View Full Version : PARIS [16] 1er Arrondissement - Place du Châtelet & Vendôme


hkskyline
May 31st, 2005, 07:45 PM
Place du Châtelet
I took several hundred photos that day. I walked for the whole day all over the place and ended the tour with a sunset view of Paris from Montparnasse Tower. Paris has a lot of nice squares and the streetscapes are very beautiful.

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http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050417/DSCN7972.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050417/DSCN7977.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050417/DSCN7981.jpg

Around the Neighborhood
Located just across the river from Ile de la Cite, this area is typical of Paris - full of interesting buildings!

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http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050417/DSCN7982.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050417/DSCN7990.jpg

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http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050417/DSCN7998.jpg

Place Vendôme
Place Vendôme is a square in the 1st arrondissement to the north of the Tuileries Gardens. Created in 1685, the square was commissioned by King Louis XIV and designed by Jules-Hardouin Mansart.

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http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050417/DSCN8072.jpg

Other Paris Threads

Part 1 : La Tour Eiffel (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=206005) | Part 2 : La Défense (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=206338) | Part 3 : Montmartre & Sacre Coeur (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=206902) | Part 4 : Notre Dame (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=207422) |
Part 5 : Gare du Nord (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=208919) | Part 6 : Louvre (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=209193) | Part 7 : Gare de Lyon (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=209501) | Part 8 : Beautiful Street Scenes (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=209668) |
Part 9 : Ile de la Cité (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=210097) | Part 10 : Plus de La Défense (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=210664) | Part 11 : Versailles (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=211809) |
Part 12 : Arc de Triomphe (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=212826) | Part 13 : Pompidou (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=214944) | Part 14 : Printemps Rooftop Terrace (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=217191) |
Part 15 : More History from Ile de la Cité (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=217414)

IchO
May 31st, 2005, 10:05 PM
Amazing pics and architecture.

BTW - Why the hell did you, French people voted AGAINST the EU Constitusion ? :)

Phobos
June 1st, 2005, 01:14 AM
The fountain on the first picture is quite interesting.