Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Église de la Madeleine

This photo was taken only a few days 

after the terrorist attack in November 2015.

It seemed a good place to be.

Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

Place de la Madeleine

75008, Paris

Église de la Madeleine

Église de la Madeleine

Created in marble by Turin-born sculptor Carlo (Charles) Marochetti in 1841

for this historic church, the subject is the "Ascension of Mary Magdelene."

The photo shows the artist's remarkable detail 

in one of the angels

(Joyeux anniversaire, Nanette)

Église de la Madeleine

Place de la Madeleine

75008, 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

Ladurée -- le petit déjeuner

In June just a few doors from our hotel on Rue Jacob was Ladurée. The room adjacent to the usual sales room was set for le petit déjeuner. It looked lovely and elegant with its crisp linens, roses, and china.

Did we enjoy a leisurely breakfast at Ladurée? Non, we just grabbed a variety of macarons and headed to Église St. Madeleine where we devoured them all on the flower-covered steps. miam-miam!