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The Musee d'Orsay. Art from 1848 to 1914, with a large Impressionist display. Very cool building too. It was a former railway station.
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One of the many large clocks in the Musee d'Orsay.
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Paiting of a reception in Versaille for Louis XIV.
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View of the Basilique du Sacre-Coeur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart) from the Musee d'Orsay.
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I just love these impressionists.
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No, really I do!
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Section of the Louvre near Pont Royal.
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The Louvre. This is a close as we got to it! We'll be back.
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Just one of the many cool statues we saw. I think it might be Joan d'Arc.
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Place Vendome. Another cool obelisk
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More cool buildings. This bridge goes over the River Seine.
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Outside view of Sainte-Chapelle.
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Outside view of Sainte-Chapelle.
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Ceiling in the lower section of Sainte-Chapelle.
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Oh my god! This is the inside of Sainte-Chapelle. Thank you Louis IX! There is 6458 sq. ft of stained class in the upper chapel. People's jaws literally drop when they enter this room!
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