France

Here is a list of content tagged “France” on MarkCz.com.



‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ (movie, 2007)

‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ (movie, 2007)

We are all doomed, all facing annihilation at an hour approaching more rapidly than we would like to admit. In the meantime, we seek to communicate our experiences to our fellow living beings. We want others to know what life feels like from our perspective, perhaps...

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Place de la Gare, Strasbourg, France

Place de la Gare, Strasbourg, France

Strasbourg, France — The Place de la Gare ("Rail Station Square") with Ferris wheel on New Year's Eve from the window of our room at the Hotel Ibis Strasbourg Centre Gare. We had just driven 7 hours / 482 km from Paris and...

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Paris skyline from Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre

Paris skyline from Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre

Paris, France — The panoramic skyline of the city of Paris, viewed at night from the front of Sacré-Coeurr Basilica on the butte Montmartre — the highest point in Paris, and a very popular scenic overlook.[includeme...

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Notre Dame de Paris: Portal of Saint Anne

Notre Dame de Paris: Portal of Saint Anne

Paris, France — Notre Dame Cathedral, west facade: The tympanum of the Portal of Saint Anne, the rightmost and earliest of the cathedral's three western portals. Depicted are the enthroned Virgin with Child, visited by the...

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Cathedral: Norte Dame de Paris, west facade

Cathedral: Norte Dame de Paris, west facade

Paris, France — West façade of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris), with its 31.5-foot rose window at center, dating from about 1225, behind the Virgin with Child between two angels. Under the...

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Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Paris, France

Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral, Paris, France

Paris, France — West façade of the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. One of the finest examples of French Gothic church architecture, the cathedral is located on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité, in the fourth...

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Louvre Pyramid interior, Louvre Museum, Paris

Louvre Pyramid interior, Louvre Museum, Paris

Paris, France — Interior of I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, the main entrance to the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre), which is visible through the glass. According to Wikipedia:   The pyramid and the underground lobby...

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Louvre Museum: Paintings in the Salon Carré

Louvre Museum: Paintings in the Salon Carré

Paris, France — Visitors tour famous paintings of the first Italian Renaissance, from the 12th to 15th centuries, in the Salon Carré (Square Salon) of the Louvre Museum. A few of the tourists — including Dan Falato, center —...

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Rue de Lappe at night, Paris, France

Rue de Lappe at night, Paris, France

Paris, France — Amy (right foreground) and Dan Falato (farther down the sidewalk) on the rue de Lappe, a cobblestone street in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, east of the Place de la Bastille. We had just finished dinner...

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Louvre Museum and Louvre Pyramid, Paris

Louvre Museum and Louvre Pyramid, Paris

Paris, France — At left, Pavillon Denon on the southern wing of Louvre Palace, which houses the Musée du Louvre. At right, I. M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid, which serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum.[includeme...

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Louvre Palace, Cour Carrée, Paris, France

Louvre Palace, Cour Carrée, Paris, France

Paris, France — The Cour Carrée ("square court") at the Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre), completed under Napoleon Bonaparte. It was twilight when we entered the courtyard, and a warm breeze blew into town, bouncing the...

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Pont Neuf, bridge across the Seine in Paris

Pont Neuf, bridge across the Seine in Paris

Paris, France — Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, viewed from the Latin Quarter on the Rive Gauche (Left Bank). Beyond the bridge are the western end of the Île de la Cité...

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Louis XVI Salon bleu, Carnavalet Museum, Paris

Louis XVI Salon bleu, Carnavalet Museum, Paris

Paris, France — The Salon bleu Louis XVI at the Carnavalet Museum, with its collection of circa-1780 furnishings — chairs and table, cabinetry, trim, mirrors, rugs, crystal chandelier, and paintings. Furniture in this room...

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Victory statue, Carnavalet Museum, Paris

Victory statue, Carnavalet Museum, Paris

Paris, France — Victory statue by sculptor Louis-Simon Boizot in the Victory Courtyard Garden (Cour de la Victoire Jardin) at the Carnavalet Museum. It is his original version of the gilded Victory statue which tops the...

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Place des Vosges, Paris, France

Place des Vosges, Paris, France

Paris, France — Dan Falato stands in the Place des Vosges, the centerpiece of the Marais district built by Henri IV from 1605 to 1612. Originally known as the Place Royale, it was the exclusive residence of the rich and...

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Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

Place de la Bastille, Paris, France

Paris, France — The Place de la Bastille and its July Column, on the site of the former Bastille prison (Bastille Saint-Antoine), which was stormed on the morning of July 14, 1789. Although revolutionaries discovered only...

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Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral, Reims, France

Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral, Reims, France

Reims, France — Notre-Dame de Reims (Our Lady of Reims), the Roman Catholic cathedral where the kings of France were once crowned, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims. Construction on this cathedral began shortly after...

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