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Visitor reaching up to Viollet-le-Duc's spire statue at the Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine colleensparis.com

The Spire’s Sculptures Are In a Museum

by Colleen's Paris January 29, 2025
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

Where are the spire’s statues. Shouldn’t they be gracing the four corners of Notre-Dame de Paris’ spire? The location of the statutes for Notre Dame de Paris’ spire has been the best guarded secret and remnant of the pandemic.

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January 29, 2025 0 comments
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Image two dresses and coat dress Henri Matisse (The Dance) Black and White YSL colleensparis.com

Exploring the Musée de l’Art moderne and YSL

by Colleen's Paris April 6, 2022
Exhibitions & ArtFashion & Decorative Arts written by Colleen's Paris

What happens when your tour guide does not show up at the art museum? You become the beholder of the beauty on your own: Couturier art, painted art, creative food art and chocolate art. When the guide did not show up, a group of us walked into the Musée d’Art …

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image of rose in the Musée Rodin garden and Rodin's Thinker

Lift the Mask and Smell the Rodin Roses

by Colleen's Paris July 26, 2020
Gardens, Parks & ZoosLife in Paris written by Colleen's Paris

Alain Baraton recommends the garden at Musée Rodin for the perfume of roses. Colleen’s Paris recommends you hurry before all the petals fall off. It is the end of July. The alternative is to save the date for next year. You will be swept away by the variety of scents. …

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Shuttle Arc de Triomphe to Fondation Louis Vuitton

by Colleen's Paris January 30, 2020
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

Do you prefer light, airy, electric transportation? Would you like a scenic ride along the fashionable Avenue Foch to and from the Arc de Triomphe? When you plan a visit to the Fondation Louis Vuitton (FLV) you have alternatives: Line 1, Buses 63 or 244 or the FLV shuttle. The …

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Frank Gehry Fondation Louis Vuitton conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen

A Rare Moment in Paris with Frank Gehry

by Colleen's Paris October 3, 2019
Exhibitions & ArtParis History & Architecture written by Colleen's Paris

Frank Gehry had just left the auditorium in a conversation with Jean-Louis Cohen at the Fondation Louis-Vuitton. After listening to his architectural journey as it relates to the “free and independent” architect Charlotte Perriand, I walked up to him. I thanked him for sharing his thoughts and for his unique …

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Saint-Sulpice, A Tower With A View

by Colleen's Paris January 25, 2011
Life in ParisTours & Walks written by Colleen's Paris

For DaVinci Code trackers, your souvenir photo showing the church Saint-Sulpice has a major distraction.  If you visited the church after the the book’s publication in 2003, the north tower is shrouded in scaffolding and hidden from view. It is time to return to Paris for a new Kodak moment …

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