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General Electric · June 14th, 2012, 01:26 AM

In southern flank of the Notre Dame Cathedral, the painted portal is a jewel of medieval sculpture (painted between 1225-1235). Old and New Testament frame the Coronation of the Virgin. The originality of the painted doorway is in the (relative) conservation of polychrome decoration and in the modest position of the Virgin, the pride of being made to Christ in Glory. It is through this side entrance that thousands of pilgrims were entering the building, whereas usually it is the main door (the end of the nave) is used. But the number of people visiting the site made an essential travel arrangements inside the cathedral. It took nearly a century of work to restore the painted portal and make it to the public, with protection following the latest architectural techniques. Those responsible for the restoration have decided not to artificially reproduce the entire original polychromy, in part disappeared, but to preserve and strengthen that which remained.

General Electric · June 17th, 2012, 01:27 PM

stairs of the belfry

the belfry stairs worn by erosion

Beams supporting the bells

One of the bells

Arriving at the top of the belfry

General Electric · June 19th, 2012, 12:27 AM

Gurgles of cathedral

Saint-François church, hiding the Hotel des Postes

Rue Saint-Laurent and his church, Bel-Air-Métropole tower

Bel-Air tower, Chauderon, Malley, ...

General Electric · June 22nd, 2012, 11:28 PM

Zoom over St-Laurent church

Panorama West

Zoom over Place de la Riponne

Medieval tower in Rue de l'Ale

Zoom over building of Place Chauderon

Bel-Air tower

General Electric · June 25th, 2012, 12:36 AM

The stairs "Les escaliers du Marché", the bell tower of City Hall, Place de la Riponne, ...

Les escaliers du marché, at background the top of City Hall

Top of City Hall, with one of his original dragon-shaped gargoyles and a piece of building at Place de la Palud

Focus on the gap of "escaliers du Marché", suggesting the Place de la Palud and onlookers watching the animated clock play "moments of joy" of Vaud country

Focus on the east

Focus on the east: la Caroline

balthazar · June 25th, 2012, 09:24 AM

Beautiful!

General Electric · June 26th, 2012, 07:01 PM

The roofs of the neighborhood around St-Pierre

Rue Centrale and Le Rôtillon

The MUDAC (museum of design and contemporary applied arts), also called House Gaudard, has a rather unusual story. The building is actually composed of several houses dating from the Middle Ages that were combined over the centuries.

The Ancient hospital

General Electric · June 26th, 2012, 07:13 PM

The Old Academy at foreground right, bottom left the Palais de Rumine, behind the residential towers of Valentin and those of Rouvraie, intersected by the Rue de la Borde.

La Cité (middle age city of Lausanne), with the Old Academy (1589), Rue Cité-Devant and the Castle at the bottom (The Château St-Maire is the seat of government of Vaud).

Focus

The southern turret of the the Palais de Rumine

One of the sphinx of Palais de Rumine, giving the impression that he is walking on the roof

General Electric · June 29th, 2012, 03:10 AM

Victor Hugo: "Lausanne is a block of quaint houses, spread over two or three hills which extend from one central node,
and wearing the cathedral as a tiara. I was on the esplanade of the church, at the gate, so to speak on the head of the city. I saw the
lake above the rooftops, the mountains above the lake, the clouds above the mountains, and stars above the clouds. It was like a
staircase where a thought rose from step to step and became larger at each stage." http://www.lausanne.ch/view.asp?DocId=31772

Lausanne South.

Lausanne South

Lausanne West

Lausanne North, Rue Cité-Devant

Lausanne East

General Electric · July 1st, 2012, 11:52 PM

The Escaliers du Marché is a covered flight of steps which leads from the cathedral esplanade to Place de la Palud and is lined with a row of old dwellings dating back to the 16th century. The steps were built in the 13th century to connect the two town markets - the Place de la Palud market and the Place du Crêt market (beneath the cathedral). Source

Les escaliers du Marché.

