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The cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris (France) in 2015 during the golden hour
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Flowering trees at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (France). Today is the March equinox, which marks the beginning of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Art installation “Himmelsleiter” (Billi Thanner) on the tower of St. Lambert’s Church in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
The artwork came from St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna to St. Lambert’s Church in Münster in September 2022. It remained there until March 2024 and has been on display at Saint-Eustache Church in Paris since May 2024. |
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Grand staircase of the Palais Garnier, an opera house in Paris, France that opened on this day 150 years ago.
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Christmas lights on the Champs-Élysées Avenue in Paris (France) in 2020.
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The legacy of the 1900 Paris Exposition lives on through several iconic structures that still adorn the Parisian skyline today: the Grand Palais, the Petit Palais, the Pont Alexandre III, the Gare d’Orsay railroad station (now the Musée d’Orsay), and two original entrances of Paris Métro stations designed by Hector Guimard.
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French painter Gustave Caillebotte walking in 1892 with his dog Bergère on the Place du Carrousel in Paris (France)
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“La Mort Saint-Innocent” is an allegorical sculpture by an unknown artist. It was located in Holy Innocents’ Cemetery in Paris from 1530 until the cemetery was closed in 1786. The sculpture was moved to Saint-Gervais Church, then to Notre-Dame Cathedral, where the arm was restored by Deseine. It is currently part of the collection of the Louvre-Lens. Today is All Souls’ Day.
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The Patrouille de France flying during an air show in Poland. This unit of the French Air Force traditionally opens the Bastille Day military parade in Paris each 14 July.
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