Bonjour, from Paris! All this post card writing is starting to rub off on our blog…. Haha just kidding!
Today was a big day for Paris sight seeing: Notre Dame, L’eglise de la Madeleine and the Eiffle Tower. We had all day and all night to knock them off our list (we’re starting to think that Paris is the real ‘City that never sleeps’). Luckily our hostel is only a short walk from a metro station so even though it would have taken forever to visit all those places in one day, we were able to get there in no time at all.
First stop was The Cathedrale de Notre Dame. Translated to The Cathedral of Our Lady, this church is a clear example of the city’s devotion to the Mother of God.
Being built over many, many years the cathedral is a true work of art directing all who enter to focus their eyes to the main altar.
The cathedral has small chapels up and down both sides of the nave of the church as well as circling behind the sanctuary. Each chapel is devoted to a particular saint and decorated according to the century that it was put up in.
Saint Clotilde
A particularly spectacular work of art was displayed by two reliefs on either side of the sanctuary that depicted the major points in the life of Jesus.
Next, we hopped over to L’eglise de La Madeleine. This beautiful church was also built over a period of years and before it was consecrated, was even almost used by Napolion as barracks. By the time it was finished it had gone through several architects, each put his own style on the building while keeping with the main style of Greco-roman.
As its name suggests, the church is dedicated to Mary Magdalen. On either side there are 4 small altars, each dedicated to a different saint. These small altars lead up the the high altar where there is a large statue of Mary Magdalen as the focal point.
Lastly, as evening was growing closer we went over to the Eiffle Tower. As beautiful as the pictures of this monument promised, we were amazed.
Au revoir,
❤ i&k
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