General Electric · July 4th, 2012, 01:09 PM

The Escaliers du Marché.

Place de la Palud from rue de la Mercerie

Place de la Palud

Rue du Pont

Dragon-shaped gargoyle on the City Hall

Place de la Palud

Rue du Pont

General Electric · July 6th, 2012, 09:19 PM

North of the Cathedral, the "unfinished tower" (Originally, there had to be two towers belfries)

Pont Bessières from St-Martin

Tattoo at the bottom of Bessières Bridge

Rue Cité-Devant

Rue Cité-Devant. Fossils of molluscs on Rue Cité-Devant. Examine the foot of the building on Rue Cité-Devant just behind the old fountain, and you’ll be able to see fossils of molluscs dating back many millions of years. The fossilised sandstone was extracted north of the Vaud Canton and testifies to the presence far back in time of the vast seas which once covered the whole of the region.(Lausanne Tourisme, Pierre Corajoud)

General Electric · July 14th, 2012, 02:02 AM

Statue of Major Davel. Davel, a strong military from Vaud, who has fight throughout Europe, tried to free the country of Vaud, with 600 soldiers. But he was betrayed, tortured, trapped in this castle, and then execute by the lake in 1723.

St-Maire Castle

Erosion of St-Maire Castle

Rams of the old City

Buste of Charles Veillon

General Electric · July 27th, 2012, 08:13 PM

Linguine · July 28th, 2012, 06:09 AM

beautiful Lausanne...

james.ruppert · July 28th, 2012, 06:12 AM

Astonishing really, specially the second photo!

General Electric · August 8th, 2012, 08:59 PM

General Electric · August 21st, 2012, 08:32 PM

General Electric · August 23rd, 2012, 12:09 PM

Avenue de Rhodanie

Bellerive's beach

Column of the Gallo-Roman temple ruins, in Lausanne-Vidy

Quartier du Flon

View from quartier du Bugnon

Quartier de Malley

Parc La Vallée de la Jeunesse

General Electric · August 29th, 2012, 04:27 PM

Rue Cheneau de Bourg

Saint-François

The steepest metro station in the world: Lausanne-Gare

Lausanne Flon

Lausanne Flon M2

Lausanne Flon M1

Lausanne Flon

Place de l'Europe

Terrace "L'Hôtel"

June 14th, 2012, 01:26 AM	#61
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	Inside the cathedrals In southern flank of the Notre Dame Cathedral, the painted portal is a jewel of medieval sculpture (painted between 1225-1235). Old and New Testament frame the Coronation of the Virgin. The originality of the painted doorway is in the (relative) conservation of polychrome decoration and in the modest position of the Virgin, the pride of being made to Christ in Glory. It is through this side entrance that thousands of pilgrims were entering the building, whereas usually it is the main door (the end of the nave) is used. But the number of people visiting the site made an essential travel arrangements inside the cathedral. It took nearly a century of work to restore the painted portal and make it to the public, with protection following the latest architectural techniques. Those responsible for the restoration have decided not to artificially reproduce the entire original polychromy, in part disappeared, but to preserve and strengthen that which remained. __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

June 17th, 2012, 01:27 PM	#62
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	stairs of the belfry stairs of the belfry stairs of the belfry the belfry stairs worn by erosion Beams supporting the bells Beams supporting the bells One of the bells Arriving at the top of the belfry __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

June 19th, 2012, 12:27 AM	#63
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	Gurgles of cathedral Gurgles of cathedral Gurgles of cathedral Gurgles of cathedral Gurgles of cathedral Saint-François church, hiding the Hotel des Postes Rue Saint-Laurent and his church, Bel-Air-Métropole tower Bel-Air tower, Chauderon, Malley, ... __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

June 22nd, 2012, 11:28 PM	#64
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	Zoom over St-Laurent church Panorama West Panorama West Zoom over Place de la Riponne Medieval tower in Rue de l'Ale Zoom over building of Place Chauderon Bel-Air tower __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

