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November 16, 2008 St. Sernin's Basilica in Toulouse, France, is the former abbey church of St. Sernin's or St. Saturnin's Abbey, and was built during the Romanesque style between about 1080 and 1120. It is located on the site of a previous basilica of the... 6 photos and 0 videos | Les Jacobins, The Jacobin Club November 14, 2008 The Jacobin Club (Les Jacobins) was the largest and most powerful political club of the French Revolution. At the height of its influence, there were thousands of chapters throughout France, with a membership estimated at 420,000. After the fall of... 4 photos and 0 videos |
Pablo Picasso. Maria Picasso y Lopez October 20, 2008 Pablo Picasso Maria Picasso y Lopez, 1923 Oil on canvas, 72 x 60cm Private Collection. During 1923, possibly because of the recent birth of his first son, Paulo, Picasso returned to many of the subjects which he had used during his rose period,... 1 photos and 0 videos | October 18, 2008 Pablo Picasso Juan-les-Pins, 1920 Oil on canvas, 52 x 72cm Musée Picasso, Paris This painting was completed whilst he and Olga Khoklova were on holiday during the summer of 1920 in Juan-les-Pins. Situated in southeastern France, on the Cote... 1 photos and 0 videos |
Pablo Picasso. Nude on a Beach October 17, 2008 Pablo Picasso Nude on a Beach, 1929 Oil on canvas, 195 x 130cm Musée Picasso, Paris Executed whilst in Paris, this painting reflects his fading relations with his wife Olga Khoklova. The nude distorted female figure seems dreamlike and reveals... 1 photos and 0 videos | October 17, 2008 Pablo Picasso Still Life, 1919 Oil on canvas, 81 x 100cm Musée Picasso, Paris During this time, in which he and Olga Khoklova were at the height of their relationship, Picasso worked in both Cubist and realist modes. He was interested in the... 1 photos and 0 videos |
October 08, 2008 A UNESCO Heritage Site, Notre Dame de Reims is one of the major Christian monuments in the world and was the site of where the kings of France used to be crowned. Completed between 1211 and 1311, it was built on the location of a previous church that... 6 photos and 0 videos | Arc de Triomphe in Montpellier October 08, 2008 Constructed in 1692, the Arc de Triomphe (or Porte du Peyrou) in Montpellier was designed by Charles Augustin Daliver, and was modelled on the Porte Saint-Denis in Paris. The bas-relief panels and inscriptions were added in 1715 and glorify the reign... 3 photos and 0 videos |
October 04, 2008 Pont Alexandre III is an arch bridge that spans the Seine, connecting the Champs-Élysées quarter and the Invalides and Eiffel Tower quarter. The construction of the bridge is a marvel of 19th century engineering, consisting of a 6m high single... 5 photos and 0 videos | October 03, 2008 Today, there are over 9,000 wineries in the French province of Bordeaux, which produce a mind-numbing 700 million bottles of wine every year. As well as producing large quantities of the everyday peasants wine, some of the more expensive and... 5 photos and 0 videos |
October 03, 2008 Famous tourist attraction when in Bordeaux be sure to visit the Cathedral of St Andre the biggest church in the province Splendid roman catholic gothic cathedral 2 photos and 0 videos | October 03, 2008 Noted due its atypical porch entrance supported by two high towers, the Saint Pierre Cathedral in Montpellier is a national monument of France. Formerly a Benedictine Chapel built in 1364, the building was promoted to cathedral status when the... 3 photos and 0 videos |
October 03, 2008 The Palais de Papes (The Palace of the Popes) in Avignon is one of the most significant Christian buildings in Europe. After his election in 1305 Pope Clement V, unwillingly to face the violent chaos in Rome, moved the papacy to Avignon, in southern... 5 photos and 0 videos | October 03, 2008 Located in eastern France, is Dijon, a city famous for its gastronomic patronage and its eponymous mustard. From the 11th century to the late 1400’s, Dijon was one of the great European cities for arts and sciences, and a place of incredible... 5 photos and 0 videos |
October 03, 2008 Unique structure made from glass and metal to form the pyramid Designed by Architect I.M.Pei Contains 666 panes of glass, coincidentally the same number often associated with Satan "the number of the beast", but most observers now say... 5 photos and 0 videos | October 03, 2008 Situated along the Seine is the world’s most visited art museum and with over 35,000 works of art, displayed in over 60,000 square metres of exhibition space, it is also one of the largest. The Louvre has dominated the Parisian skyline since the... 5 photos and 0 videos |
October 02, 2008 Castle of the Dukes of Brittany - Nantes' Castle After fifteen years' of restoration work including three years when the castle was closed for artisan work access This majestic castle is now re-opened and the public can now visit and see... 5 photos and 0 videos | October 02, 2008 London has Big Ben, New York has the Statue of Liberty, and France has the Eiffel Tower. It is believed that since it was erected in 1889, it has had more than 200 million visitors, making it by far the most popular monument in the world. Most... 3 photos and 0 videos |
Pablo Picasso. Two Naked Figures September 25, 2008 Pablo Picasso Two Naked Figures, 1911-12 Oil on canvas, 60 x 73cm Musée Picasso, Paris Completed in the summer of 1908, Picasso later said that a park in Paris inspired this imaginary landscape, in which two figures are almost consumed by the... 1 photos and 0 videos | September 21, 2008 The Musee d’Orsay is a museum and an art gallery situated along the River Seine, Paris, and was officially opened in 1986. This breathtaking museum, built within the old Orsay railway built in 1900, chronicles the forms of artistic expression that... 6 photos and 0 videos |