Archive for May, 2009
May Day Protest
Posted on May 21st, 2009
I participate in May Day protests in Paris. My cause this year is against HADOPI.
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Hameau Lafontaine
Posted on May 21st, 2009
This is the cul-de-sac street I grew up on, Hameau Lafontaine.
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Theatre Edouard VII
Posted on May 19th, 2009
I attend the play Faisons Un Rêve at the Theatre Edouard VII.
The play lacks substance, despite the applause at the end.
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Le Palais du Louvre
Posted on May 18th, 2009
I am confronted with the exteriors of the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Le Palais du Louvre began as a royal fortress in the 12th century. The museum opened its doors in 1793. And the glass pyramid designed by Chinese architect Architect I. M. Pei was inaugurated in 1988.
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Place Vendôme
Posted on May 17th, 2009
While in the French capital, I stay near Place Vendôme in the first arrondissement.
Place Vendôme was commissioned in 1685 by Louis XIV and designed by Jules-Hardouin Mansart. All the buildings on the square are identical.
The spiral column at the center was constructed in 1810 to celebrate by Napoleon’s victory at Austerlitz.
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