View from the Notre-Dame tower III., a photo from Ile-de-France, North

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View from the Notre-Dame tower III. - Place du Parvis Notre Dame

At the far end of the square in front of the cathedral is the entrance to the archaeological crypt. The crypt contains Roman vestiges, including the island’s first quay, houses with hypocausts, a monumental buttressed wall and sections of the ramparts on which the Merovingian cathedral of Saint-Etienne stood. At ground level, the square’s pavement indicates the location of the medieval streets, the houses that lined them and various religious buildings, all of which have disappeared. One of these streets is the Rue Neuve-Notre-Dame, which was very likely created when the cathedral was under construction.

Ile de la Cité

The Ile de la Cité is one of two natural islands in the Seine within the city of Paris (the other being Ile Saint-Louis, the Ile des Cygnes being artificial). It is the centre of Paris and the location where the medieval city was refounded. The western end has held a palace since Merovingian times, and its eastern end since the same period has been consecrated to religion, especially after the 10th century construction of a cathedral preceding today's Notre Dame. The land between the two was, until the 1850s, largely residential and commercial, but since has been filled by the city's Prefecture de Police (the building which can be seen in the middle, with a flag), Palais de Justice, Hôtel-Dieu hospital and Tribunal de Commerce (in the forefront right). Only the westernmost and northeastern extremities of the island remain residential today, and the latter preserves some vestiges of its 16th century canon's houses.

Sights

Three medieval buildings remain on the Ile de la Cité:
- The Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris (the picture from here prepared), built from 1163 on the site of a church dedicated to Saint Étienne, which in turn occupied a sacred pagan site of Roman times. During the French Revolution the cathedral was badly damaged, then restored by Viollet-le-Duc.
- Louis IX's Sainte-Chapelle (onto the right visible towered building), built as a reliquary to house the Crown of Thorns and a piece of the True Cross, enclosed within the Palais de Justice.
- The Conciergerie prison, where Marie Antoinette awaited execution in 1793.
(Source: parisguide)

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swiatopelk777 (0) 2010-02-16 0:54

Hi George!
Fantastic POV. Spectacular view. Amazing vertical composition. Perfect exposure. ideal contrast and sharpness.
Greetings from Warszawa!

serp2000 (47063) 2010-02-16 1:15

Hi, George,
Did you climbed to the Notre-Dame tower? Wow! My congratulations! Impressive view! People remind me an ants. Fantastic background! TFS!
Serghei

snunney (130967) 2010-02-16 1:26

Hello George,
Another splendid 'aerial' view over the City of Light. Good use of the vertical format to create a great feeling of depth. Pleasing light and colours; excellent sharpness. The lovely sky makes for a very pleasant mood.

mesutilgim (0) 2010-02-16 1:55

Hello Georg,
Another nice capture from the city of love !
Very good pov (was it the top of the belltover of Notre Dame ?).
Nice light and perfect sharpness. Good framed and good and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

saxo042 (38078) 2010-02-16 2:11

Hi George,
A beautiful view over one of my favorite cities. But I realise that, having not visited this church tower, this is something I have to do... Indeed like a postcard!
Kind regards
Gunnar

besnard (59196) 2010-02-16 2:20

Bonjour George
Une très belle vue dégagée avec la seine et la tour Eiffel en toile de fond. Les promeneurs ressemblent à des fourmis.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

lousat (138683) 2010-02-16 2:26

Hi Gerge,the impressive sharpness was decisive another time for the beauty of your pic,great choice of point of view from the roofs of Notre-Dame,impressive long perspective and nice sky too.Have a nice day,Luciano

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-02-16 2:33

Hi George!
Another classical one, but man, how beautiful it is!
The vertical format, the privileged high pov and the composition with all those interesting elements are outstanding features in this photograph! I love all those "tiny" people down there - they look like ants!!!
The architecture of the buildings and bridges is wonderful! The gardens look so beautiful too! Then, we have the bg, with the Eiffel Tower and "La Défense"!!!
Really nice!
Sharpness, exposure, dof and colors are all excellent too!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

BeBeHooker (0) 2010-02-16 2:47

Hi George!
Spectacular view. Amazing vertical cityscape. Good idea. Perfect DOF. Wonderful tower of Eiffel.
Cheers!

