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A sparkling Eiffel Tower rounds off my photos of Paris - every hour in the evenings the illumination...

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As night falls, the illuminated Eiffel Tower is set against a deepening blue sky; at the top, you...

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Uploaded on Sep 11, 2011  |  Map

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Sunbeams burst through a break in the clouds with the Paris skyline providing the perfect backdrop.

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Uploaded on Sep 11, 2011  |  Map

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A slightly alternative take on the Eiffel Tower from the park around its base.

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Uploaded on Sep 6, 2011  |  Map

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The structure of the Eiffel Tower is itself very impressive, and when you see the number of bolts...

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Uploaded on Sep 6, 2011  |  Map

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It took quite a while waiting, and some careful camera positioning to align all four shadows of the statues against the columns at the same time.

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Uploaded on Sep 4, 2011  |  Map

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The golden statues around the Palais de Chaillot provide a bit of subject material in addition to...

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Uploaded on Sep 4, 2011  |  Map

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The golden statues around the Palais de Chaillot provide a bit of subject material in addition to...

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Uploaded on Aug 31, 2011  |  Map

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The golden statues around the Palais de Chaillot provide a bit of subject material in addition to the views down the hill to the Eiffel Tower itself.

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Uploaded on Aug 31, 2011  |  Map

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The golden statues around the Palais de Chaillot provide a bit of subject material in addition to the views down the hill to the Eiffel Tower itself.

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Uploaded on Aug 29, 2011  |  Map

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And to round off my trip to Paris, some images of its most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, seen...

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Uploaded on Aug 29, 2011  |  Map

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This small window was set in the side wall of the upper chapel and the delicate lighting...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011  |  Map

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A small section of some of the 1113 glass panels in the upper chapel; most are original, dating back to medieval times.

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011  |  Map

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The lower chapel of Sainte-Chapelle, at one point during the Revolution used as a flour store(!).

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Uploaded on Aug 23, 2011  |  Map

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The glorious upper chapel of Sainte-Chapelle consists almost entirely of stained glass windows. It...

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Uploaded on Aug 23, 2011  |  Map

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Detail of the beautiful stone vaulted ceiling of the Conciergerie, Paris' oldest prison, where...

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Uploaded on Aug 22, 2011  |  Map

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The beautiful stone vaulted ceiling of the Conciergerie, Paris' oldest prison, where Marie-Antoinette was incarcerated prior to her execution.

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Uploaded on Aug 22, 2011  |  Map

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One final image to finish this section on the Louvre - I like the balance in this square crop.

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Uploaded on Jun 28, 2011  |  Map

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