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After leaving the Arc de Trioumphe we walked towards the Eiffel Tower and along the way across from it was the Trocadéro, site of the Palais de Chaillot and the Musee de l'Homme. |
The shots above are on the West wind of the Trocadéro which holds the Musee de l'homme. Vero read and translated the saying for us: Every man creates without knowing it Like he breathes But the artist feels himself creating His act engages his entire being His appreciated pain strengthens him |
A view of the Trocadéro, site of the Palais de Chaillot, from the Eiffel Tower IMAGE SOURCE (WIKIPEDIA) |
A photo of the old Palais du Trocadéro that was built for the 1878 World's Fair. "For the Exposition Internationale of 1937, the old Palais du Trocadéro was demolished and replaced by the Palais de Chaillot which now tops the hill. It was designed in classicizing "moderne" style by architects Louis-Hippolyte Boileau, Jacques Carlu and Léon Azema. Like the old palais, the palais de Chaillot features two wings shaped to form a wide arc: indeed, these wings were build on the foundations of those of the former building. However, unlike the old palais, the wings are independent buildings and there is no central element to connect them: instead, a wide esplanade leaves an open view from the place du Trocadéro to the Eiffel Tower and beyond. The buildings are decorated with quotations by Paul Valéry, and they now house a number of museums: the Musée national de la Marine (naval museum) and the Musée de l'Homme (ethnology) in the southern (Passy) wing, the Musée national des Monuments français in the eastern (Paris) wing, from which one also enters the Théâtre national de Chaillot, a theater below the esplanade." from Wikipedia.com |
Vero and me (again, her face is intentionally blurred out) |
Next stop was the Eiffel Tower, you can't go to Paris without going to the Eiffel Tower. Unfortunately, we didn't go to the top of the tower that day and we never made it back there to go to the top. From Wikipedia.com: "The tower stands 300 m (1000 ft) high, which is about 75 stories. Including the 20.75 m (70 ft) antenna, the structure is 320.75 m (1070 ft) high which is about 81 stories. At the time of its construction in 1889, the tower replaced the Washington Monument as the tallest structure in the world, a title it retained until 1930, when New York City's Chrysler Building (319 m/1063.33 ft tall) was completed (although the tower was still taller if the respective spires of the two structures were excluded). The structure was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. The tower was met with resistance from the public when it was built, with many calling it an eyesore (Novelist Guy de Maupassant ate at a restaurant at the tower regularly, because it was the one place in Paris he was sure he wouldn't see it). Today, it is widely considered to be one of the most striking pieces of structural art in the world. Originally, Eiffel had a permit for the tower to stand for 20 years (when ownership of it would revert to the City of Paris, who had originally planned to tear it down; part of the original contest rules for designing a tower was that it could be easily torn down), more than recouping his expenses, but as it later proved valuable for communication purposes, it was allowed to remain after the expiry of the permit." |
After the Eiffel Tower we were wiped out, we had been up for nearly 30+ hours so we went back to the hotel which was in the Saint Germain des Pres area of Paris (across the river from the Louvre). It's a GREAT neighborhood and we really enjoyed walking around there. We went to Paris to see the Parcours des Mondes Tribal Art Show with Tim and Bobbi Hamill. A special thanks to Bobbi for putting this trip together and making it possible! Below are some photos from the streets in the Saint Germain des Pres area of Paris. |
Below are some photos of Notre Dame |