Paris: a classic.
From the Revolutionary Era to Modern Times
Pantheon to the great men recognized by the nation.
Eiffel Tower universal Parisian icon.
Pantheon to the great men recognized by the nation.
Dome of the Pantheon.
Law school of the university of Paris.
Liberty-Equality-Fraternity
Triumphal arch.
Dedicated to great battles fought by the French nation.
Triumphal arch detail.
Trocadero: Every man is created without knowing how he
breathes; the artist feels this act instinctively engaging all his
being. His pain strengthens him.
Monument to The Bastille.
Dedicated to the 14th of july 1789.
Paris: Is the capital of France and the center of Europe. The term Paris comes from Latin meaning “ Civitas Parisiorium” or city of the Parisii (origin is unknown).
Paris has been called the city of light. It is a famous hub of the sciences and the arts. Poets,writers, and artists have revelled in it. The city takes pride in its flair for fashion and exquisite food. It is the heart of love so commemorated by its many storks.
Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Artaud, Victor Hugo, Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Gauguin, Toulose Lautrec, Braque, Pasteur, Daguerre, Lumiere, inform its walls and whereabouts.
Paris is the city that generated great changes in modern society. The tearing down of the Bastille on July 14th 1789 launched France’s revolutionary era. The French monarchy fell bringing forth the great changes that modern society enjoys today.
View of The Louvre Museum.
View of the Notre Dame cathedral.
Paris grows on the banks of the Seine River. The Pantheon celebrates its heroes. The law school at the university of Paris displays Liberty-Equality-Fraternity as the basic tenets of a new society.
The Triumphal Arch is dedicated to the great battles fought by the French nation.The Bastille monument is dedicated to the 14th of July of 1789 marking the beginning of the French Revolution.The Trocadero area celebrates modern art with the Louvre Museum, the Austerlitz Triumphal Arch, the Tulleries Gardens, the famous Eiffel Tower, a universal Parisian icon,The Notre Dame Cathedral, the Montmartre Sacred Heart basilica and many other important locations.
Famous Moulin Rouge,Pigalle.
View of Paris from Montmartre.
Iron bridge.
View of the Seine River.
Arc Bridge detail.
Paris is one of the most visited cities in the world with over thirty million visitors per year.
Diagonal of a classical Building.
Detail on the Quartier Latin.
Classical building.
To visit Paris is to enter into the history of modern society because within it lies the essence of what we are in western society.
As a poet would say: “I would like to die on a rainy day in Paris."
Triumphal arch Austerlitz. Tulleries Garden.
This is an homage to a city that shared its spirit of freedom and wisdom with me.
Photos Copyright Tito Graffe 2008.
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