Daily Photo – The Other Statue of Liberty
Standing at the western end of the Ile aux Cygnes is the other Statue of Liberty. As it stands now, it's eyes look towards its namesake in New York.
Standing at the western end of the Ile aux Cygnes is the other Statue of Liberty. As it stands now, it's eyes look towards its namesake in New York.
'Popeye' is the name of the boat in the lower right corner of this image of a Paris Metro train passing over the Bir Hakeim bridge over the Seine.
So I.M. Pei's pyramid houses one entrance to the Louvre. You only have to join the line here once in your life to think that there has to be a better way in and there are.
I have to say, the Louvre pyramid has always been there for my visits - which means my first visit to the Louvre was after 1989. This photo was taken at about 11:00 pm on a Tuesday night in late July.
The courtyard of the Louvre where the famous I.M. Pei pyramids sit is officially the Cour Napoleon. Today's photos were taken around 10:30 pm on a Tuesday night.
The Palais d l'Institut in Paris is the home of the Institut de France that groups five académies with perhaps the most well known being the Académie française, established in 1635 and concerning itself with the French language.