June 25th, 2012, 12:36 AM	#65
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	The stairs "Les escaliers du Marché", the bell tower of City Hall, Place de la Riponne, ... Les escaliers du marché, at background the top of City Hall Top of City Hall, with one of his original dragon-shaped gargoyles and a piece of building at Place de la Palud Focus on the gap of "escaliers du Marché", suggesting the Place de la Palud and onlookers watching the animated clock play "moments of joy" of Vaud country Focus on the east Focus on the east: la Caroline __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

June 25th, 2012, 09:24 AM	#66
balthazar User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: laputa Posts: 4,172 Likes (Received): 618	Beautiful! __________________ quando si dorme si beve male (René Daumal)

June 26th, 2012, 07:01 PM	#67
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	The roofs of the neighborhood around St-Pierre Rue Centrale and Le Rôtillon The MUDAC (museum of design and contemporary applied arts), also called House Gaudard, has a rather unusual story. The building is actually composed of several houses dating from the Middle Ages that were combined over the centuries. The Ancient hospital __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

June 26th, 2012, 07:13 PM	#68
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	The Old Academy at foreground right, bottom left the Palais de Rumine, behind the residential towers of Valentin and those of Rouvraie, intersected by the Rue de la Borde. La Cité (middle age city of Lausanne), with the Old Academy (1589), Rue Cité-Devant and the Castle at the bottom (The Château St-Maire is the seat of government of Vaud). Focus The southern turret of the the Palais de Rumine One of the sphinx of Palais de Rumine, giving the impression that he is walking on the roof __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

June 29th, 2012, 03:10 AM	#69
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	Panorama from the top of cathedral Victor Hugo: "Lausanne is a block of quaint houses, spread over two or three hills which extend from one central node, and wearing the cathedral as a tiara. I was on the esplanade of the church, at the gate, so to speak on the head of the city. I saw the lake above the rooftops, the mountains above the lake, the clouds above the mountains, and stars above the clouds. It was like a staircase where a thought rose from step to step and became larger at each stage." http://www.lausanne.ch/view.asp?DocId=31772 Lausanne South. Lausanne South Lausanne West Lausanne West Lausanne North, Rue Cité-Devant Lausanne East __________________ General Electric on Panoramio Last edited by General Electric; June 29th, 2012 at 03:40 AM.

July 1st, 2012, 11:52 PM	#70
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	The Escaliers du Marché The Escaliers du Marché is a covered flight of steps which leads from the cathedral esplanade to Place de la Palud and is lined with a row of old dwellings dating back to the 16th century. The steps were built in the 13th century to connect the two town markets - the Place de la Palud market and the Place du Crêt market (beneath the cathedral). Source Les escaliers du Marché. Les escaliers du Marché. Les escaliers du Marché. Les escaliers du Marché. Les escaliers du Marché. Les escaliers du Marché. Les escaliers du Marché. Les escaliers du Marché. Les escaliers du Marché. __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

July 4th, 2012, 01:09 PM	#71
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	The Escaliers du Marché. The Escaliers du Marché. The Escaliers du Marché. The Escaliers du Marché. Place de la Palud from rue de la Mercerie Place de la Palud Rue du Pont Dragon-shaped gargoyle on the City Hall Place de la Palud Rue du Pont __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

