A Study in Weathered Facades: Paris

“The study of architecture opens up the enjoyment of buildings with an appreciation of their purpose, meaning and charm”

Sir Banister Fletcher, preface to the Tenth Edition of A History of Architecture, 1938

Below is a view from Rue de Solferino looking towards the River Seine.

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Below is a view of the Conciergerie building from Pont au Change.

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Below is a close-up photo of the Palais Garnier.

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Below is another close-up from the Palais Garnier. I took this photo from the same vantage point as the above picture.

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Below is a final close-up from the Palais Garnier. The statue is entitled La Danse and it was sculpted by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux.

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