Category:architecture photos
Z for Zorro en route to Blois Chambord
Some time ago we took the train, a grey train with an orange Z, a Z for Zorro. Even if it wasn’t lightning fast,...
Port Royal Abbey in Paris
Port Royal is a not just an abbey, nor a mere piece of 17th century architecture, it’s a window on History. On the history...
Remarkable houses in the Ariège
Remarkable houses abound in the Ariege, in the Pyrenees. This is especially the case for Saint Lizier, on top of the beautiful 12th-century cloister...
Topiary Art, peacocks and other animals
Topiary Art is something I’d seen before, even though I must admit I’d never heard the noun. My wife and I went to a...
Postmodern modernist architecture in Montsouris
Modernist architecture is no longer flavour of the month. Yet it can be interesting at times. I was somewhat puzzled when I saw that building....
Art Deco architecture, Tour d’Argent and St Genevieve
Art Deco Architecture is one of my favourites. I love Art Nouveau too as you already know, but I think Art Deco tops the...
Abstract View of an Art Nouveau Building
Art nouveau building Rue Boulard in the fourteenth district. Rather than focus on the architecture itself (more about that per below) I have decided...
Orpheus Wooing the Mermaid (Orphée charmant la Sirène)
I captured this scene at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen as I was stricken by the contrast between this beautiful classical white marble...
Behind the scenes – Versailles
Behind the scenes, one understands that appearances may be a trifle deceptive. To most people, and not just tourists, Versailles will look like the...
