Musée de Louvre: Pt 2 We came back to the Louvre! This time, Ally and I decided to hit the decorative arts section. We walked through briefly last time and knew it would be a good starting point today. First, I got distracted by the French sculpture rooms. Listen, I love sculptures, and there were […]
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Even though public transit in Baltimore and Paris exists to aid movement of people, they contrast heavily in several areas. Both cities have underground transit, but that’s roughly where similarities end. Baltimore’s light rail and subway offer simple services for a limited population center, while Paris is a sprawling backbone for a dense area. I …
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To me, paintings largely reflect one person’s perspective on an event. I feel that they also serve a single fixed meaning or aesthetic. I normally don’t like paintings, but when we went to the Louvre, I couldn’t help but admire the various paintings we saw there. I find myself drawn to physical objects and machines …
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The national Opera house of Paris far surpassed my already high expectations, being one of the most jaw-dropping, stunning buildings I have seen thus far. Seeing the architectural inspiration for the award-winning Phantom of the Opera was very exciting, as the Broadway musical is one of my favorite stage productions. The start of the visit … Continue reading “Palais Garnier: Ceilings! Mosaics! Lighting!”
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This past Wednesday, we took an unofficial class trip to the Panthéon, where France’s distinguished military commanders, artists and scientists are buried. I don’t particularly like human remains, so I was mostly there because my friends wanted to go. But once I was inside, I was captivated by a series of paintings of Joan of…
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Tour Montparnasse vs. Tour Eiffel On Thursday, we visited both Tour Montparnasse and Tour Eiffel, which provided a good opportunity to compare and contrast the visits to each tower. We visited Tour Montparnasse in the morning, while we visited the Eiffel Tower in the evening, which may have given Tour Montparnasse a slight advantage, as …
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Today we went to the Luxembourg Gardens. We had already been last week at the MICEFA picnic, but I hadn’t realized the scale of the park until today. There are tennis courts, restaurants, bathrooms, an apiary, an orangery turned into a museum, a small exhibit space, a garden where new fruit strains are experimented on, … Continue reading Gardens Galore- Blog Post 2
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Today, July 9th, we met for class in the Luxembourg Garden and then went to the Pantheon. After class was over, I went back to Luxembourg Garden to see the series of 20 statues of powerful or influential French women throughout history. The women depicted were French queens, princesses, or otherwise influential figures from French […]
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The second half of last week was packed with excursions. Thursday we went to the Latin Quarter and the Musée…
Hot take: I didn’t care for the Cluny. Everyone else was talking about how it was the best museum, and it was so incredible, and while I did enjoy it, I thought it was just fine. Medieval art is mildly interesting, but not really for me. I enjoy medieval art for the silly little guys […]