July 6th, 2012, 09:19 PM	#72
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	North of the Cathedral, the "unfinished tower" (Originally, there had to be two towers belfries) Pont Bessières from St-Martin Pont Bessières from St-Martin Tattoo at the bottom of Bessières Bridge Rue Cité-Devant Rue Cité-Devant. Fossils of molluscs on Rue Cité-Devant. Examine the foot of the building on Rue Cité-Devant just behind the old fountain, and you’ll be able to see fossils of molluscs dating back many millions of years. The fossilised sandstone was extracted north of the Vaud Canton and testifies to the presence far back in time of the vast seas which once covered the whole of the region.(Lausanne Tourisme, Pierre Corajoud) Rue Cité-Devant. Fossils of molluscs on Rue Cité-Devant. Examine the foot of the building on Rue Cité-Devant just behind the old fountain, and you’ll be able to see fossils of molluscs dating back many millions of years. The fossilised sandstone was extracted north of the Vaud Canton and testifies to the presence far back in time of the vast seas which once covered the whole of the region.(Lausanne Tourisme, Pierre Corajoud) Rue Cité-Devant. Fossils of molluscs on Rue Cité-Devant. Examine the foot of the building on Rue Cité-Devant just behind the old fountain, and you’ll be able to see fossils of molluscs dating back many millions of years. The fossilised sandstone was extracted north of the Vaud Canton and testifies to the presence far back in time of the vast seas which once covered the whole of the region.(Lausanne Tourisme, Pierre Corajoud) Rue Cité-Devant. Fossils of molluscs on Rue Cité-Devant. Examine the foot of the building on Rue Cité-Devant just behind the old fountain, and you’ll be able to see fossils of molluscs dating back many millions of years. The fossilised sandstone was extracted north of the Vaud Canton and testifies to the presence far back in time of the vast seas which once covered the whole of the region.(Lausanne Tourisme, Pierre Corajoud) Rue Cité-Devant. Fossils of molluscs on Rue Cité-Devant. Examine the foot of the building on Rue Cité-Devant just behind the old fountain, and you’ll be able to see fossils of molluscs dating back many millions of years. The fossilised sandstone was extracted north of the Vaud Canton and testifies to the presence far back in time of the vast seas which once covered the whole of the region.(Lausanne Tourisme, Pierre Corajoud) __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

July 14th, 2012, 02:02 AM	#73
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	Statue of Major Davel. Davel, a strong military from Vaud, who has fight throughout Europe, tried to free the country of Vaud, with 600 soldiers. But he was betrayed, tortured, trapped in this castle, and then execute by the lake in 1723. St-Maire Castle Erosion of St-Maire Castle Erosion of St-Maire Castle Erosion of St-Maire Castle Erosion of St-Maire Castle Erosion of St-Maire Castle Rams of the old City Buste of Charles Veillon __________________ General Electric on Panoramio Last edited by General Electric; July 14th, 2012 at 02:22 AM.

July 27th, 2012, 08:13 PM	#74
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	Landscape near Lausanne __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

July 28th, 2012, 06:09 AM	#75
Linguine leisure cook Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bacolod Uptown East Posts: 10,212 Likes (Received): 1506	beautiful Lausanne... __________________ *Bacolod:* "Culinary destination par excellence"

July 28th, 2012, 06:12 AM	#76
james.ruppert Master roofer Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 2 Likes (Received): 0	Astonishing really, specially the second photo!

August 8th, 2012, 08:59 PM	#77
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	August 1, national day __________________ General Electric on Panoramio Last edited by General Electric; August 21st, 2012 at 08:34 PM.

August 21st, 2012, 08:32 PM	#78
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	Renens + Crissier, west of Lausanne __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

August 23rd, 2012, 12:09 PM	#79
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	Avenue de Rhodanie Bellerive's beach Bellerive's beach Column of the Gallo-Roman temple ruins, in Lausanne-Vidy Quartier du Flon Quartier du Flon View from quartier du Bugnon Quartier de Malley Parc La Vallée de la Jeunesse __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

August 29th, 2012, 04:27 PM	#80
General Electric Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lausanne Posts: 2,984 Likes (Received): 12	Rue Cheneau de Bourg Saint-François The steepest metro station in the world: Lausanne-Gare The steepest metro station in the world: Lausanne-Gare Lausanne Flon Lausanne Flon M2 Lausanne Flon M1 Lausanne Flon Place de l'Europe Terrace "L'Hôtel" __________________ General Electric on Panoramio

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