevated station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 in the Boulevard de Grenelle in the 15th arrondissement. It is situated on the left bank of the Bir-Hakeim bridge over the Seine. The name of both the bridge and the station commemorates the World War II battle of Bir Hakeim. The station is above the RER C line; the station Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel is within walking distance.” (Bir-Hakeim, Wikipedia)

Hommage à Nicolas Ledoux

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“Hommage à Nicolas Ledoux” by Anne & Patrick Poirier, 1989
“Le Ponant” office building by Olivier Clement
Rue Leblanc
Quartier de Javel, 15th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Terrasse Lautréamont

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Terrasse Lautréamont
Forum des Halles
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Église Saint-Eustache

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Église Saint-Eustache (Church of St. Eustache)
Impasse Saint-Eustache
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“The Church of St. Eustache, Paris (Église Saint-Eustache) is a church in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The present building was built between 1532 and 1632. Situated near the site of Paris' medieval marketplace (Les Halles) and rue Montorgueil, Saint-Eustache exemplifies a mixture of multiple architectural styles: its structure is Flamboyant Gothic while its interior decoration and other details are Renaissance and classical.” (Saint-Eustache, Wikipedia)

8,000 pipes

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The great organ
Église Saint-Eustache (Church of St. Eustache)
Impasse Saint-Eustache
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“With nearly 8,000 pipes, the great organ, with 101 stops and 147 ranks of pipes, is one of the largest organs in France, competing for first place with the great organ of Notre Dame de Paris, with 115 stops and 156 ranks of pipes, and that of Saint Sulpice, with 102 stops and 135 ranks of pipes, and reaching first place with its size, 10 metres wide and 18 metres high. The organ, originally constructed by P.-A. Ducroquet, was powerful enough for the premiere of Hector Berlioz's titanic Te Deum to be performed at St-Eustache in 1855. It was later modified under the direction of Joseph Bonnet. The present organ of St. Eustache was designed by Jean-Louis Coignet under the direction of Titular Organist Jean Guillou and dates from 1989, when it was almost entirely rebuilt by Dutch firm van Den Heuvel, retaining a few ranks of pipes from the former organ and the wooden case, which is original. Each summer, organ concerts commemorate the premieres of Berlioz’s Te Deum and Liszt’s Christus here in 1886.” (Saint-Eustache, Wikipedia)

Chaire de Baltard et Pyanet

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Pulpit by Victor Baltard, sculpted by Victor Pyanet
Église Saint-Eustache (Church of St. Eustache)
Impasse Saint-Eustache
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Le Mariage de la Vierge

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Le Mariage de la Vierge, high relief by Henry de Triqueti
Chapelle Saints-Innocents
Église Saint-Eustache (Church of St. Eustache)
Impasse Saint-Eustache
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

The nave and choir

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The nave and choir
Église Saint-Eustache (Church of St. Eustache)
Impasse Saint-Eustache
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Forum des Halles

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Vue générale (General view)
Forum des Halles
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Le cylindre à Totos

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Le cylindre à Totos by Jofo (Jean-François Duplantier), 1995
Forum des Halles
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Galeries

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Galeries du forum des Halles Forum des Halles
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Rue Mondétour

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Résidence du Forum des Halles
Rue Mondétour
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Terrasses

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Terrasses du forum des Halles
Forum des Halles
Quartier des Halles, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Le Grand Assistant

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“Le Grand Assistant” by Max Ernst
Rue Rambuteau / rue Brantôme
Quartier de l'Horloge, 3rd arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs

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Église Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs (Church of Saint-Nicolas-des-Champs)
Rue Saint-Martin
Quartier des Arts-et-Métiers, 3rd arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Cadran solaire

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Cadran solaire (sundial)
Rue des Archives, Marais
Quartier des Archives, 3rd arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Achat de Chevaux

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Ancienne boucherie chevaline (Former horse butcher's shop)
Rue du Roi-de-Sicile, Marais
Quartier Saint-Gervais, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

L'arbre et la fontaine

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“L'arbre et la fontaine” (The Tree and the fountain)
Rue ?
Quartier ?, ?th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Héloïse and Abélard

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Maison d'Héloïse et Abélard (House of Héloïse and Abélard)
Quai aux Fleurs, Île de la Cité
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Sainte-Chapelle

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Le Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel)
Boulevard du Palais
Île de la Cité
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Bird houses

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Marché aux fleurs et aux oiseaux
Place Louis Lépine
Île de la Cité
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Cité

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Cité metro station entrance
Place Louis Lépine
Île de la Cité
Quartier Notre-Dame, 4th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Lampadaire

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Lampadaire (street lamp)
Palais de Justice de Paris
Boulevard du Palais
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Chapelle haute

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Stained glass windows
Chapelle haute (Upper Chapel)
Le Sainte-Chapelle (The Holy Chapel)
Boulevard du Palais
Île de la Cité
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

Salle des hommes d'armes

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Salle des hommes d'armes (Hall of the Men-at-arms) Conciergerie

Boulevard du Palais
Île de la Cité
Quartier Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, 1st arrondissement

“The Conciergerie (English: Lodge) is a former courthouse and prison in Paris, France, located on the west of the Île de la Cité, below the Palais de Justice. It was originally part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, which also included the Sainte-Chapelle. Two large medieval halls remain from the royal palace. During the French Revolution, 2,780 prisoners, including Marie-Antoinette, were imprisoned, tried and sentenced at the Conciergerie, then sent to different sites to be executed by the guillotine. It is now a national monument and museum.” (Conciergerie, Wikipedia)

Le Train Bleu

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“Le Train Bleu” (The Blue Train)
Paris-Gare-de-Lyon
Place Louis-Armand
Quartier des Quinze-Vingts, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

SNCF TGV Atlantique

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SNCF TGV Atlantique
Paris-Gare-de-Lyon
Place Louis-Armand
Quartier des Quinze-Vingts, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2002

“The TGV Atlantique (TGV-A) is a class of high-speed trains used in France by SNCF; they were built by Alstom between 1988 and 1992, and were the second generation of TGV trains, following on from the TGV Sud-Est. 105 bi-current sets, numbered 301-405, were built for the opening of the LGV Atlantique. Entry into service began in 1989. They are 237.5 m (779 ft) long and 2.904 m (9 ft 6.3 in) wide. They weigh 444 t (437 long tons; 489 short tons), and are made up of two power cars and ten carriages with a total of 485 seats. They were built for a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) with 8,800 kW (11,801 hp) total power under 25 kV.” (SNCF TGV Atlantique, Wikipedia)