Surely this would have to be the prettiest bridge in the entire city! Running from the left to right bank of the seine, Pont Alexandre III also offers a great view of the Eiffel Tower from afar.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Pont Alexandre III
Surely this would have to be the prettiest bridge in the entire city! Running from the left to right bank of the seine, Pont Alexandre III also offers a great view of the Eiffel Tower from afar.
Tuileries Garden
A popular choice, the tuileries gardens are located right by the louvre, en route to the Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe if you’re travelling on foot. The gardens even have a few ice cream parlours to keep you satisfied during those long hot summers!
Versailles Palace
Although technically outside of Paris itself, the Palace of Versailles has long held a high significance for Paris and France. Once the royal residence of King Louis XIV, Versailles and its many hallways are a living history in itself. If you visit during the summer, don’t miss the Palace Gardens. For a great bite to eat, you’ll be delighted to find an Angelina bakery inside the Palace!
Musee d’Orsay
Located on the Left Bank of the Seine, the Musee d’Orsay is Paris’ “lesser known” museum, but has become equally as popular in recent years.
Jardin du Luxembourg
Located in the 6th arrondisement, the Luxembourg Garden is one of the most enjoyable summer attractions in Paris. Whether you take a bite to eat for lunch or kick back on the public chairs and people watch, you’ll be sure to enjoy the summer sunshine for a few hours in the gardens.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Opéra Garnier
The Paris Opera is one of the world's greatest opera and ballet houses. Founded more than three centuries ago by Louis XIV, it possesses two theatres, the Palais Garnier (1875) and the Opéra Bastille (1989). Its mission is to preserve and develop our operatic and ballet heritage and it gives more than 350 performances per year. Great composers such as Rameau, Gluck, Rossini, Verdi, Wagner, Gounod, Massenet, Poulenc and Messiaen all gave the first performances of their works here. The ballet company, rich in historical tradition, performs all around the world. Over the years it has played host to the greatest choreographers: George Balanchine, Serge Lifar, Rudolf Nureyev, Roland Petit, Maurice Béjart, and of course Pina Bausch.
Panthéon
The Pantheon Paris (Latin Pantheon, from Greek Pantheon, meaning "Every god") is a building in the Latin Quarter
of Paris, France. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve, but after many changes now
combines liturgical functions with its role as a famous burial place. It is an early example of Neoclassicism, with a
facade modelled after the Pantheon in Rome surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to Bramante's "Tempietto".
Located in the 5th arrondissement on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, the Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. Its
architect, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, had the intention of combining the lightness and brightness of the gothic
cathedral with classical principles. Soufflot died before his work was achieved, and his plans were not entirely
followed. The transparency he had planned for his masterpiece was not attained. Nevertheless, it is one of the
most important architectural achievements of its time and the first great neoclassical monument.
As with most famed buildings, the Pantheon Paris has its unique story. The reason the it was was built was to
replace the damaged Sainte-Genevieve church under the orders of Louis XV who was putting this monument up as
a gratitude to God after his health had recovered. Soufflot was chosen for accomplishing the task. He wanted to
have the Gothic style combined with the classical structure. Because of financial problems, Soufflot could not finish
the building during his life; he died before seeing it completed and his pupil who finished it, did not exactly have the
same ideas of his master and made some changes. However there is little doubt that this building is one of the greatest neoclassical monuments and a true masterpiece.
of Paris, France. It was originally built as a church dedicated to St. Genevieve, but after many changes now
combines liturgical functions with its role as a famous burial place. It is an early example of Neoclassicism, with a
facade modelled after the Pantheon in Rome surmounted by a dome that owes some of its character to Bramante's "Tempietto".
Located in the 5th arrondissement on the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, the Panthéon looks out over all of Paris. Its
architect, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, had the intention of combining the lightness and brightness of the gothic
cathedral with classical principles. Soufflot died before his work was achieved, and his plans were not entirely
followed. The transparency he had planned for his masterpiece was not attained. Nevertheless, it is one of the
most important architectural achievements of its time and the first great neoclassical monument.
As with most famed buildings, the Pantheon Paris has its unique story. The reason the it was was built was to
replace the damaged Sainte-Genevieve church under the orders of Louis XV who was putting this monument up as
a gratitude to God after his health had recovered. Soufflot was chosen for accomplishing the task. He wanted to
have the Gothic style combined with the classical structure. Because of financial problems, Soufflot could not finish
the building during his life; he died before seeing it completed and his pupil who finished it, did not exactly have the
same ideas of his master and made some changes. However there is little doubt that this building is one of the greatest neoclassical monuments and a true masterpiece.
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