Dali: The exhibition event at the Beaubourg museum
0 comments // in Art Culture Exhibitions Museums Museums & Monuments My Paris // December 13, 2012
This hallmark end of the year event at the Centre Beaubourg, which pays tribute to one of the most complex and prolific twentieth century artists.
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My Paris Guide: On the Parvis of Hôtel de Ville
0 comments // in Museums & Monuments My Paris // November 21, 2012
A little history on the place de l’Hôtel de Ville…
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Angelina: at new address Musée du Luxembourg
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Angelina has just opened a new tea room at the Musée du Luxembourg.
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My Paris Guide – Musée Carnavalet
0 comments // in Art Culture Museums Museums & Monuments // October 14, 2012
Located at 23 rue de Sévigné (3rd arrondissement), in the heart of the Marais, the Hotel Carnavalet, Renaissance houses a Museum for the City of Paris. It was built in 1548 by Pierre Lescot for the Speaker of Parliament, Jacques Lignères.
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Behind the scenes of the Eiffel Tower
0 comments // in Monuments Museums & Monuments My Paris // July 31, 2012
What better than to take a tour of the Eiffel Tower from the old bunker under the Champ de Mars to the roof for you to admire admire a 360° panorama of Paris, passing through the engine room which controls the elevators the tower.
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Saut du Loup at les Arts décoratifs.
0 comments // in Bars/Restaurants Best Terraces Bistrots Cafés Louvre // July 12, 2012
Like the Café Marly, the Saut du Loup is located near the Arts décoratifs by the Louvre and the Tuileries gardens.
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Centre Beaubourg
0 comments // in Art Cinema Culture Exhibitions Museums Museums & Monuments My Paris // May 9, 2012
Located in the district of Les Halles, the National Art and Cultural Center of Beaubourg was designed by architects Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers on the request of the President of the Republic, Georges Pompidou in 1969.
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Sainte Chapelle
0 comments // in Monuments Museums & Monuments Sainte Chapelle // April 27, 2012
The Sainte Chapelle, along with the Conciergerie, mark the oldest relics of Palais de la Cité. There is little to see from outside its gates as it rests between two buildings of the Palais de Justice. It was constructed in a space of great royalty, as established by the cour de Mai.
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La Conciergerie
0 comments // in Architecture Museums & Monuments My Paris // April 23, 2012
Located in the 1st arrondissement, the main remnant of the old Palais de la Cité. In the Middle Ages, the kings of France resided here. Then they left the Conciergerie for the Louvre and Vincennes. It later became a prison on the ground floor (from 1370) and parliament on the 1st floor.
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Cima da Conegliano
0 comments // in Art Culture Exhibitions Museums Museums & Monuments // April 17, 2012
The Luxembourg Museum allows us to discover Venice by Giovanni Battista Cima of Conegliano (1459-1517). Among the great painters to have ever worked in Venice in the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century, Cima led the way to what became one of the brightest spots of the Renaissance.
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Le Pont d’Austerlitz
0 comments // in Monuments Museums & Monuments My Paris // March 26, 2012
In Paris’ 12th arrondissement, the bridge of Austerlitz, which spans the Seine, connecting the Quai de la Rapee to Valhubert. Its name comes from Napoleon’s Victory over the Russian and Austrian armies.
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Can’t Miss in Paris: March 5 to 9, 2012
0 comments // in Art Cultural special event Culture Exhibitions Museums Museums & Monuments My Paris News Night life // March 6, 2012
This week will mark the inauguration of two exhibitions: Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs at Arts décoratifs and a unique retrospective of the work of Tim Burton at the Cinémathèque Française. Also showing, an original collaboration at Crasy Horse featuring “guest creator” Christian Louboutin who has designed four scenes. Good week ahead! Continue Reading →
