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Continued from Paris I...
Still on the left bank is the fabulous Musée d'Orsay.
The museum's building originally housed a railway station, Gare d'Orsay.
Inside Musée d'Orsay. Their collection includes a variety of art from the 1848-1914 period, including a superb Impressionists section.
Musée d'Orsay (cont.)
Musée d'Orsay (cont.)
A view of Musée du Louvre from the terrasse of Musée d'Orsay.
From the terrasse of Musée d'Orsay...looking north towards Montmartre/Sacré-Coeur.
A statue on the terrasse of Musée d'Orsay.
The cafeteria inside Musée d'Orsay.
Musée d'Orsay (cont.)
Musée d'Orsay (cont.)
simply Dan admiring Gustave Caillebotte's "Raboteurs de Parquet" (1875).
Musée du Louvre.
We'll come back to the Musée du Louvre a little later, but for now, here's a pic of I.M. Pei's famous pyramid.
Then it was time to check-out Montmartre, but first we had to navigate the stairs in the Abbesses métro station.
Abbesses métro (cont.)
The labyrinth-like streets of Montmartre are quite different from the rest of the city. Basically, one of the few notable areas not to be touched by Baron Hausman's massive rebuilding plan.
As we slowly ascend Montmartre a boulangerie grabs our attention...
...and keeps our attention. Those big pink and green things are giant meringues!
La Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre!
Looking down from the top of Montmartre. "Amelie Poulain...is that you down there?"
Sacré-Coeur (cont.)
A night view of La Tour Eiffel from the top of Montmartre.
Situated in the red-light district of Pigalle is the infamous Moulin Rouge.
A bar in the Pigalle district. We liked their sign so we ended up avin' a few 'ere.
The following morning we got a bright and early start on the massive Musée du Louvre.
The Louvre Pyramid acts as a giant foyer for the museum. It was commissioned by then French president François Mitterrand and designed by I.M. Pei (the same architect as Commerce Court West in Toronto).
The Louvre Pyramid (cont.)
We ended up taking a guided english tour of The Louvre which I'd highly recommend for first-time visitors.
Before Louis XIII (1610-1643) built The Louvre as a grand palace, there was actually a medieval castle once on the site. Here are the foundations of the Castle of the Louvre (under the current Musée du Louvre).
The Greek Antiquities Gallery.
The Etruscan & Roman Antiquities Gallery.
The Winged Victory of Samothrace.
The Italian Paintings Gallery. No photography of the Mona Lisa was allowed (in case you are wondering).
Venus de Milo.
I.M. Pei's La Pyramide Inversée avec Darkstar416!
Arguably the biggest error ever perpetrated on Parisian soil - Le Forum des Halles. Plans are to raze this underground shopping monstrosity and to replace it with a Covent Garden-like Marché (which strangely enough was what originally sat here).
Paris III is here.
Still on the left bank is the fabulous Musée d'Orsay.
The museum's building originally housed a railway station, Gare d'Orsay.
Inside Musée d'Orsay. Their collection includes a variety of art from the 1848-1914 period, including a superb Impressionists section.
Musée d'Orsay (cont.)
Musée d'Orsay (cont.)
A view of Musée du Louvre from the terrasse of Musée d'Orsay.
From the terrasse of Musée d'Orsay...looking north towards Montmartre/Sacré-Coeur.
A statue on the terrasse of Musée d'Orsay.
The cafeteria inside Musée d'Orsay.
Musée d'Orsay (cont.)
Musée d'Orsay (cont.)
simply Dan admiring Gustave Caillebotte's "Raboteurs de Parquet" (1875).
Musée du Louvre.
We'll come back to the Musée du Louvre a little later, but for now, here's a pic of I.M. Pei's famous pyramid.
Then it was time to check-out Montmartre, but first we had to navigate the stairs in the Abbesses métro station.
Abbesses métro (cont.)
The labyrinth-like streets of Montmartre are quite different from the rest of the city. Basically, one of the few notable areas not to be touched by Baron Hausman's massive rebuilding plan.
As we slowly ascend Montmartre a boulangerie grabs our attention...
...and keeps our attention. Those big pink and green things are giant meringues!
La Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre!
Looking down from the top of Montmartre. "Amelie Poulain...is that you down there?"
Sacré-Coeur (cont.)
A night view of La Tour Eiffel from the top of Montmartre.
Situated in the red-light district of Pigalle is the infamous Moulin Rouge.
A bar in the Pigalle district. We liked their sign so we ended up avin' a few 'ere.
The following morning we got a bright and early start on the massive Musée du Louvre.
The Louvre Pyramid acts as a giant foyer for the museum. It was commissioned by then French president François Mitterrand and designed by I.M. Pei (the same architect as Commerce Court West in Toronto).
The Louvre Pyramid (cont.)
We ended up taking a guided english tour of The Louvre which I'd highly recommend for first-time visitors.
Before Louis XIII (1610-1643) built The Louvre as a grand palace, there was actually a medieval castle once on the site. Here are the foundations of the Castle of the Louvre (under the current Musée du Louvre).
The Greek Antiquities Gallery.
The Etruscan & Roman Antiquities Gallery.
The Winged Victory of Samothrace.
The Italian Paintings Gallery. No photography of the Mona Lisa was allowed (in case you are wondering).
Venus de Milo.
I.M. Pei's La Pyramide Inversée avec Darkstar416!
Arguably the biggest error ever perpetrated on Parisian soil - Le Forum des Halles. Plans are to raze this underground shopping monstrosity and to replace it with a Covent Garden-like Marché (which strangely enough was what originally sat here).
Paris III is here.