One of my favorite activities in Paris is taking a photo tour. In this post I am taking you along for a visit in late March from the Louvre along the Seine to Pont Neuf, ĂŽle-de-la-CitĂ© and near Notre-Dame de Paris. The theme was black and white; I could not …
Don’t let the 424 steps to the top of Notre‑Dame’s towers intimidate you — from the original stone staircase to the new double-revolution solid oak this is a journey through history. Think of the visit as a stairway to the heavens.
This is a republished story. Due to website updates, the original was lost. Are you planning to see the Crown of Thorns at the Notre-Dame de Paris? The best view the glass gold disc for a direct shot of the chapel is to the left of the pillar.
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.
The Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral’s interior is the brightest I have ever seen. The centuries of incense, smoke, dust and presence of people are memories of the past. It is time to make Notre-Dame memories for the future.
How does one modernize thirteenth century designs? Hold a competition. Little did Eugène Viollet-le-Duc know when he sketched the sacking of the archbishop’s residence in 1831 that he and a partner, Jean-Baptiste Lassus would win a competition in 1843 to restore Notre-Dame de Paris and its treasury.
The day after the fire, President Emmanuel Macron said that Notre-Dame de Paris would be repaired by 2024. That was the easy part. Where do you find trees at least 100-years old to replace Eugène Viollet-le-Duc’s spire? Where do you find the stones to replace those from 760 year ago …
A virtual, free concert at Notre-Dame de Paris is taking place on December 31. The electronic music artist, Jean-Michel Jarre, has prepared an out-of-the ordinary concert. The 45-minute concert is direct from his Paris studio while at the same time an avatar plays from the interior of the virtually reconstituted …
One year ago, April 15, the steeple of Eugène Viollet-le-Duc burned and crashed through the roof of Notre-Dame de Paris: architectural flaw? One month ago, March 15, the sun was shining; everyone ignored a lockdown, went to the “beach” and socialised. An invisible agent locked down work on Notre Dame …