An Art Nouveau house by Guimard La Bluette is an art nouveau house in Hermanville in Normandy, France. Art Nouveau architect Hector Guimard built it at the very end of the nineteenth century. “Bluette” is a French literary term for…
Behind the scenes, one understands that appearances may be a trifle deceptive. To most people, and not just tourists, Versailles will look like the above picture. Rowing boats, canals and a grandiose château. One will take the train to the…
Versailles Chantiers is one of the many railway stations in Versailles. This one is a little bit further away from the Chateau. Its name is derived from the building sites (“Chantiers” in French) where the stone-carving workshops were located. In…
A river runs through Paris, it’s a fact. Two rivers I should say because the Marne is the Seine’s tributary and it merges into it right at the beginning of the City in Ivry. This picture has nothing to do…
The other day we were visiting the Cité U for the umpteenth time. It’s funny how you can visit some places a hundred times and still discover new things. That was the case on that dreary January day outside the Brazilian…
It’s the City’s oldest and a brilliant piece of watchmaking at the corner of the Conciergerie in the heart of Paris. I read on that page that it was 47-metre long but it’s hard for me to figure out. This must…
Henri IV – Pont Neuf – Paris – January 2021
Paris Metro – Ile de la Cité – Hector Guimard (Architect) – Art Nouveau – Jan 2021
The anti museum needed a new logo and this is why. As I am thinking about my new project I have begun to redesign this blog. This is only step one, but soon I will install a new template for…
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