Saint-Germain-des-Prés
the Saint-Germain-des-Prés is part of Paris , 5ème arrondissement , 6ème arrondissement .Top photos chosen by u all:
Cafe de Flore, Paris
Made by Rita Crane Photography
Dawn at the Cafe de Flore, Latin Quarter. I had to get up early in the morning to get here in time to take a picture before a lot of cars and traffic blocked the view!! You can see the chairs are still stacked out front. And the blue light of dawn gives the image a soft look. You can learn more about this lovely place on Google, but in the meantime here's this from www.paris.org: Like its celebrated rival Les Deux Magots, Café de Flore can claim to have been the heart of the Existentialist Movement during the early part of this century with Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Camus and others regularly meeting here. www.paris.org/Cafes/flore.html I read that the name 'Flore' came about because there is a little statue of the Goddess Flore across the street. Modigliani, Picasso and Soutine used to come by regularly. Meme que c'etait l'aube les voitures commencaient deja a bloquer ma prise de vue alors j'ai du travailler tres rapidement pour faire cette photo. Quel ravissante facade! On reconnait l'atmosphere bleuatre de l'aube. Il parait que le nom vient d'une petite statue de la deesse romaine Flore qui etait place en face a l'autre cote de la rue.
Les Deux Magots, Paris
Made by Rita Crane Photography
Dawn at Les Deux Magots, (pronounced kind of like lay duh mah go) Latin Quarter. Despite my getting to the area early early in the morning to photograph these historic spots, about one minute after I took the picture, a gigantic white tour bus parked smack dab in front of our view! Luckily I had gotten the angle I wanted for this picture .... Je n'avais que 4 minutes pour trouver ma prise de vue avant qu'un autobus enorme plein de touristes est arrive. Il c'est gare exactement devant moi! C'etait l'aube mais on commence de bon heure a Paris! Here's their website: www.lesdeuxmagots.fr/ and there's an English version too....and a brief history for you below from www.paris.org Where: 170 blvd, St Germain, 6th Métro stop: St-Germain-des-Prés. Open: 8h - 02h Daily; closed second week of January. Named after the two wooden statues which still dominate the room, Les Deux Magots is one the most famous cafés in Paris. Jean-Paul Sartre, and Hemingway were both patrons in an earlier era. Its rival - Café de Flore - is just next door.
St Germain des prés at night
Made by lgp2
Like Ipanema in Rio or Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, St Germain des Prés is a famous district of Paris. In this district, lived people like Apollinaire, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Jacques Prévert, Juliette Gréco, Giacometti, Jean Genet, Boris Vian, Marguerire Duras, ... Certainly one the most pleasant parisian dstricts to live.
Atget-7
Made by Pete Sieger
Former Abbey Palace of Saint Germaine-des-Pres 6th Arr. Left 1910; Right 2004 Note: 1.) Cobble stones replaced with asphalt 2.) Signage has been sanitized 3.) Ground floor structure at street has been removed
Paris - St-Germain-Des-Prés: Église de Saint-Germain-des-Prés - Chapelle Sainte-Margueirte
Made by wallyg
Chapelle Sainte-Margueirte, formerly consecrated as Saint Maur, houses the tomb of Olivier de Castellane. The sculpture is by Francois Girardon.
Nearest places of interest:
| Rue des Canettes 6ème arrondissement Marché St Germain Église Saint-Sulpice | Pont des Arts Le Musée du Louvre (Лувр) Pont du Carrousel St. Thomas Aquinas church |
