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51 Fontaine
des Innocents
Look for Henry
II’s Coat of Arms and the first letter of his name on the
fountain.
52 (45) Parc
André Citroën
The Parc André
Citroën is a park with many gardens. A few are listed below:
The White
Garden
The white garden
is dog and child friendly complete with playground.
The Black
Garden
The evil, unfriendly
black, dark garden is full of witch craft and devil worship…not.
The Dark Garden is however kept from the main section of Parc Andre
Citroen. You reach it via a walkway. The Black Garden is for Peace,
quiet and contemplation. It naturally contains dark plants and flowers.
A chance to chill out and read a book (about sorcery aha!!)
The Changing
Garden
The Changing
Garden is blooming great with a seasonal flowers and things that
go dead in winter (see black garden ? ) and some that don’t
of course.
The Scent
Garden
Smell the roses.
The Taste
Garden
Not sure you
are suppose and probably ill advised if you did.
The Garden
of Movement
Trifids(?)
and other plants just hang out and do as they please. Perhaps this
garden should be renamed the teenage garden. The plants go wild
and stay unprunned. Thankfully you can’t hear them.
Parc André
Citroën awakes at dawn on weekdays, has a lay in at the weekends
and generally sticks around until about 6.
53 (67) Bibliothèque
Nationale de France
Bibliothèque
Nationale de France one of the largest libraries in the world with
significant resources and manuscripts dating back to the middle
ages.
The building
has four 24-story towers, shaped as open books, all overlooking
a beautiful garden.
54 (69) Hôtel
de Ville (City Hall)
If you are
fortunate enough to venture inside you will discover a large staircase,
the long Salle des Fêtes (ballroom), the painted ceilings
and walls, the stained glass windows and the numerous chandeliers.
You'll find
the The Hôtel de Ville in the 4th arrondissement close to
the Seine River. It is near the Centre Pompidou and close to Notre-Dame
across the pont d'Arcole.
55 (25) Place
de la Bastille
Bastille Square
The Bastille’s
fall is celebrated each year as the Bastille Day, a French national
holiday.
56 (29) Montmartre
Montmartre
is the highest point in Paris. On top of the hill is the white Sacré-Coeur
Catholic basilica. Despite the huge interest from international
travelers Montmartre has retained its village feel.
57 Palmier
Fountain
The Palmier
Fountain has a golden winged not really a dove like bird of peace
figure with a number of sphinx like sphinx’s to remind people
of the pointlessness of war.
The Palmier
Fountain celebrates the battle at Siege of Danzig (1807, Prussia)
and the Battle of the Pyramids (1798, Egypt). Still, it’s
a nice looking fountain.
58 St. James
Tower (Tour St-Jacques) and Pascal
The Tower was
renovated in the 19th century but the building material used predates
British America. The tower is 52 meters high.
A statue of
Pascal can be found at the foot of the Tower which he once used
as a lab.
59 (18) Museum
of Eroticism
Entertaining
and funny. Hard to take for some. Lighten-up, you are on holiday.
60 (24) Paris
beach
From July-August
the beach comes to Paris.
The city beach
is located on the bank of the not to be swam in Seine to create
the "Paris Plage" from Ile St. Louis to the Jardin des
Tuileries.
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