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Filed under Holidays, Paris 2012
Reflections
The Eiffel Tower is currently having a glass viewing platform installed so unfortunately the view is slightly impaired by scaffolding.
Comments Off CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2012
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
Albert Einstein
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2012
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Paris 2012
Eglise du Dome…
…shining through the mist.
From PARISINFO:
The dome by J. Hardouin Mansart, built between 1679 and 1706 magnificently crowns the building. It is the finest dome ever built in France and its 107-metre-high lantern was regilded in 1989 for the bicentenary of the French Revolution. Twelve kilos were needed for this operation. From the outside you may [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 13th 2012
