This is a sculpture called The Departure of the Volunteers, one of several that adorn the exterior of the Arc d'Triomphe. It is better known as La Marseillaise.
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- Paris, France
- The French tri-color flag. Paris, France.
- View of the Seine, just after sunset.
- Me, just across the river from the Eiffel Tower.
- The Arc d'Triomphe. Under the arch lies an eterna...
- This is a sculpture called The Departure of the Vo...
- Another example of the fine sculpture work of Fran...
- View of the River Seine.
- Fountain at the Jardin des Tuileries. (I think).
- Here is a lake scene from the Bois de Boulogne, on...
- This is a vew from the courtyard of the Louvre, lo...
- I call this one "Waiting for Colbert", as a mild t...
- I had no business taking this woman's photograph, ...
- Notre Dame Cathedral.
- This is a view from the north end of Notre Dame. ...
- Here's a close-up showing some of the detailed arc...
- I managed to see a couple of horse races during my...
- Full-length view of the Eiffel Tower, looking north.
- Looking up at the tower.
- The Pont Royal, overlooking the Seine.
- Cute dog #1. "Dog" in French is "chien".
- Cute dog #2. This one sat beside me in a sidewalk...
- Apart from the large number of real dogs I saw in ...
- There is no shortage of beautiful sculpture at the...
- This is a beautiful clock that hangs in the Musee ...
- Street scene near the Musee d'Orsay. The original ...
- Self portrait of Vincent Van Gogh. Musee d'Orsay.
- Another work by Van Gogh.
- Interior view of the Musee d'Orsay. It used to be ...
- The entrance to the Musee d'Orsay at lunchtime.
- Here's a view from atop the Musee d'Orsay, looking...
- The Arch de Triomphe at night. The spotlight atop...
- A few pictures I took at sunset.
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- Not sure of which bridge this one is, but it sure ...
- During a walk, I discovered this statue of George ...
- Sainte Chapel Cathedral and the Palais de Justice....
- Exterior view of Sainte Chapel Cathedral, from the...
- Interior view of St. Chapel Cathedral.
- View of the pulpit, St. Chapel.
- Guess who?
- Barges along the Seine.
- The Street of the Bears. None were in evidence.
- Here�s another scene from the Bois de Boulogne, a ...
- This statue commemorates the victorious allied arm...
- Another view of the River Seine. I�m not sure how...
- I don�t know what this statue represents, but it i...
- Yet another image of the Eiffel Tower. I hope you...
- Photos of Moscow
- The Moscow River.
- Visitors make their way to the entrance of Lenin's...
- The onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral; Red Squa...
- Another view of St. Basil's.
- Red Square, Moscow, Russia. September 27th, 2006....
- The author in Red Square, Moscow on September 26th...
- Chaging of the guard ceremony at the Tomb of The U...
- Pictures from Moscow, Russia
- Travels Abroad - Egypt
- The Pyramid of Khufu, at Giza. Great Sphinx in le...
- They Pyramid of Menkaure and the three smaller "Py...
- The Pyramid of Khafre.
- Mohamed, my driver. He likes to listen to Willie ...
- The Nile River,which runs through the city of Cair...
- Author in downtown Minneapolis.
- Trip to Europe
- Haarlem, The Netherlands. This town is, like Amst...
- The NH Doelen Hotel, which overlooks the Amstel Ca...
- View of the Amstel Canal. Central Amsterdam, near ...
- I think this photo captures a sense of contemporar...
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