The Picardian Painting

Shot taken near Bergicourt (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 […]

The hidden village (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 […]

The Green Symphony (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 […]

The land of 4 white horses

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 […]

Life along a stream (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 […]

The rooftops of Paris – Opéra 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 – Opéra 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 – Sacré Coeur Basilica

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as  and often simply Sacré-Cœur,  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. Sacré-Cœur is […]

The rooftops of Paris – Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World’s Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France’s leading artists and intellectuals […]