Happy New Year, everyone

Shot taken on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. There’s always some magic there. Happy New year 🙂 The Place de la Concorde is one of the major public squares in Paris, France. Measuring 8.64 hectares (21.3 acres) in area, it is the largest square in the French capital. It is located in the city’s […]

The Madeleine Church (Paris)

L’Ă©glise de la Madeleine (Madeleine Church; more formally, L’Ă©glise Sainte-Marie-Madeleine; less formally, just La Madeleine) is a Roman Catholic church occupying a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The Madeleine Church was designed in its present form as a temple to the glory of Napoleon’s army. To its south lies the Place de […]

A new day

Shot made near Bergicourt, a small village in the Somme, Picardy, France. Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France. The north central area of the Somme was the site of a series of battles during […]

The rooftops of Paris – SacrĂ©-CĹ“ur Basilica

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as  and often simply SacrĂ©-CĹ“ur,  is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. SacrĂ©-CĹ“ur is […]

The rooftops of Paris – OpĂ©ra Garnier

The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier in recognition of its opulence […]

The rooftops of Paris – Church St. Augustine

The Église Saint-Augustin de Paris (Church of St. Augustine) is a Catholic church located at 46 boulevard Malesherbes in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The church was designed to provide a prominent vista at the end of the boulevard both of which were built during Haussmann’s renovation of Paris under the Second French Empire. The […]

The rooftops of Paris – OpĂ©ra Garnier

The Palais Garnier is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for the Paris Opera. It was originally called the Salle des Capucines because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier in recognition of its opulence […]

The rooftops of Paris – SacrĂ©-CĹ“ur Basilica

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as  and often simply SacrĂ©-CĹ“ur,  is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris, France. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. SacrĂ©-CĹ“ur is […]

A day ends (Picardie, France)

Shot taken near Guizancourt (Somme, Picardie, France).   Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France. The north central area of the Somme was the site of a series of battles during World War I. Particularly […]