Luxembourg Palace – the Senate building – in Paris is undergoing a restoration. Previously the Luxembourg Palace, the Senate building in the Luxembourg Garden is undergoing restorations. It is located at 15 Rue de Vaugirard in the 6th arrondissement. Marie de Medicis, wife of Henri IV of France, bought the land and commissioned plans in 1612Continue reading “Luxembourg Palace – the Senate building – in Paris is undergoing a restoration”
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Appointments with Nature in Paris – June to August 2022
Appointments with Nature in Paris – June to August 2022. This summer, 2022, the Jardin des Plantes (the Botanical Garden) in Paris is hosting many outdoor activities for people to discover the biodiversity of the Garden and reconnect with nature. With the new ‘Les Rendez-Vous Nature’ (‘Nature Appointments’) event, there will be daily entertainment and activities fromContinue reading “Appointments with Nature in Paris – June to August 2022”
Rue Charlemagne, 4th arrondissement – January 2022
Rue Charlemagne, 4th arrondissement – February 2022.
Around Rue Princess, 6th arrondissement – January 2022
Around Rue Princess, 6th arrondissement – January 2022.
Rue Duguay Trouin, 6th arrondissement – October 2021
Rue Duguay Trouin, 6th arrondissement – October 2021.
Near Montparnasse Cemetery, 14th arrondissement – August 2021
Near Montparnasse Cemetery, 14th arrondissement – August 2021.
A puzzling fresco – the Tangram Building, Paris
A puzzling fresco – the Tangram Building, Paris. The Tangram Building in Paris is a building with a large, coloured fresco in enamelled glass, in the design of a tangram. A tangram is a puzzle consisting of flat polygons, called tans, which are constructed to form shapes. The tans are used to create minimalist designs that are: ‘eitherContinue reading “A puzzling fresco – the Tangram Building, Paris”
Jardin des Tuileries, 1st arrondissement – April 2021
Jardin des Tuileries, 1st arrondissement – April 2021.
The Eiffel Tower in 2022: older and taller
The Eiffel Tower in 2022: older and taller. The Eiffel Tower in Paris turned 133 years-old on 31 March 2022. It grew older, but also taller. On 15 March 2022, with the installation of a new digital terrestrial TDF radio antenna, Eiffel Tower grew by 6 metres (20 feet), making it now 330 metres (1,083Continue reading “The Eiffel Tower in 2022: older and taller”
Why Parisians adore Josephine Baker
Why Parisians adore Josephine Baker. Why is Josephine Baker still so revered in Paris? American-born Freda Josephine McDonald (1906-1975) married her second husband, entertainer William Howard Baker, in 1921 when she was fifteen years old, keeping his name for life, despite her subsequent marriages. She first arrived in Paris in 1925 at the age ofContinue reading “Why Parisians adore Josephine Baker”