Europe Tour Part 02

I made a trip to Paris on 21st April 2012 from Antwerp, Belgium. It was great as well as romantic as I saw in the movie"Midnight in Paris". In my opinion it is the best among other european cities I visited. The calm Seine river, trees, walkways, parks, huge boulevards, tourists, beautiful modern, post modern, classical buildings made Paris an unforgettable city.

Notre Dame Cathedral from the bank of river Seine.

Glass Pyramid lobby of Louvre Museum

I went to magnificent Louvre Museum where I saw Monalisa, the Captive by Michelangelo, apartments of Napoleon  and numerous paintings, sculptures. Glass pyramid lobby of Louvre museum designed by Architect I M Pei was impressive. The collection of paintings and sculptures of Musee de Orsay was also impressive, where I saw the paintings of impressionist artists like Van Gogh, Claudia Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Paul Gauguin, Edouard Manet etc. I also visited world famous cathedral Notre Dame. As the name of my college was also same in Bangladesh, it was a great opportunity for me to visit that cathedral. It was the finest example of French Gothic Architecture in medieval time. It was highly decorated with sculptures of christian beliefs and with most delicate stained glass.

Georges Pompidou Center

Me infront of Arab Institute

I visited some of the famous modern architecture in Paris like, Georges Pompidou Center, Arab Institute, La Defense. Transparency of Pompidou Center was amazing, where anyone could see the structure of the building, mechanical facilities as well as circulation of the building. Arab Institute was famous for its facade which was constructed with series of shutters. These shutters could open or  close automatically depending on solar radiation penetration through the facade. But unfortunately these were not working anymore. La Defense was a business district where you could see modern skyscrapers. Grand Arch of La Defense was outstanding. It was a complete frame which was axially connected with city center. It was designed by Johann Otto Von spreckelsen.
It was worthless to visit Paris without seeing Eiffel Tower. Eiffel Tower was a master piece of delicate steel work. It was huge in height as well as beautiful. It was breath taking to see Eiffel Tower from distance against city fabric.

Grand Arch La Defense, Paris

Eiffel Tower, Paris