The statue representing one of largest cities in France, the Obelisk of Luxor, and the Eiffel Tower
The Pyramid in the moonlight.
Exhausted but happy. The picture on the left is by looking at the pyramid from the bottom.
Built in 1240's, this small gothic chapel is one of the most inspiring visual experiences of Paris. Much of this is due to its stained glass windows which essentially surround the entire upper floor. On the right is one of the twelve apostles.
The lower chapel is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, whose statue stands freely next to the central pier of the portal. Low vaulted ceilings rest on fine columns with crocketed capitals, linked by anchor braces made of wood or stone. The walls are decorated with trefoiled arcades and twelve medallions representing the Apostles.
The French architects took intensive care when building a church. Even the door knob was finished with details.
Bohemian Parisian Life - Drinking wine, smoking cigarette, doing nothing productive. Life seems to be too good to be true there.
Drinking wine at lunch is rather a necessity than a luxury for Parisians.
The pastries in Paris is an evil temptation.
Street art.
Versailles, once the splendid residence of the French kings, is now chief town of the département of Yvelines.
The sumptuous main apartments are on the fist floor of the vast chateau complex. It is one of the palace's grandest interiors.
Every corner of the Palace is richly decorated with colored marbles, stone, sculptures.
Passing through the rich interior of this colossal palace started to help me understand why it was the glory of the Sun King's reign.
The Palace of Versailles offers the opportunity to steep yourself in a moment of history by passing through the status of kings and various arts.
The King's dinning table and jewelry box. Not surprisingly, the Kings jewelry box is about the half of the size of my closet.
Each room offers magnificent views, the ceiling, the decor, the history passing through the finger tips...
The famous Hall of Mirrors used to hold great state occasions, stretching 233 ft (70 meters).
After the flight and working in the Paris office during the day, I was so tired but still could not resist the desire to visit Louvre, even for a short while.
Mansard roof - It was popularized in France by the architect Francis Mansart
Vicious Marsha in black.
Strolling in the Tuileries Gardens in dusk - the most central park in Paris. It stretches its alleys and lawns along the Seine river from the Louvre museum to the Concorde square.
It's a nice 20 min walk by looking over the fountains, sculptures
A place for children to play , lovers to meet, and yesterday the site of great slaughter, the extension of a royal palace and a royal prison. Louis XVI was held prison here during French revolution.
The Place de la Concorde, which is the largest place in Paris, is situated along the Seine and separates the Tuilerie Gardens from the beginning of the Champs Elyse. The place today maintains the general appearance that it had in the eighteenth century. This fountain in the Place de la Concorde isn't far from the place where Louis XVI was beheaded with the guillotine in 1793.
The Arc de Triomphe at the far side of Champs Elyses.
The street outside of the Louvur.
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