Day 12 - Walk #11
Warning: Picture overload! Walk #11, entitled Lutetia Pulchra est: Musee National du Moyen Age, Sorbonne, Saint-Etienne-du-Mont, Arenes de Lutece, was very long and there was so much to see!
We started here, at the Cluny Musee, which was once a fifteenth-century hotel. (By the way, when I mention a hotel, it doesn't actually mean hotel, but rather a residence)
I think this is from Notre Dame. Not entirely sure.
One of the many, many tapestries that are in the Cluny Museum. 
Original stained glass from Sainte-Chapelle. 
A cool arch... not sure where it is from, but you can be sure that it is really old :)
Part of the Woman and the Unicorn series. The room was really dark, so I couldn't get a very good picture. The book calls them "breathtaking." They are way cool, don't get me wrong, but they aren't really that different than the other tapestries in the museum. Cool story from Courtney: When they were in their original location, the bottom part (you can see that it is a little lighter) got ripped off somehow. Well, it was replaced not too long ago (probably 100 or so years ago; I really don't know) and it matched the original tapestry exactly. Since then, that part has faded while the original's colors have remained intact. Pretty cool.
This is the Sorbonne, which houses the University of Paris, I'm pretty sure. The book says: "The Sorbonne was founded by Robert de Sorbon in 1257 to train future theologians. In fact, this area is now called the Latin Quarter because the future theologians all studied and spoke Latin (not because the Romans once lived here). The Sorbonne has historically been a launching pad for social unrest and riots, particularly in 1968 and again in 2006. As a result, access to the inner courtyard and the school itself is limited to students and professors."
This in the Pantheon, not to be confused with the Pantheon which is in Italy. Again, from the book: "The Pantheon, or temple of the nation, was originally built as a church dedicated to Sainte Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, who, according to legend, saved Paris from the Huns in 451. As the finishing touches were being put on Sainte-Genevieve, the revolution broke out, and in 1791, the new Republic decided to transform the church into a final resting place for the great men of the nation. Mirabeau was the first to be 'patheonized,' followed by Voltaire and Marat; although, when it was discovered that Mirabeau has participated in a royalist plot, his remains were the first to be removed." I hope at least some of you find these little tidbits interesting. If not, it isn't too hard to skip over them :)
The martyrdom of St. Denis, who I talked about on another day.
Inside of the Pantheon.
I'm trying to figure out how to take pictures with me in them. I'm pretty protective over my camera so I don't really want someone else to handle it, even though I'm sure it would be fine. Anyway, so far, I am not doing a very good job. Hmm, I'll just have to keep working on it!
Realism in action: Dirty feet.
The stairs that lead to the crypt.
Voltaire's remains are right there. 
And Rousseau is over here. I really like the hand coming out with a bouquet. 
The Curies. 
Hanna. She was a revolutionary, didn't you know?
Alexandre Dumas. He wrote The Count of Monte Cristo and other things. I really want to read that, in the abridged version, along with the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables (both abridged because I'm not a fan of tangential things). Don't let me forget.
Speaking of Hunchback and Les Miserables...
Some guy's heart is in that vase. Kind of weird.
Another view of the Pantheon. It is pretty cool.
Now this is Sainte-Etienne-du-Mont which "was originally a monastery (parts of which still exist at the back of the church). The church was built in the 13th century but was extensively rebuilt from the 15th through the 17th centuries."
The inside. It is pretty cool. I love the winding staircases. 
Another part of the wall that I talked about on Day 11.
Stairs leading to the Roman arena seats. How crazy is it that people walked up these steps hundreds and hundreds of years ago?
The seating arrangements.
Another crazy thing. People, including this little boy, play in the arena area. In the place where humans and animals once fought to the death, they play soccer. We don't have things like that in America.
We started here, at the Cluny Musee, which was once a fifteenth-century hotel. (By the way, when I mention a hotel, it doesn't actually mean hotel, but rather a residence)
I think this is from Notre Dame. Not entirely sure.
One of the many, many tapestries that are in the Cluny Museum. 
Original stained glass from Sainte-Chapelle. 
A cool arch... not sure where it is from, but you can be sure that it is really old :)
Part of the Woman and the Unicorn series. The room was really dark, so I couldn't get a very good picture. The book calls them "breathtaking." They are way cool, don't get me wrong, but they aren't really that different than the other tapestries in the museum. Cool story from Courtney: When they were in their original location, the bottom part (you can see that it is a little lighter) got ripped off somehow. Well, it was replaced not too long ago (probably 100 or so years ago; I really don't know) and it matched the original tapestry exactly. Since then, that part has faded while the original's colors have remained intact. Pretty cool.
This is the Sorbonne, which houses the University of Paris, I'm pretty sure. The book says: "The Sorbonne was founded by Robert de Sorbon in 1257 to train future theologians. In fact, this area is now called the Latin Quarter because the future theologians all studied and spoke Latin (not because the Romans once lived here). The Sorbonne has historically been a launching pad for social unrest and riots, particularly in 1968 and again in 2006. As a result, access to the inner courtyard and the school itself is limited to students and professors."
This in the Pantheon, not to be confused with the Pantheon which is in Italy. Again, from the book: "The Pantheon, or temple of the nation, was originally built as a church dedicated to Sainte Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, who, according to legend, saved Paris from the Huns in 451. As the finishing touches were being put on Sainte-Genevieve, the revolution broke out, and in 1791, the new Republic decided to transform the church into a final resting place for the great men of the nation. Mirabeau was the first to be 'patheonized,' followed by Voltaire and Marat; although, when it was discovered that Mirabeau has participated in a royalist plot, his remains were the first to be removed." I hope at least some of you find these little tidbits interesting. If not, it isn't too hard to skip over them :)
The martyrdom of St. Denis, who I talked about on another day.
Inside of the Pantheon.
I'm trying to figure out how to take pictures with me in them. I'm pretty protective over my camera so I don't really want someone else to handle it, even though I'm sure it would be fine. Anyway, so far, I am not doing a very good job. Hmm, I'll just have to keep working on it!
Realism in action: Dirty feet.
The stairs that lead to the crypt.
Voltaire's remains are right there. 
And Rousseau is over here. I really like the hand coming out with a bouquet. 
The Curies. 
Hanna. She was a revolutionary, didn't you know?
Alexandre Dumas. He wrote The Count of Monte Cristo and other things. I really want to read that, in the abridged version, along with the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables (both abridged because I'm not a fan of tangential things). Don't let me forget.
Speaking of Hunchback and Les Miserables...
Some guy's heart is in that vase. Kind of weird.
Another view of the Pantheon. It is pretty cool.
Now this is Sainte-Etienne-du-Mont which "was originally a monastery (parts of which still exist at the back of the church). The church was built in the 13th century but was extensively rebuilt from the 15th through the 17th centuries."
The inside. It is pretty cool. I love the winding staircases. 
Another part of the wall that I talked about on Day 11.
Stairs leading to the Roman arena seats. How crazy is it that people walked up these steps hundreds and hundreds of years ago?
The seating arrangements.
Another crazy thing. People, including this little boy, play in the arena area. In the place where humans and animals once fought to the death, they play soccer. We don't have things like that in America.
And here is Hanna as a lion. Looks more like a T-Rex to me!
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