Paris Scenes

“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

PHOTO FRIDAY

THE CURRENT CHALLENGE

Fri May 08, 2015

This week’s challenge:

‘Detail’.

                 

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Montmartre

Montmartre

Above all, Montmartre, an area on a hill in the 18th arrondissement, north of downtown Paris, is known for its many artists who have been omnipresent since 1880. The name Montmartre is said to be derived from either Mount of Martyrs or from Mount of Mars. Until 1873, when the Sacré-Coeur was built on top of the hill, Montmartre was a small village, inhabited by a mostly farming community.

Montmartre is talked about by Parisians the way New Yorkers talk about the Village: It's not what it used to be, It's like Disneyland, the artists can't afford to live here anymore, too many tourists etc. There is some truth these opinions, but there are two ways of approaching this incredibly unique village within the metropolis. The first is to follow the herd instinct and stampede your way up the famous hill, take a picture of yourself on the steps of the basilica, buy an overpriced crepe at the Place du Tertre, get conned into having your portrait sketched, and walk back down clutching newly bought key-rings, postcards, gaudy T-shirts feeling a little mystified about what all the fuss is about. 

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Zooming

Mime. Place Georges-Pompidou. Paris 2010

Centre Pompidou. Takis - Signal (exhibition)
-In the background The Basilique du Sacré-Coeur-

Basilique du Sacré-Coeur

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a double monument, political and cultural, both a national penance for the supposed excesses of the Second Empire and socialist Paris Commune of 1871 crowning its most rebellious neighborhood, and an embodiment of conservative moral order.

The Sacré-Cœur Basilica was designed by Paul Abadie. Construction began in 1875 and was finished in 1914. It was consecrated after the end of World War I in 1919. [Wiki]

May 29, 2012 is

International Jazz Day

When Louis Armstrong was asked what the definition of jazz was, he famously replied, "If you've got to ask, you'll never know."

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Rues de Montmartre

Basilique du Sacré-Coeur (detail)

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica (French: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, pronounced [sakʁe kœʁ]), is a Roman Catholic church andminor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city.

The Map (Rue Cortot)

View from Montmartre

Chez Marie at Rue Gabrielle 

Wedding car thru Quai François Mitterrand at Place de l'institut 

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Moments In Montmartre

Moments of Life In Montmartre
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City of Light / La Ciudad Luz

La Nouvelle Generation

Place de la Concorde

Out of Comedie Francaise (Place du Palais Royal)

Parisian Sky Game (View from Sacré-Coeur)

Back in Mexico City after two weeks in some incredible places of Europe, and if you don't mind I'll post some scenes of its immense beauty, people and streets. Just a search for light and movement. Hope you like it and thought that home is where your heart is.

  

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