Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Paris, France, 16 Dec 2003: Butte Montmartre
Sacre Coeur And Surrounds
    Sitting magisterially on the summit of Butte Montmartre, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart - Sacre Coeur - dominates the the northern Parisian skyline. From her feet, the vast city of Paris spreads out interminably into the horizon.  |
  Montmartre was the bohemian hub of French painters and artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Place du Tertre, a short stroll from the Basilica, breathes the vestige of this artistic heritage: the square is now inhabited by a plethora of street artists and caricaturists. |
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   Nearby Abbesses metro station is famous for the Art Nouveau entrance and the spiral staircase flanked by colourful art murals that leads to rail tracks 30m below ground level. |
Labels: art, France, Paris, religious site, transport
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