North Of The Seine
La Rive Droite most often refers to the center of the city and is
known for its old world elegance and charm.
It is the home of some of the most enduring parts of Parisian life
including the famed Louvre museum, the Opera House, Place
de La Concorde, (where the guillotine stood in the last bloody
days of the Revolution), the Hotel de Ville (city hall), Cartier, and
of course the famed Champs-Elysees.
The only piece that doesn't seem to fit this traditional puzzle is
the Centre Georges Pompidou, a huge shopping mall type
building, reminiscent of the Beverly Center in Los Angeles, that
houses one of the public libraries and is a monument to
post-modernism.
La Rive Droite most often refers to the center of the city and is
known for its old world elegance and charm.
It is the home of some of the most enduring parts of Parisian life
including the famed Louvre museum, the Opera House, Place
de La Concorde, (where the guillotine stood in the last bloody
days of the Revolution), the Hotel de Ville (city hall), Cartier, and
of course the famed Champs-Elysees.
The only piece that doesn't seem to fit this traditional puzzle is
the Centre Georges Pompidou, a huge shopping mall type
building, reminiscent of the Beverly Center in Los Angeles, that
houses one of the public libraries and is a monument to
post-modernism.
A Densely Populated Little Place
It's hard to see that there are even walkways - let alone
streets.
It's hard to see that there are even walkways - let alone
streets.
Between The Louvre and Place De La Concorde
The courtyard at the Louvre is enormous and teaming with
people on any beautiful day.
The courtyard at the Louvre is enormous and teaming with
people on any beautiful day.
Place De La Concorde
Here Marie Antoinette lost her head - but it
was not the original standing place of the
infamous guillotine - just the last one.
Here Marie Antoinette lost her head - but it
was not the original standing place of the
infamous guillotine - just the last one.
Place De La Concorde and L'Arc De Triomphe
It's a straight line from where so many lost their lives to the
Revolution to the monument to those who lost their lives in
battle.
It's a straight line from where so many lost their lives to the
Revolution to the monument to those who lost their lives in
battle.
Statue Of Joan Of Arc
This solid gold statue stands in the center of
a busy intersection on the Right Bank.
This solid gold statue stands in the center of
a busy intersection on the Right Bank.
Opera House
Hotel De Ville
No, this isn't the city's hotel, but it is City Hall.
Above this shot you can see a close up of the
clock tower to this beautiful old building.
No, this isn't the city's hotel, but it is City Hall.
Above this shot you can see a close up of the
clock tower to this beautiful old building.
Journeys
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La Rive Droite
Centre Georges Pompidou
Originally hated by the French for its
mold-breaking architecture, the Centre quickly
became an attraction under its first art director.
Originally hated by the French for its
mold-breaking architecture, the Centre quickly
became an attraction under its first art director.
All that is really left of the real Bastille is
literally a stone marker in one of the subways,
but this monument was built to remember it.
literally a stone marker in one of the subways,
but this monument was built to remember it.