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Entrance to the Marché Poésie by Beausoleil
The Marché Poésie fills the Place Saint Sulpice in front of the famous church each spring. This also covers the beautiful Fontaine Saint-Sulpice (alternatively known as the Fountain of the Orators or the Fountain of the Bishops) so the poets placed a picture of the fountain where you would normally actually see it. A nice idea but the fountain is prettier. The Marché Poésie is great fun if you are ever in Paris while it is happening. Stop and chat with the vendors and you may be given a free book . . . in French of course.
- 6 June 2019 - Paris 6e Arrondissement, France
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Main Altar of Église Saint-Louis des Invalides by Beausoleil
Les Invalides or Hôtel National des Invalides is a group of buildings in the 7th arrondissement that contains several museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans which was the original purpose of the building. Here you will find the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France; the Musée des Plans-Reliefs; the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine; Église Saint-Louis des Invalides as the veterans church and the Église du Dôme where you will find the Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- 4 June 2019 - Paris 7e Arrondissement, France
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Detail of the Musée de l'Armée courtyard entrance by Beausoleil
Les Invalides or Hôtel National des Invalides is a group of buildings in the 7th arrondissement that contains several museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans which was the original purpose of the building. Here you will find the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France; the Musée des Plans-Reliefs; the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine; Église Saint-Louis des Invalides as the veterans church and the Église du Dôme where you will find the Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- 4 June 2019 - Paris 7e Arrondissement, France
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Detail of the Musée de l'Armée courtyard entrance by Beausoleil
Les Invalides or Hôtel National des Invalides is a group of buildings in the 7th arrondissement that contains several museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans which was the original purpose of the building. Here you will find the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France; the Musée des Plans-Reliefs; the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine; Église Saint-Louis des Invalides as the veterans church and the Église du Dôme where you will find the Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- 4 June 2019 - Paris 7e Arrondissement, France
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Statue of Napoleon in the Musée de l'Armée courtyard entrance by Beausoleil
Les Invalides or Hôtel National des Invalides is a group of buildings in the 7th arrondissement that contains several museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans which was the original purpose of the building. Here you will find the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France; the Musée des Plans-Reliefs; the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine; Église Saint-Louis des Invalides as the veterans church and the Église du Dôme where you will find the Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- 4 June 2019 - Paris 7e Arrondissement, France
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Main Entrance to the Musée de l'Armée by Beausoleil
Les Invalides or Hôtel National des Invalides is a group of buildings in the 7th arrondissement that contains several museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans which was the original purpose of the building. Here you will find the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France; the Musée des Plans-Reliefs; the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine; Église Saint-Louis des Invalides as the veterans church and the Église du Dôme where you will find the Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- 4 June 2019 - Paris 7e Arrondissement, France
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Courtyard Entrance to Invalides by Beausoleil
Les Invalides or Hôtel National des Invalides is a group of buildings in the 7th arrondissement that contains several museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans which was the original purpose of the building. Here you will find the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France; the Musée des Plans-Reliefs; the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine; Église Saint-Louis des Invalides as the veterans church and the Église du Dôme where you will find the Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- 4 June 2019 - Paris 7e Arrondissement, France
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Lines at the Musée d'Orsay by Beausoleil
For some reason they opened 25 minutes late and there were lines before the regular opening time. The lines only got longer but everyone seemed to be relatively cheerful about it. As at the Vuitton a few days ago, the longest lines were for people who had purchased tickets ahead of time. Everyone is trying so hard to beat the lines that they are creating their own lines. I'm not sure how you get around that since everyone has to go through Security. What we found odd later was there were lines to get out of the museum. The doors would only let five people out at a time. Not a great idea . . .
Entrance to the Delacroix Museum by Beausoleil
This entrance is hidden inside 6 rue Fürstenberg. They do finally have signs outside that make you feel better about going into the empty courtyard. The museum is free on the first Sunday of the month and there is a lovely garden inside. It's a small museum but very nicely done.
- 2 June 2019 - Paris 6e Arrondissement, France
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Musée d’Archéologie Nationale et Domaine National de Saint-Germain-en-Laye by Beausoleil
After lunch, we returned to the Archeology Museum and continued our way through the exhibits. The entire museum really is a full day if there is a special exhibit or if you are interested in paleontology . . . or both.
- 30 May 2019 - St.-Germain-en-Laye, France
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Musée d’Archéologie Nationale et Domaine National de Saint-Germain-en-Laye by Beausoleil
We were visiting the Archeology Museum for a special exhibit "Henri II Renaissance à Saint-Germain-en-Laye" as we had just finished a book about Henri II and this was very timely. We also hadn't visited the regular exhibits at the museum since it was closed the last time we were in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. We managed both in one day!
- 30 May 2019 - St.-Germain-en-Laye, France
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Walking past the Garnier Opera by Beausoleil
We were walking to the Auber RER station and couldn't resist taking a picture of the beautiful Garnier Opera in Paris. The RER entrance about a half block further on rue Auber is the ugliest building within blocks. You can't miss it. The Palais Garnier, on the other hand, is stunning.
- 30 May 2019 - Paris 9e Arrondissement, France
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Detail on the Entry of Ste. Clothilde Church in Paris by Beausoleil
Ste. Clothilde is a beautiful neo-Gothic church with a magnificent organ. There is often a recital before or after Mass and there are evening concerts at the church. We attended a Fauré "Requiem" on one of our first nights there on one trip. On this trip we were just walking past and decided to stop for a few moments.
