Sacre-Coeur and Notre Dame

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The beautiful white basilica of Sacre-Coeur is located at the highest point in the city, where the view over Paris is stunning. The work started in 1875 and was completed in 1917, but it was not consecrated until after the war in 1919. It was architected by Paul Abadie, and the design is based on the Romano-Byzantine cathedral of St Front in Perigueux. The 83 m (262 ft) belltower holds one of the heaviest bells in the world at almost 19 metric tons. On Sundays, artists outside Sacre-Coeur are a popular attration. This young lady is being drawn by one of the artists. Paining on display, and a girl being drawn. Most of the drawings are done in black and white, but here is a color drawing in progress. The drawing of Dana is almost complete. This is the final result of my drawing. It's a huge poster size drawing, so I am not sure where an appropriate place would be to hang it. To avoid accusations of narcissism, I better wait until I get a bigger place so I can put it somewhere discreet. The two towers of Notre-Dame across the river. Notre-Dame is the symbol of mediaeval Paris. The towers of the cathedral were completed in about 1245. Inside the cathedral. One of the many stained-glas windows. Many steps later (think I counted about 375) we made it to the top of the uppermost base joining the two towers. The views were great. The Eiffel Tower and the Dome Church at Hotel Invalides can be seen. The basilica of Sacre-Coeur can be seen on the hilltop.

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