Notre Dame de Paris

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One-Word-Sunday22-Symmetry

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symmetry

the quality of being made up of
exactly similar parts facing each other
or around an axis.
 

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Symmetry in and near…

…Notre Dame de Paris

France


Rose window

York Minster

 

 

Shopping Mall

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

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One Word Sunday Challenge:...Symmetry

 

 

 

 

 
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Word-of-Day-Challenge-Destination

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destination

the place to which someone or something

is going or being sent

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Upon reaching Paris, I had three destinations which

I have wanted to visit for many, many years.

In no particular order, they were the Eiffle Tower,

from which the above image was captured.

 

 

The Moulin Rouge

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FriendlyFriday21-2901-Special-Treats

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Visual treats

Visiting Notre de Dame de Paris was a real treat…

…made all the more special after the Cathedral…

…was ravaged by fire with 12 months.

I guess I have seen the Eiffel Tower…

…lit up in movies, however seeing it

in person was fantastic.

The Moulin Rouge was also a

must see in Paris.

I doubt that even in my younger days

would I have gone fishing

in the vicinity of white water…

 

…let alone the white water of Victoria Falls.

An optional helicopter flight over Victoria Falls…

 …to view the effect the rushing waters of

the Zambezi River has had on the landscape

leaving previous falls sites high and dry.

A goodbye London special treat was

a ride on the London Eye.

 

Well worth the time for some nice views of London…

…after dark.

Finally…

…after hearing my Father speak of Menin Gate

from time to time, I was pleased to find

a tour group that included a visit

to Menin Gate in its

Western Front itinerary.

 

So it was that in early June of 2017,

before a relatively small crowd, I was

part of the ceremony that commemorates

the Great War each and every night.

Three local buglers performed the last post

in a simple but moving ceremony at Ypres’

Menin Gate, in Belgium

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FriendlyFriday:...Special-Treats

Amanda                       Sandi

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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk251-Mathematics

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The National Gallery of Australian Art.

A building which Melburnians have

a love-hate relationship with.

However, regardless of whether one loves or hates it…

 

…we all have to admit their is a lot of mathematics

in the building’s design.

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Word-of-Day-Challenge-Gargoyle

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gargoyle

a grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting

from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout

to carry water clear of a wall.

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My gargoyles are from both sides

of the English channel.

I  wish I knew why my Notre Dame de Paris gargoyles…

…are out of focus.

 

These last three are all heavily cropped images…

 

DC Photography 16

…and were captured on York Minster…

in the united Kingdom.

 

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Lens-Artist-PC-116-Symmetry

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Symmetry at, in, or near

Notre Dame de Paris.

In a small park near

Notre Dame which is in the

middle right background.

Above front entrance to

Notre Dame de Paris.

 

Rose window above front entrance.

Inside out view of one of the rose windows.

 

 

Inside Notre Dame Cathedral

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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti:   Symmetry

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Leya:   Symmetry

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy:   Symmetry

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina:   Symmetery

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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk248-Rosette

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rosette

** a rose-shaped decoration, typically made of ribbon, worn by supporters of a sports team or political party
or awarded as a prize.
**an object or arrangement resembling a rose.
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I don’t have one picture which comes

under the ‘rosette’ category as in

the first interpretation of the word.

However, if one uses imagination…

 

 

…these stained glass windows…

 

may fit the second interpretation of ‘object’.

 

 

The

Rose Window

in York Minster.

 

 

I only have exterior images of

York Minster’s

Rose Window.

 

 

However, these last two from

Notre Dame de Paris…

…both fit the Rose Window category

and hopefully look a bit rosette-ish,

as well.

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Pic-and-Word-Challenge_Wk245-Symmetry

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symmetry

the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts
facing each other or around an axis.

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Winter sunshine radiating

Some symmetry from…

…in and around…

…Notre Dame Cathedral,

Paris,

France

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Travel-Theme-Through

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I always enjoyed driving through

these tunnels of trees, until…

….I began hearing of fallen trees blocking roads

during our bush fires of late 2010 early 2020.

 

Buckland BnB view,

Matamata,

New Zealand.

 

 

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris

prior to the fire.

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Where’s My Backpack:  Through

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One-Word-Sunday-Restoration

 

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After last year’s fire,

I believe Notre Dame de Paris …

…will take considerable restoration to

return it to its former splendour.

Pompeii.

I was so pleased Pompeii was on our itinerary.

The lighter coloured stone in the amphitheatre seating

are restored sections.

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One Word Sunday Challenge:  Restoration