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One
of so many bridges
across the Seine.
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As
above, this walking
bridge is a lovely contemp-
orary construction, which
does not leave a lot of space
for boats to traverse
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Kushal
stops for a moment
to grab another roll of film
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The
Museé D'Orsay
This
museum contains a
superb collection of French
Impressionist and post-
Impressionsit works.
France's national collection
of paintings, sculptures
and other works between
1848 - 1914 are stored within.
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Another
image of the
Museé
D'Orsay;
presumably the library.
Further
Description
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Another
age old building
along the Seine. Despite
some misgivings by many
that this French city was
taken by the Nazi's in WWI,
we can atleast be glad
that it was not bombed
to the ground as many
cities were, both ...
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...
by the Nazi's of other
European cities, such as
Rotterdam was in Holland,
and against the Nazi's,
like Dresden in Germany.
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Poor
Egypt, so raped of
its columns. See how
similar this obelisk is
to those in the Hippodrome
of Istanbul, as well as in
the piazzas of Rome,
such as Piazza
de Spagna
and Piazza
Navonna, Piazza
Popolo as well as, of
course, atop Bernini's
elephant in Piazza
della
Minerva! |
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On
the front of the building,
it says:
"Ce Monument A Ete
Consacre par la Republique
a la Gloire de L'Art Francais"
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In front of the building above,
we have a statue of a female
goddess sits side saddle,
or is jumping off of her
mighty steed. This is just
another example of all the
statues and carvings that
are ever present through
out the streets of Paris.
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You
know, I do not
have any idea who this
statue is of?
Do
you?
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