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25 Things To Do In Paris, France
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21 (60) Rodin
Museum
 And
you should see what its like inside! The Rodin Eye Candy Store
Auguste Rodin
(1840-1917) was of the world’s greatest artists. The Rodin
Museum pays tribute to him as one of the fathers of modern sculpture
but Rodin's highly realistic work goes beyond that. The museum contains
a staggering number of marble, bronze, plaster, wax, and terra cotta
sculptures, ceramics, paintings, drawings, and works by other artists
(Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh) from his personal collection.
The museum,
situated in Hôtel Biron, is a lovely museum, beautiful and
constantly surprising. The sculpture is spread pleasantly through
the museum and garden so that visitors can explore the hotel whilst
discovering great works such as The Thinker (which sits upon a pedestal
watching over the garden), the Gates of Hell and the “The
Kiss”.
22
(23) Cite des Sciences at de l'Industrie
 Cité
des Sciences et de l'Industrie = Big Fun
Cité
des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science museum in
Europe. This fun, hands-on museum has cool exhibits on anatomy and
biology. The Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is housed
in an impressive glass and steel building containing a planetarium,
an IMAX theater and special departments for children and teenagers.
At the heart
of the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie are the impressive
Explora exhibitions. The exhibitions contain an array of hands-on,
interactive exhibits of science and technology.
Entry is free
with a Paris
Pass
23
(12) Pont Alexandre III
 The
Pretty Pont Alexandre
As you can
tell from the above the Pont Alexandre III is a photographers delight.
It is widely regarded as the prettiest bridge in Paris. The bridge
is well endowed with beautiful lampposts, sculptures of cherubs
and nymphs and four magnificent golden rearing horses on both ends
of the bridge.
Pont Alexandre
III may appear strangely familiar as it has starred in a number
of movies over the years. It was built as a symbol of Russian-French
friendship and was named after Tsar Alexander III. Pont Alexandre
III has to be seen in day and moonlight. Bring a friend for maximum
effect and please don't forget your camera.
24 (22) Grand
Palais
 Grand
Palais - largest ironwork and glass structure in the world
Close to the
Pont Alexandre III is the Grand Palais. Well known for its enormous
spectacular glass domed roof the Grand Palais (Big Palace) is the
largest existing ironwork and glass structure in the world. Grand
Palais took the title from London’s Crystal Palace, which
was lost in a fire.
The Grand
Palais is a beautiful combination of a classicist stone facade,
art-nouveau ironwork and glass. It was built for the Universal Exhibition
in 1900 and continues to function in that capacity offering Parisians
and visitors a planetarium, interactive exhibitions and events.
The Grand Palais
took over ten years to renovate after one of the glass ceiling collapsed
in 1993. Renovations included some of the Grand Palais’ artwork
including Georges Recipon’s galloping horse sculptures. The
mosaics were also repaired and restored. Judge for yourself if the
wait was worth it.
25 (56) Petit
Palais
A small distance
from the Grand Palais is the Petit Palais (Small Palace). Its main
attraction is its fine Museum of Fine Arts, indeed, 'Mini Louvre'
to some. In a small way, Petit Palais has much to admire in terms
of its historic artwork and doesn’t suffer from crowds and
hassle of the Louvre.
The building
itself is abit of an eye catcher with its ionic columns, grand porch
and Invalides style dome. However, the real people magnets are contained
within its impressive frame. In particular, the French paintings
by Monet and Renoir.
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