Avenue de la Grande-Armée

Looking down from Arc de Triomphe

the Paris skyline looks as if you could 

just reach out and touch it.

It is a walking distance of 5.2km, 

not as close as it seems.

Avenue de la Grande-Armée

75008, Paris

Fondation Louis-Vuitton

Fondation Louis-Vuitton

What genius to have designed this intriguing structure at

the edge of Bois de Boulogne.  One has a feeling of 

riding an enormous ship high above the Bois de Boulogne 

with a view of the Paris skyline in the distance.

Fondation Louis-Vuitton

8, avenue Mahatma Ghandi

Bois de Boulogne 75116, Paris

Métro Sablons

Sacré Coeur et Sainte-Trinité

Paris skyline

From the rooftop of Printemps, looking north/northeast,

one can see a soft palette of colors 

in the outline of Sacré Coeur

and Sainte-Trinité

(The tower to the left of Sacré Coeur 

is the basilica's bell tower)

bon dimanche

Paris skyline from Printemps

75009, Paris

 

Quatre Églises, la Tour Eiffel, et le Grand Palais

Four churches plus the Grand Palais and Eiffel Tower

Looking at the skyline from left to right from the Printemps rooftop:

Notre Dame de l'Assomption built in 1676,

 

The double spires of Basilique Sainte Clothilde, 

built in the neo-Gothic style mid nineteenth century

Église Saint-Louis des Invalides,

commissioned by King Louis XIV in 1670

Église Saint Madeleine,

with its 52 Corinthian columns,

The Grand Palais,

built for the Universal Exposition of 1900

The Eiffel Tower (1889)

which at 324m. (1,063ft), was the tallest

man-made structure in the world, a title it held

for 41 years!

bon dimanche

Paris Skyline from Printemps

75009, Paris

Coucher de soleil

Sunset in Paris

Can you name the landmarks?

City of light

Paris!

Église Saint-Augustin

 

Église Saint-Augustin

Amidst the rooftops and chimney pots, 

the dome of Saint-Augustin pushes toward the heavens.

With no special effects or editing, 

this scene is seen just as it appeared:  

a limited color palette

and situated against the backdrop of modern Paris buildings.

bon dimanche

 

Église Saint-Augustin

8, avenue Cesar Caire

75008, Paris

Rue des Petits Pères

Rue des Petits Pères

Just opposite the Basilique Notre Dame des Victoires 

this morning view is filled with the winter blue skies of January 

as light and shadows bounce around the buildings.

This building on the "pie-slice corner" is the other side of the building 

on Rue de Feuillade posted last week.

2, rue des Petits Pères

75002, Paris

Panthéon et Église Saint Étienne du Mont

Looking across the end of the Square de l'Île de France the textures and colors are punctuated by the 5ème arrondissement's notable skyline.  The Panthéon is the tallest building and Église Saint Étienne du Mont is to the left, an easy walk from Pont Saint Louis where this photo was taken.

bon dimanche

from Pont Saint Louis

75004, Paris

La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

Sacré Coeur

This notable basilica made of travertine stone displays its white stamp on the Paris landscape.  This sacred landmark sits high on the butte of Montmartre overseeing all of Paris.

The photo was taken from my perch at the Temple of Sybil which sits on Buttes Chaumont.

bon dimanche

La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre

75018, Paris

Sacré Coeur et Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Sacré Coeur

Sainte-Trinité

From a vantage point above the streets, 

these two magnificent churches 

provide a focal point above the rooftops and chimneys 

of Paris' 9ième and 18ième arrondissements.

bon dimanche

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La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre

35, rue du Chevalier de la Barre

75018, Paris

Église de la Sainte-Trinité

Place d'Estienne d'Orves

75009, Paris