Musée Rodin

Musée Rodin

Hôtel Biron is a jewel of Parisian rocaille architecture, 

with its expansive park.

From the Musée Rodin website:

First opened to the public on 4 August 1919, 

the Musée Rodin was housed in a mansion, 

formerly called the Hôtel Peyrenc de Moras. 

Now known as the Hôtel Biron, it was built on Rue de Varenne 

between 1727 and 1732. Nearly 300 works from Rodin’s collection 

are on view in this mansion.

Do you know how long you have to stand here to capture 

a photo with absolutely no one but M. Rodin in view?

Musée Rodin

79, rue de Varenne

75007, Paris

L'Escalier d'Hôtel Biron

Hôtel Biron was closed several years for renovations,

opening again in November 2015.

This elegant mansion, built between 1727 and 1737

 houses over 200 works of August Rodin.  

The grounds are exquisite and a befitting backdrop 

for large Rodin bronzes.

Hôtel Biron

Musée Rodin

77, rue de Varenne

75007, Paris

 

La Grande Épicerie de Paris

La Grande Épicerie de Paris

If you are a "foodie" you simply must

make a trip to the Grande Épicerie de Paris,

a part of Le Bon Marché.

Wines, spices, foods from around the world, 

produce, carry-out, pastries, a restaurant, kitchen supplies,

and just about anything else you can think of relative to food.

Did I mention that there is a whole aisle

dedicated to butter!

La Grande Épicerie de Paris

38, rue de Sèvres

75007, Paris

Petit Palais - l'escalier

Petit Palais was built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition 

and became a museum in 1902.  

 

The architect Charles Girault 

is also credited for the wrought iron design 

gracing this circular staircase 

and the magnificent

 entrance gates.

 

 

 

Petit Palais 

Avenue Winston Churchill

75008, Paris

 

Frederique! Attends!

Frederique!

Wait!

Life is brief

Drink it in big gulps

Paris

Mona Bismarck American Center - l'escalier

Mona Bismarck American Center

This hôtel particulier was built at the end of the 19th century and remodeled by Stéphane Boudin in the 1950s for Mona Bismarck.  The windows, woodwork, and structural details retain the elegance of its origins.  

Mona Bismarck was a philanthropist, a beautiful, wealthy woman who divided her time among residences in New York, Paris, Palm Beach, and Capri.  Her legacy lives on in this museum just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower with its art exhibitions.  You can even have a party in the ornate premier étage salons with an unobstructed view of the Tower.

Mona Bismarck American Center

34, avenue de New York

75016, Paris 

l'escalier

L'escalier

When you rent an apartment on the 5th floor (6th from the street level), 

count on getting your exercise  unless there is a petite elevator.  

Assuredly, you only forget an item once on your way out 

as it is a breathless return to the apartment!

This eighteenth century apartment was definitely worth the climb

 and made it possible to eat baguettes and macarons with reckless abandon.

Rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine

75011, Paris

Cimetière du Père Lachaise

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Quiet walks, a few cats,

voices from the past,

and a cool spring breeze...

Cimetière du Père Lachaise

16, rue de Repos

75020, Paris

Palais Garnier - des illuminations

Palais Garnier

illumination

From the grand staircases to the illustrious sconces and lights, 

Palais Garnier is the place of dreams.

Do not forget to dream...

Palais Garnier

Place de l'Opéra

75009, Paris

Métro Cité - l'escalier

Cité Métro Station

The exit at this metro station had more stairs than we could count 

and seemed to be even more than the circular ascent at Abesses.  

As great as the exercise was for counteracting 

the effects of French butter and baguettes, 

we found the elevator for our subsequent stops at Cité.

Métro Cité

75004, Paris

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont - IV

Église Saint-Étienne du Mont sits among some giants in the Latin Quarter, just across from the Pantheon on Place Saint Geneviève. It is difficult to choose a favorite church in Paris, but this would surely be high on my list.

Bon dimanche



Église Saint Étienne du Mont
1 place Ste-Geneviève
75005, Paris

Église Saint Étienne du Mont

The morning light illuminates one of the two spectacular staircases in this Gothic church built between 1492 and 1626. Although I wanted to see and photograph the rood screen, Marie and I were spellbound by the number of angels in this beautiful church. My friend Alexa, who posted a photo of the organ here, lived nearby in Paris some years ago and knows this church well. I will show you more on future Sundays.

Bon dimanche


Église Saint Étienne du Mont
1 place Ste-Geneviève

L'Escalier III

This staircase to our 5ieme etage appartement several years ago, was a bit neglected but just needed a good oiling. I love the dizzying effect of looking down (or up) into a staircase... especially in Paris.


Bon weekend, mes amis!

Escalier en spirale

This Chambered Nautilus of a staircase with the worn marble steps is found in Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) on Rue de Richelieu. Built in 1868, the library held the largest collection of books in the world by the turn of the 20th Century. The elegant grand staircase is in another section of this enormous library complex.

On another day I will post the "forbidden photographs" taken as Peter (of Peter's Paris) kept watch...

Bibliothèque National de France - Richelieu
5, rue Vivienne

M. C. Escher?

M. C. Escher's infinite staircase?

Ou l'escalier mécanique du Bon Marché?