Paris and the Loire - 1974
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Paris
La Conciergerie by Night
30-Oct-1974
On Wednesday evening we went on a tour of Paris by night. The next series of slIdes show Paris by night; it was not possible to take our own photographs so we bought some. After the coach tour we went to a rather second rate night club. The conciergerie was the fortress palace of the Kings of France before the Louvre. The Conciergerie was the fortress palace of the Kings of France before the Louvre.
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Notre-Dame by Night
20-Oct-1974
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame dates from 1163 and is built in the early gothic style.
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Saint Genevieve and Notre-Dame by Night
30-Oct-1974
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Place de la Concorde
30-Oct-1974
The Luxor obelisk is 3200 years old.
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The Champs Elysees
30-Oct-1974
The Champs-Elysees seen from the Place de la Concorde, with the Arc de Triomphe at the other end.
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L'Arc de Triomphe by night
30-Oct-1974
The arch was built to celebrate Napolean's Imperial armies
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The Eiffel Tower by night
30-Oct-1974
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La Madeleine by night
30-Oct-1974
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Les Invalides by night
30-Oct-1974
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Versailles
The Palace of Versailles
31-Oct-1974
The front of the palace .. The centre part of the building is the original hunting lodge. We visited the Palace of Versailles for the morning. It was rather a cold place, almost devoid of furniture. Our guide was a short man with very thick glasses, an obvious wig, a Frencheman with an English name - Mr. Clarke. In 1628, Louis XIII was hunting in this area and decided that he liked it. In 1631 he built a hunting lodge. The main Palace was commissioned in 1661 by Louis XIV when he decided to move control of the state to Versailles. It was finished in 1700.
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Versailles
The Room of Hercules
31-Oct-1974
Each of the rooms in the Palace is dedicated to a Greek God. This influence of the Greek mythology was due to Louis XIV. The décor of each room from celing down to Flemish carpet was built around the chosen God.
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Versailles
Salon of Apollo - The Ceiling
31-Oct-1974
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