Monday, November 16, 2009

Paris - Art, Romance, and Architecture

View of the city from atop the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile










One wing of the Louvre - there are 3, and each take 1 week to visit.














Teddy meets Mona. He smirk's as he quips, "She's much smaller in person."




























Sculpture from the Tomb of Philippe Pot














Even the rooftops are romantic






















A view of La Tour Eiffel from the Louvre courtyard


Just inside the Louvre - the space is amazing. A clash of old world through a modern sparkling mass of glass eyes.


The Venus De Milo

Created at some time between 130 and 100 BCE, it is believed to depict Aphrodite (Venus to the Romans) the Greek goddess of love and beauty. It is a marble sculpture, slightly larger than life size at 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) high.


The Teddy De Milo

Manufactured in China at some time between 1993 and 1994 AD to depict a polar bear; a symbol of comfort and coziness to American children. It is 3/4 marble sculpture, with the head being made of faux fur, plastic eyes and nose, with a thread mouth. Slightly smaller than a life size polar bear at 3 feet, 2 inches.





The view from the tippy top of the Eiffel Tower