Parc Montsouris

Parc Montsouris

Montsouris is located in the 14ème arrondissement 

at the southern edge of Paris.  

Opened in 1869 the park is one of the four large parks, 

along with the Bois de Boulogne, the Bois de Vincennes

 and the Parc  des Buttes Chaumont, created by Napoleon 

and Baron Haussmann at each of the cardinal points 

of the compass around the city.

It was filled with Parisians enjoying

a sunny clear November day.

Parc Montsouris

75014, Paris

Musée du Louvre - Escalier Mollien

The Mollien staircase

For anyone who has ventured into the Louvre, the size of this museum is staggering.  This staircase situated in the center of the Pavillon Mollien was built by the architect Hector Lefuel and inaugurated on August 14, 1857, along with the other buildings comprising Napoleon III's Nouveau Louvre.

On my first trip to Paris this ironwork was a subject of sketches 

as I tried to take in all the architecture Paris could deliver.  

Much of my time in Paris now is spent behind a camera lens, 

but I plan to sketch again on my next trip, 

taking the views and details at a slower pace.

Escalier Mollien - Pavillon Mollien

Musée du Louvre

75001, Paris