Bergenphotos (3326) 2010-02-16 3:05

Hi George.
So this is the view... I visited this place five years ago. Notre Dame in the evening, but then they just closed the viewpoint for the day. I got to see the cathedral from inside, but not the view from here, which is beautiful. Hope to come back this summer. However, you show a good view with a lot of historical and famous things in great colours. Thanks!

Regards from the Norwegian winter.

leonorkuhn (16237) 2010-02-16 3:12

Hi George,

Excellent bird's eye view. I visited this tower, the staircase is difficult, but the panorama is breathtaking. Very beautiful capture, stunning colors, great light and sharpness. Well done!

Greetings
Leonor

francio64 (39888) 2010-02-16 3:31

Ciao George,
bella vista dall'alto su Parigi, con l'inconfondibile Torre Eiffel e parziale vista della Senna.
Il cielo plumbeo arricchisce piacevolmente la composizione.

Le persone nella grande piazza, sembrano formiche :))

TFS!
Francesco

csabagaba (7018) 2010-02-16 8:50

Szia Gyuri!

A kihagyhatatlan ajánlat:-) Már, ha felmászik az ember fia a Miasszonyunk tetejére. Akkor megérdemli. Szerencsére megint nem a szokványos dolgot fogtad meg a dologban, hanem szokás szerint megint csavartál egy kicsit a dolgokon. Azt hiszem emiatt kedvelem a képeidet. A leírások pedig... nos ez így van jól.

PS. Hát igen. Emiatt vagyok itt. Aki volt valahol és látta amit én, annak melegedjen a szíve, aki pedig még nem volt, az kapjon kedvet elmenni. Sem több, sem kevesebb. ( És ha tudnád hány képem van még Oxfordról.)
Csendesen megjegyezve kb 9 őrát töltöttünk ott, igaz ebbe csak egy korsó sör fért bele a White Horse nevű kb 400 éves úri kocsmában. De az legalább igazi csapolt Hobgoblin volt.

Üdvözlettel
Csaba

vasilpro (41801) 2010-02-16 9:31

Hello George,
Beautiful view, very good high POV and DOF, lovely atmosphere, very nice colors, an excellent composition from Paris.
Have a nice evening, Vasilis

jurek1951 (42198) 2010-02-16 10:07

Hi George,
A nice landscape image of a stunning place.Great colours, point of view and details,
Georg

carlosmarin (11954) 2010-02-16 13:06

Hello George,
Beautiful photos in your series of Paris.
This view from the tower of Notre Dame, is very sharp,
in great depth, and with soft colors.
Wonderful cloudy sky.
Cheers,
Carlos

Leconte (5795) 2010-02-16 13:20

Hello George,

a vertical view even more impressive, excellent POV and great depth of field, beautiful panorama,

best regards,
Valérie.

ls7902 (7380) 2010-02-16 18:52

Hi George,
Another great POV. Interesting view of people and architectures from this height. Regards. Latiff.

jjcordier (79299) 2010-02-16 23:10

George
Quelle belle composition! Tu as profité au mieux de ta situation privilégiée et de cette belle lumière pour nous offrir une nouvelle petite merveille parisienne.
Amicalement
JJ

amaryllis (37047) 2010-02-17 3:20

Bonjour Georg
Tu devais être bien en hauteur car les personnes sur le parvis sont toutes petites; une photo superbe avec une belle perspective sur la Tour Eiffel, un beau ciel également ce jour là, un bon format à la verticale qui convenait parfaitement
excellente composition et cadrage
juliette

anokutan (15097) 2010-02-17 8:44

Hello George,
Nice light and perfect sharpness. Good framed and good and usefull notes.A beautiful view over one of my favorite cities.

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Copyright: George Rumpler (Budapestman) (82620)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Cor
Date Taken: 2008-08-23
Categories: Vida Diária, Arquitectura, Ruínas, Momento Decisivo
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposição: f/6.7, 1/180 segundos
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Versão da Foto: Versão Original
Date Submitted: 2010-02-16 0:52

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