Throughout the day, I also got to see lots of Art Nouveau building facades (these parts of Paris are known for them). Here are some of the highlights:
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Day 7
Yesterday, I hit up several spots in the 7th and 16th arrondissements. I started with Hôtel des Invalides, which Louis XIV built as a hospital and church for soldiers. Now it houses Napoleon's tomb and the Musée de l'Armée. After that, I walked to the base of the Eiffel Tower and crossed the Seine to sit out at Jardins du Trocadero. Inside the Palace there is the Musée de l'Architecture, which tracks French buildings from the Middle Ages till the 20th century. Finally, I went over to the Fondation Le Corbusier. Anyone who has taken Art Hum. has learned about him, but he was basically the Frank Lloyd Wright of France, in the sense that he completely changed French architecture at the beginning of the 20th century. Here are some pics from the house I got to walk through (built in the 1920s):
Throughout the day, I also got to see lots of Art Nouveau building facades (these parts of Paris are known for them). Here are some of the highlights:
Throughout the day, I also got to see lots of Art Nouveau building facades (these parts of Paris are known for them). Here are some of the highlights:
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Oh man, that door is crazy! Do you remember where it was?
ReplyDeleteI have a book about Art Nouveau that contains lots of architectural gems in Paris - maybe sometime we can run around together and try to "collect them all!"
The first crazy door is on Avenue Rapp in the 7th, right near the Eiffel Tower. The last photo is of a door in the 16th (found it on my way to Le Corbusier).
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, let's definitely do that! As you can see from my blog, I'm kind of obsessed.