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LesPhotosdeParis > popular all-time > The Eiffel Tower was almost torn down in 1909, but was saved because of its antenna - used for telegraphy at that time. Beginning in 1910 it became part of the International Time Service. French radio (since 1918), and French television (since 1957) have also made use of its stature.
LesPhotosdeParis > popular all-time > Some Bridge that was pretty enough to photograph in Black & White.
LesPhotosdeParis > popular all-time > Sainte Chapelle; The upper chapel is resplendent in its Gothic architecture — light, color, and space blend to inspire a sense of harmony between art and religious faith. Architects, sculptors and painters evidently took the greatest care with the interior of the upper chapel, as this was the part of the building reserved for the king, his close friends and family, as well as for displaying the religious relics. Supported by slender piers, the vaulted ceiling seems to float above magnificent stained-glass windows. Most significant of the sculpted decorations in the upper chapel are the statues of the twelve apostles, which lean on the columns marking the bays. With their flowing dress, finely featured faces and hair in flattened curls, they impart a sense of serenity in all who contemplate them. The holy relics purchased by Saint Louis were kept in a large, richly decorated reliquary, placed at the summit of the open tribune, at the back of the apse. They were exhibited to the faithful each year on Good Friday. In addition to the Crown of Thorns and a piece of the True Cross, the Sainte-Chapelle's collection of relics included a number of other key pieces mentioned in both Testaments of the Bible.
LesPhotosdeParis > popular all-time > Notre Dame Cathedral
LesPhotosdeParis > popular all-time > Notre Dame de Paris
LesPhotosdeParis > popular all-time > Sunset viewed from Ile de la Cite', Paris (21 Jun 05).
LesPhotosdeParis > popular all-time > View of Paris and the Eiffel Tower from Montparnasse
LesPhotosdeParis > popular all-time > Louvre Museum in Black and white.
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