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| Page Views: 1,375 Last Visit to Paris: October, 2003 | Notre Dame, Awesome Power & Majesty by aussiedoug - last update: Dec 6, 2004 |
Aspects of N.D., but no Gargoyles | Incredible detail around front doors |
Yes, it's a shame I didn't do the climb & photograph some Gargoyles as some of my interesting fellow VTers have done!
We were on too limited a time frame as we were also visiting Saint Chappelle & then onto Musee Marmottan-Monet later on.
However, I still managed to snap some interesting aspects of this magnificent cathedral. This main photograph will be followed by a close up, taken on 8x zoom by my Nikon Coolpix 5mb digital camera. So please enlarge it to do justice to the detail that I have narrowly focussed on from this larger photo.
The impression I got is summed up in my travelogue title. Whereas I felt Saint Chappelle was subtle elegance & beauty, I both saw, & felt, the awesome power and majesty of Notre Dame cathedral. I'm not a catholic, but was almost tempted to do "confession" on the way round. didn't because I was worried I wouldn't know when to stop if I got started!! LOL!!! |
| The man himself surrounded by beautiful timberwork |
|  | Close Up of Centrepiece of Front Doors This is what amazed me all through la belle Paris. The detail in all of the stonework or metalwork. Just beautiful, just amazing. Enlarge this to get an idea of the detail in the timber doors. Superlatives fail me! |
| Side rear view with lamp-post |
| | An Interesting Juxtaposition Really the lamp-post seems to be the focus of this photo and yet it wasn't meant to be |
| | Another view |
| Jeanne de Arc in Notre Dame |
| | She makes it here as well as on my Paris intro Joan de Arc. What an inspirational individual she was. I didn't take many photos of the interior of Notre Dame as there was a mass being celebrated and I felt it would be disrespectful. However, when I saw this I just had to take a photograph |
| Rose Garden at the rear of N.D. |
| | Roses at the Rear Really liked this rear view of Notre Dame with the rose gardens in the foreground. My next photo will be of a closeup of one we have in our garden, what we call a, "Blue Moon", even though I think it's a lilac colour |
| | Blue Moon Rose closeup at Notre Dame Aforementioned "Blue Moon" rose, amongst the roses at the rear of Notre Dame. |
| | A Great Dame's Backside (& looking good too! lol!) On my last day in Paris I explored the Ile St Louis and was rewarded with some great photographs, including a few of Notre Dame. This is one of them. |
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Jerelis Tue Aug 25, 2009 17:44 UTC
Always a joy to read your tips on your beatiful pages. Especially the restaurant tips are mouth watering ... :) Thanx for sharing my friend. | jumpingnorman Sun Feb 15, 2009 03:24 UTC
Oui, Doug, I think you should visit Paris again and again and again, even if just 2 days! C'est magnifique! Greetings from Arizona, Norman :) | lynnehamman Sun Dec 14, 2008 22:25 UTC
Great page on Paris- excellent tips and pictures. I think that the ballet was by the famous George Balanchine | christine.j Wed Oct 29, 2008 06:26 UTC
Like you, I love going to Paris, so I really enjoyed reading about your stay there. |
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