France : Paris taken from above

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Feature Arnaud CHICUREL / hemis.fr


Is there a Paris syndrome? There are some travellers who have described the unique emotions and spiritual feelings certain far-off cities inspire. The French capital is also likely to cause vertigo, so numerous are the magnificent buildings dotted all over it. Entire neighborhoods, perspectives and a river are their backdrop. The visitor who takes the trouble of pacing the city, walking up and down its streets, discovers countless rows of historical monuments. There has blown in Paris a strong wind of human ingenuity. At least this is what comes to mind each time our daring photographer Arnaud CHICUREL takes a photo from his make-shift perch. Book and feature by Arnaud CHICUREL for Hemis Text on request


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Paris, Monuments of Paris, the Splendors of the City of Light, the book

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France, Paris, Bastille square, the Colonne de Juillet (column of July) and Bastille opera house by the architect Carlos Ott

France, Paris, the banks of the Seine River listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the Ile de la CitĂŠ (City island), the Pont des Arts (Arts bridge), and a tour boat on the Seine River

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France, Paris, the Invalides illuminated

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France, Paris, Champs Elysees avenue with the Arch of Triumph in the background and the obelisk of Concorde square in foreground

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France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), with the Eiffel tower (Š SETE-Illuminations Pierre Bideau) in the background

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France, Paris, Garnier opera-house

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France, Paris, Saint Jacques tower illuminated

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France, Paris, funfair under the glass-roof of the Grand Palais

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France, Paris, the Arc de Triomphe (Triumphal arch)

France, Hauts de Seine, the business district of La Defense and the Great Arch by architect Otto von Spreckelsen

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France, Paris, Georges Pompidou center also called Beaubourg by architects Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Gianfranco Franchini, with Notre Dame cathedral and the dome of the Pantheon in the background

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France, Paris, the roofs of the Louvre museum with Sacre-Cœur Basilica in the background

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France, France, Paris, the great wheel, the arch of Triumph and the arch of La Defense in the bakcground on the right

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France, Paris (75), Notre Dame cathedral and the Eiffel tower illuminated (© SETE-illuminations Pierre Bideau)

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France, Paris, Louvre Museum, Marly Courtyard

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France, Paris, the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Montmartre

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France, Paris, the Ste Chapelle (St Chapel)

France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Grenelle bridge, the replica of the statue of Liberty, the Swans walk or island, the Eiffel tower illuminated (Š SETE illuminations Pierre Bideau)

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France, Paris, St Jacques tower and blooming wisteria

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France, Paris, Quai Branly Museum illuminated, by the French architect Jean Nouvel with the Eiffel Tower illuminated (Š SETE-Illuminations Pierre Bideau) in the background

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France, Paris the theater of La Comedie Française located in the Palais Royal (Royal Palace)

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France, Paris, Place de la Concorde, Hotel de la Marine, headquarters of the French Navy major state

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France, Paris, the Louvre museum and the pyramid by architect Ieoh Ming Pei

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France, Paris, Georges Pompidou Center also called Beaubourg by architects Enzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Gianfranco Franchini

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France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Pont Alexandre III (bridge Alexander the Third)

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France, Paris, the Pantheon and Montparnasse Tower

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France, Paris, Garnier opera house, Apollo lifting his lyre statue by Aime Millet

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France, Paris, Garnier opera house, statue the Harmony by Charles Gumery and the Eiffel tower illuminated (Š SETE-illuminations Pierre Bideau)

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France, Paris, the banks of the Seine river listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the Pont Neuf Bridge

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France, Paris, Louvre Museum, Greek Antiquities Department, the gods and heroes gallery with the statue Athena Mettei on the left

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France, Paris, Place de la Concorde with the obelisk, the Grand Palais and the Eiffel Tower illuminated (Š SETE-Illuminations Pierre Bideau)

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France, Paris, Val de Grace Church

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France, Paris, Garnier opera house and Opera avenue

France, Paris, Place de la Concorde, the obelisk and the fontaine des Fleuves (fountain of the Rivers)

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France, Paris, Garnier opera house, the staircase

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France, Paris, Saint Eustache church and the Forum des Halles illuminated

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France, Paris, the Invalides (former military hospital), dome church, Napoleon's tomb and the 12 statues of Victory by Jean Jacques Pradier

France, Paris, Grand Palais and Pont Alexandre III (bridge Alexander the Third) illuminated

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France, Paris, Grand Palais, the staircase

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France, Paris, banks of the Seine river listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Ile de la Cite (City island), the Institute of France (on the right) and the Pont des Arts (Arts Bridge)

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France, Paris, the Eiffel Tower illuminated (Š SETE-Illuminations Pierre Bideau)

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France, Paris, the Hotel de Ville (City Hall)

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France, Paris, Institut de France (French Academy), with Bell Tower of Saint Germain des Pres Church and Montparnasse Tower in the background

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France, Paris, illuminated Gargoyle of Notre Dame Cathedral and panoramic view of Paris

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France, Paris, Sacre Coeur Basilica and the bell tower of the Trinity church on the foreground

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France, Paris, Banks of the Seine River listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Statue on Alexander III Bridge with the Eiffel Tower illuminated (Š SETE-Illuminations Pierre Bideau) in the background

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France, Paris, the banks of the Seine River listed as World Heritage by UNESCO and the Ile Saint Louis (Saint Louis Island)

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France, Paris, la Villette Park with the City of Sciences and Industry and the concert hall the Zenith on the left

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France, Paris, Place des Victoires (Victory square)

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France, Paris the museum and the pyramid of the Louvre by architect Ieoh Ming Pei

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France, Paris, the Colonnade of the Louvre and the belfry of the city hall of the 1st arrondissement

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