- 27 May 2019 - Paris 7e Arrondissement, France
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Centre international du vitrail (Stained Glass Museum) - Chartres by Beausoleil
We've visited Chartres many times but this was our first visit to the stained glass museum. I'm not sure why unless it was time constraint that kept us from it before. It's right across from the Cathedral so an easy walk. We both paint so enjoy art and stained glass is magnificent art and often last longer than any other medium. This is an international organization to preserve older stained glass and promote the creation of modern stained glass. They do exhibitions, workshops and all sorts of recovery efforts. They also exhibit modern stained glass.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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West Portal of Chartres Cathedral, known as the Royal Portal by Beausoleil
Books have been written about Chartres Cathedral and I encourage you to read some of them. It is my absolute favorite cathedral in the entire world (not that my research pool is terribly large) and I'm not sure what it is that attracts me. The first time we visited Chartres was fortunately a sunny day so the stained glass was spectacular. However, I was more struck by the floor of the ancient church. It was very worn stone and the sun shining through the stained glass windows onto the floor worn slick by 800 years of feet caught my imagination. I could not begin to imagine the number of people who had trod the floor before me and who would continue to walk there long after I had left. There are 176 stained glass windows and the color most overwhelming is the famous Chartres blue. I'm not sure if the windows or their reflections on the floor or the white choir screen are the more beautiful. Another thing that enchanted me on my first viewing that still delights me after many years is the beautiful white choir screen. It's a later addition to the church having been finished in 1714 but the perfection of the tiny stories in stone surrounding the altar is sheer magic. It has recently been cleaned so is even more beautiful than previously.
- 24 May 2019 - Chartres, France
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South Entrance to the Louvre from the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel - Paris by Beausoleil
There are two entrances to the Louvre on the north and south sides of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel. They are hard to see because there is only the low cement wall surrounding them and your eye is taken by the huge Arc de Triomphe standing between them with the attendant crowds. With the exception of the Lion's Gate (when it is open and when it is not just for a special group), these are the two quickest entrances . . . but not on this day. The employees of the Louvre were overcome with visitors that day and just gave up. The closed the museum, sent everyone home and left. It was a mini-strike and they reopened the next day but they had made their point. The next thing we ran into was a taxi strike stopping traffic all over the city so we couldn't use our bus either. Fortunately, the Metro was still running.
- 20 May 2019 - Paris 1er Arrondissement, France
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Temple Of Philae by Astreia
Temple Of Philae
- 19 March 2019 - اسوان, Egypt
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Saint Mary's Church by Beausoleil
The church was built in the 12th century. It was once a large church with two towers (west and central), but in the English Civil War was largely destroyed during the siege of Scarborough Castle just above the church. The church was rebuilt in the late 17th century and restored in the mid 19th century. The church graveyard holds the grave of Anne Brontë, who died in Scarborough in 1849.
- 21 September 2018 - Scarborough Borough, United Kingdom
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Entrance Kiosk at Holker Hall with the Courtyard in the Background by Beausoleil
Holker Hall, home of the Cavendish Family, has never been bought or sold but passed by inheritance through just three families: the Prestons, the Lowthers and the Cavendishes, with each generation leaving its impression by either altering the landscape or by changing the house by adding, refacing, embellishing or even rebuilding, as happened to the New Wing after the disastrous fire of 1871. There is an excellent display about the famous fire. We took a tour in the morning, had lunch at The Ilex Bar and Brasserie then wandered the Hall and Gardens by ourselves in the afternoon.
- 14 September 2018 - South Lakeland District, United Kingdom
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Entrance to Avebury Manor by Beausoleil
The world's largest stone circle surrounds a small village. Within the village are the church, Avebury Manor and the Alexander Keiller Museum that is arranged in two parts, the Stables Gallery that displays archaeological treasures from this World Heritage Site and the Barn Gallery that is a 17th-century threshing barn that houses interactive displays.
- 23 May 2018 - Kennet District, United Kingdom
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Entrance to Lanhydrock House and Gardens by Beausoleil
This is the welcome booth. There is a path to the manor house and if you need it, they have a shuttle service back and forth. It was raining when we left so we did take the shuttle back to parking in the interest of staying somewhat dry.
- 9 May 2018 - North Cornwall District, United Kingdom
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Museum of Vancouver by DenOS.08
Entrance framed by cherry blossom
- 14 April 2018 - West End, Canada
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Vancouver Art Gallery entrance by DenOS.08
Located overlooking Robson Square Ice Rink
- 13 April 2018 - Downtown, Canada
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Château de Beauregard Entrance and Gift Shop by Beausoleil
The Château de Beauregard is a Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley of France and is slightly north of the village of Cellettes. The ruins of a chapel, prior to the fifteenth century, are still visible in the park and have stone carvings of the shell of the pilgrims going to Saint Jacques de Compostela in Spain. The most impressive part of the castle is the Gallery of Portraits where the walls are decorated with 327 portraits of famous people who lived between 1328 (date of the beginning of the reign of Philippe VI of France) and 1643 (death of Louis XIII). The floor is decorated with 5500 Delft tiles so you can look up or down and be impressed. The ceiling is also brilliantly decorated with the use of lapis lazuli paint for the blue. At the time it was done, the lapis lazuli cost more than gold so it is a very expensive ceiling. The gardens are extensive and themed. The outstanding feature (to us) was the 14th century chapel which was located on the route of St Jacques de Compostela. On the side you will find carved stone shells of Saint Jacques. The chapel is, unfortunately, in ruins. Inside, two plaques commemorate Count Alain du Pavillon and one of his sons.
- 2 October 2017 - France
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Château de Beauregard near Cellettes by Beausoleil
We had an older GPS unit and the entrance to the Château had been moved so we wandered a bit. Just stay on the D956 and the Château is clearly marked. If you are coming from the north, you will see the Château before you arrive in Cellettes.
- 2 October 2017 - France
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