Chimera, Cathedral of Notre Dame |
The spire of Sainte Chapell from the Cathedral of Notre Dame |
Dome of the Palais de Justice as viewed from the top of Notre Dame |
The Apostles statues from the top of Notre Dame's south tower |
Cruise boats on the Seine |
Some of the many bridges spanning the Seine in Paris |
Cross atop Notre Dame |
Dome of the Panthéon from the top of Notre Dame
The Panthéon is a building in the Latin Quarter in Paris. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve but, after many changes, now functions as a secular mausoleum containing the remains of distinguished French citizens. The inscription above the entrance reads AUX GRANDS HOMMES LA PATRIE RECONNAISSANTE ( "To great men, the grateful homeland"). By burying its great people in the Panthéon, the nation acknowledges the honor it received from them. As such, interment here is severely restricted and is allowed only by a parliamentary act for "National Heroes". Among those buried in its necropolis are Voltaire, Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Émile Zola, Jean Moulin, Louis Braille, Jean Jaurès and Soufflot, its architect. In 1907 Marcellin Berthelot was buried with his wife Mme Sophie Berthelot, the first woman to be interred. Marie Curie was the first woman interred based on her own merits.Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz and Germaine Tillion, heroines of the French resistance, were interred in 2015.
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A Seine River cruiser slips beneath the The Pont de l'Archevêché (Archbishop's Bridge)
The Pont de l'Archevêché is the narrowest road bridge in Paris. It was built in 1828. You can see jn this photo that the bridge is laden with "love locks" for its full length. These so called "love locks" are attached to the bridge by lovers to symbolize their mutual attachment and devotion and have become a major headache for municipal authorities in Paris as they add tons of weight to bridges and create unsafe conditions. Some years ago a panel on the Pont des Artes collapsed from the weight of locks and the bridge had to be temporarily closed. After the Pont des Arts was cleared of padlocks by authorities in 2010 lovers started to place their 'love padlocks' on this bridge.
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Spire atop Notre Dame |
A gargoyle's eye view of Notre Dame's north tower |
The Montmarte district, crowned by Sacré Cœur Basilica, as seen from atop Notre Dame |
The dome of Les Invalides and the Eiffel Tower from Notre Dame |
Foreground- The Isle de la Cite, skirted by the Seine. Horizon-La Defense business district |
Center-The Church of Saint Eustache viewed from atop Notre Dame
The Church of St Eustace is in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The present building was built between 1532 and 1632. The name of the church refers to Saint Eustace, a Roman general of the second century AD who was burned, along with his family, for converting to Christianity. Mozart chose the sanctuary of this church as the location for his mother’s funeral.
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