tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post159408412124276976..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Paris in July: a café a day (6)Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80100963924900620722013-08-28T15:33:59.337+02:002013-08-28T15:33:59.337+02:00Anne, :-) I agree.Anne, :-) I agree.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73764919710145268072013-08-28T13:35:40.659+02:002013-08-28T13:35:40.659+02:00This is certainly a controversial building , more...This is certainly a controversial building , more so than the Pyramide in front of the Louvre. As for the Tour Montparnasse , I actually like it , might be the only one but hey we are all different. I can understand as it is so high , but the views are amazing. I have just seen WC's comment , now that is a first!!Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57309024049034961172013-08-27T21:53:59.701+02:002013-08-27T21:53:59.701+02:00Starman, I'm sure you are right.
Dean, the py...Starman, I'm sure you are right.<br /><br />Dean, the pyramid is a lot better than the parking lot that was there in the '70s.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87467442010526452662013-08-27T21:08:45.376+02:002013-08-27T21:08:45.376+02:00Probably the MOST controversial was le Tour Eiffel...Probably the MOST controversial was le Tour Eiffel!Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-2305625890908760852013-08-27T18:15:47.783+02:002013-08-27T18:15:47.783+02:00And don't get me started on all that "ext...And don't get me started on all that "external structure" stuff. Columns! Pilasters! Flying buttresses! Too much modernity for me.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1009322653999939332013-08-27T17:50:18.895+02:002013-08-27T17:50:18.895+02:00Well, I will confess that I have a hard time likin...Well, I will confess that I have a hard time liking Notre Dame de Paris. When that cathedral was built, there was nothing like it in the city. It was way out of scale with everything else in the neighborhood, and the architecture was too contemporary, gaudy, and ignored the urban context surrounding it. That damned thing should never have been built.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72122375279007719422013-08-27T15:22:47.238+02:002013-08-27T15:22:47.238+02:00Personal preference, I know, but it took me about ...Personal preference, I know, but it took me about 20 years to actually enjoy seeing the Pyramide in front of the Louvre. I'm still working on liking the Centre Pompidou.Dean Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317311364315454284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47531925392034725732013-08-27T13:31:40.338+02:002013-08-27T13:31:40.338+02:00and.... MORE photos to show my students! and.... MORE photos to show my students! Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63963893340483737842013-08-27T12:21:22.845+02:002013-08-27T12:21:22.845+02:00The Pompidou Center has also been called 'l...The Pompidou Center has also been called 'l'usine à gaz' and, my favorite, 'Notre-Dame de la Tuyauterie'.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78103337694769743272013-08-27T11:49:41.762+02:002013-08-27T11:49:41.762+02:00View from the Tour Saint-Jacques, it really seems ...View from the Tour Saint-Jacques, it really seems out of place. Not my favorite building for this particular place.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82546180167659357262013-08-27T11:06:18.190+02:002013-08-27T11:06:18.190+02:00Early on, the Centre Pompidou has been called The ...Early on, the Centre Pompidou has been called The Refinery, for obvious reasons. Don't start me on this subject! LOLchmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com