Category:architecture photos
The 2013 Tour Paris 13 Contemporary Art Experience
I fished the following pictures of the Paris 13 th district out of my archive. In October 2013, street artists from all over the...
Romanesque churches in Saint Bertrand de Comminges
Romanesque churches are ubiquitous in the Pyrenees. Here a few pictures from Saint Bertrand de Comminges a bit further from the Ariège in the piedmont....
Château de Terride in Mirepoix
When preparing this post, I researched Château de Terride in duck duck go. I realised that quite a few châteaux in the south-west of France...
The Sphinx of Bagatelle
Bagatelle is a chateau well hidden in the Bois de Boulogne where you can find flowers and especially roses, gardens and the Sphinx of Bagatelle....
Val de Grâce: a Saving Grace
The Val-de-Grâce church is much of a saving grace in its neighbourhood. The area has greatly suffered in the hands of ruthless brutalist architects from...
Northern Doorways Around Boulogne
Northern Doorways aren’t grand, they often lead to modest houses in working class areas where unemployment is high and income is low. I lived in...
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...
