Paris, The Louvre & The Palace of Versailles

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Paris ts.png	The Eiffel Tower built completed in 1889 and located in Paris is the most-visited paid monument in the world.	It was built as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair.	The tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building
The Eiffel Tower was built by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel who also designed the Statue of Liberty	These giant wheels help move the lifts up and down	View of Paris from the Eiffel Tower	Another view from the Eiffel Tower
Les Invalides is a complex of buildings containing military museums and monument	Another view from the Eiffel Tower	Overlooking the Versailles park, the Hall of Mirrors is the biggest room in the Palace of Versailles.	The Seine from the Eiffel Tower
In appreciation for the their Statue of Liberty, Americans living in Paris erected a erected a 35 ft.high in Paris	National Academy of Music	Drawing of the Notre Dame Cathedral	Notre Dame Cathedral
Priests in front of the famous Notre Dame Cathedral	Gargoyles on Notre Dame Cathedral	Notre Dame Cathedral	On the side of Notre Dame Cathedral. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris
Back side of Notre Dame Cathedral	Napoleon's tomb is inside this building know as Les Invalides	Les Invalides is a complex of buildings containing military museums and monuments	Arc de Triomphe built during Napoleans rule.JPG
The Arc de Triomphe honors those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars	A bit of green near the Louvre	Statue de Jeanne d'Arc at the Hotel Regina in Paris	Le Grande Roue ferris Wheel near Louvre.JPG
Gold-leaf statue are numerous	Typical street in Paris	The Louvre in all its majesty, is the largest museum in the world	To see every item in the Louvre it's been estimated it would take two months
In the heart of the Louvre complex is the Louvre Pyramid, above the visitor's center.	Louvre entrance, the museum is usually crowded	The Mona Lisa (best picture I could get)	Sculptures in the Louvre.
Inside the Louvre	Ceiling artwork in the Louvre	Artwork in the Louvre. The Louvre is most visited art museum in the world	Artwork in the Louvre. The Louvre began as a fortress built in the late 12th century under Philip II.
Artwork in the Louvre. The museum cover an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet).	Artwork in the Louvre. The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings	Artwork in the Louvre	Artwork in the Louvre
Artwork in the Louvre	Artwork in the Louvre	Artwork in the Louvre	Ornate ceiling are everywhere in the Louvre
Artwork on the walls as well as the ceiling	Artwork at the Louvre.	The Coronation of Napoleon. The painting is almost ten metres wide by approximately six metres ta	Venus de Milo Greek Statue 110BC. Also called Aphrodite, the Roman Venus, goddess of love and beauty
The Wedding Feast at Cana by VeroneseisLargest is the largest painting at the Louvre	The Wedding Feast at Cana by Veroneseis	Artwork at the Louvre.	Artwork at the Louvre. The Louvre houses 35,000 works of art
Louvre is a work of art all by itself	Practising his art at the Louvre	Louvre ceiling.JPG	Ceiling art in Louvre.JPG
Inside the Louvre	The Louvre	Inside the Louvre	Inside the Louvre
Royal Crowns at the Louvre	Just talking, along the banks of the Seine	Ready for the evening, along the banks of the Seine	A little romance, along the banks of the Seine is very much a place for all kinds of folks
Suntanning, long the banks of the Seine	A family walk, along the banks of the Seine	Taking a nap, along the banks of the Seine	Dancing, along the banks of Seine
Bridge on the Seine	Houseboat along the banks of the Seine	Where Princess Diana died August 31, 1997	Bridge on the Seine
Unknown artwork	A Gay Parade crosses the Seine	Art for sale in Montmartre area of Paris	Basilica of the Sacre Coeur Paris
Basilica of the Sacre Coeur Paris	Our farewell supper in Paris	Jeanne & Evan Flude	Palace of Versailles located some twenty kilometres southwest of Paris
Versailles was the centre of political power	Versailles remained the centre of political power untilafter the beginning of the French Revolution	IMG_1333.J	IMG_1338.JPG
IThe Palace of Versailles is one of the most beautiful achievements of 18th-century French art.	The Château de Versailles has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage List for 30 years	n 1661, Louis XIV commissioned André Le Nôtre with the design and laying out of the gardens of Versailles	Versailles is the most famous garden in the world
Beside the manicured lawns, parterres of flowers, and sculptures are the fountains, are located throughout the gardens	The gardens cover some 800 hectares of land, much of which is landscaped in the classic French Garden style	More gardens of versailles.	Jeanne at the Fountain of Latona .JPG
More gardens at Versaille.JPG	Versailles was designed as a palatial centre of government for an absolute monarch, Louis XIV	The gardens were spared during the Revolution by Antoine Richard, the gardener who helped construct the English Garden	Gold-leaf gate near entrance to Versailles
Elaborate ceiling at Versailles.	Elaborate and ornate ceilng artwork	Ceiling in this bedroom fit for a King or Queen	Ceiling corner artwork
Louis XIV, the Sun King	Ceiling artwork is elaborate and everywhere, no space is blank	Ornate and elaborate mirror the tastes of the French monarches	No space is empty
IOur French guide was very insightful on our Versailles tour.	Hyacinthe Rigaud's famous portrait of Louis XIV.	Queen Marie-Antoinette and Her Children by Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun ( 1787)	Tours of Versailles are very popular
Elaborate fixture over top of King Louis XIV bed	Queen Marie-Antoinette's attendants place at the end o her royal bed	Louis XIV reigned in Versailles for 72 years and his exaggerated tastes governed French life.	King Louis XIV
Painting at Versailles	Louis XIV dressed as a Roman soldier.	King Louis XVI was found guilty of high treason, and executed by guillotine on January 21,1793

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