Can you guess where I was when I took this photo? No, I was not at the top of the Tour Saint-Jacques. There's Saint-Sulpice again. Look at this site to see photos of some of the wall paintings inside.
Very much appreciated the link to the explanation of Delacroix's paintings in Saint-Sulpice, and his inspirations from Raphael. I had always wondered why he chose those somewhat unusual Biblical stories for his subjects. I want to say that the photo was taken from Tour Montparnasse, but if so, it would have to be with a telephoto lens because it does not seem you are up high enough!
I also have enjoyed reading about Jacob and these beautiful paintings. I'm kicking myself for never seeing them. I'm wondering what the brick framed building is? Maybe you were atop the Pantheon to get this nice view? Evelyn
Good thought, Evelyn, I second your Pantheon guess (although I didn't even know you could go up to any lookout place at the Pantheon! LOL). Your guess made me got to Google Earth to wander around the aerial view of Paris, to try to find myself with the same perspective.... such fun!
Evelyn nailed it. I was up on what is called le balcon du Panthéon. You had about the same view from the hotel room you stayed in in 2009, if I remember correctly. Back then, I figured out that the observation level of the Panthéon is actually higher than the top of the Tour Saint-Jacques, because the Panthéon is built on higher ground.
I put my thinking cap on and looked at a map, plus I remembered you told us about going up to that balcony. I remember seeing Sacre Coeur from Linda's room in that hotel but not sure about seeing the tower. It's too bad the reasonably priced hotels like that one were redone and repriced.
Just reading this today, (Saturday) and without having lots of personal experience of looking over Paris from anywhere but Notre-Dame and Galleries Lafayette, I guessed to myself, perhaps it is the Pantheon!!! And, no, I also had no inkling there was a balcony place for viewing the skyline.
Very much appreciated the link to the explanation of Delacroix's paintings in Saint-Sulpice, and his inspirations from Raphael. I had always wondered why he chose those somewhat unusual Biblical stories for his subjects.
ReplyDeleteI want to say that the photo was taken from Tour Montparnasse, but if so, it would have to be with a telephoto lens because it does not seem you are up high enough!
I also have enjoyed reading about Jacob and these beautiful paintings. I'm kicking myself for never seeing them. I'm wondering what the brick framed building is? Maybe you were atop the Pantheon to get this nice view?
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Good thought, Evelyn, I second your Pantheon guess (although I didn't even know you could go up to any lookout place at the Pantheon! LOL). Your guess made me got to Google Earth to wander around the aerial view of Paris, to try to find myself with the same perspective.... such fun!
DeleteThe restaurant at the top of the Centre Pompidou? The site will not except my login. My name is Margaret.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good guess - I was going to say Tour Montparnasse!
DeleteThanks for the link on Delacroix’s paintings, enjoyed looking at them, nice to learn about them.
ReplyDeleteEvelyn nailed it. I was up on what is called le balcon du Panthéon. You had about the same view from the hotel room you stayed in in 2009, if I remember correctly. Back then, I figured out that the observation level of the Panthéon is actually higher than the top of the Tour Saint-Jacques, because the Panthéon is built on higher ground.
ReplyDeleteI put my thinking cap on and looked at a map, plus I remembered you told us about going up to that balcony. I remember seeing Sacre Coeur from Linda's room in that hotel but not sure about seeing the tower. It's too bad the reasonably priced hotels like that one were redone and repriced.
ReplyDeleteJust reading this today, (Saturday) and without having lots of personal experience of looking over Paris from anywhere but Notre-Dame and Galleries Lafayette, I guessed to myself, perhaps it is the Pantheon!!! And, no, I also had no inkling there was a balcony place for viewing the skyline.
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