Paris
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| A column located in Place de la Bastille. I think Paris has at least ten such columns scattered throughout the city. | A scene of the city street taken from Rue St. Antoine. | The garden inside Place de Vosges, which has the shape of a perfect square. The statue in the middle is Louis XIII. | ||
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| A chruch-like building on Rue St. Antoine. | A view of the Ile St-Louis island outside the Hôtel de Ville. The river in the photo is the one that flows through the heart of Paris---La Seine. | The front view of Conciegerie, which is a wing of the Palais de Justice. The building was used as a prison during the French revolution. | ||
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| The front view of Conciegerie, which is a wing of the Palais de Justice. The building was used as a prison during the French revolution. | Just like a web site, the Notre-Dame is also being renovated. | Statues on the top of Notre-Dame. The Ile St-Louis island is also visible in the background. | ||
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| Originally built in fulfilment of a vow made by Louis XV, Panthéon was then used for the burial of some famous French | Orsay Museum, which is sometimes said to be the most beautiful museum in Europe, holds more than 4000 works including paintings, sculptures, drawings and furniture. | An inside view of the Orsay Museum. | ||
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| A night view of the Eiffel Tower. The exposure of my camera cannot be altered, and thus the bad photo quality. | A night view of the most famous street in Paris--Champs Elysées, facing the direction of the Arc de Triomphe. You probably cannot see the Arc because of the bad photo quality. | A daytime view of Champs Elysées, facing the direction of the Louvre Museum. | ||
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| The spacious sidewalk of Champs Elysées. | Church 'Sacre Coeur' | A gathering place near Sacre Coeur | ||
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| The glass pyramid with the Louvre Museum in the background. | A photo of myself standing in front of the glass pyramid of the Louvre Museum. | The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in front of the glass pyramid. | ||
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| The famous Arc de Triomphe, which is much bigger than the previous one. | The Grande Arche is one of the futuristic buildings in La Défense, a business area just west of Paris. | A photo of myself standing in front of the Versailles Palace, the resident of the last few French kings. | ||
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| The root of a chapel inside the Versailles Palace. You probably cannot see the paintings clearly. | Hall of Mirrors in the Versailles Palace. | |||