Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The Gate

Parc Monceau, established in 1769, in the 8ème is a beautiful place, and one that I think gets overlooked by most visitors to Paris. The gates on both sides of the parc are stunning. Today a silhouette pour toi.

12 comments:

Petrea Burchard said...

Oh Virginia, will you believe I have a Pasadena photo to answer this one? I'll try to remember to post it this week.

Thank you. that makes me feel a little bit better about not being in Paris right now.

Shell Sherree said...

Oh, beautiful, V!! And I'll look forward to seeing Petrea's 'snap' as well...

Katie said...

Lovely photo Virginia; such an amazing gate. I love Parc Monceau too. Let's meet there soon!

Sandy at Ooh La Frou Frou said...

Beautiful, Virginia! You don't see ironwork like that everyday. All of the old stuff is so very beautiful!

Daryl said...

OH! Now I must find my shot of the gate at The Conservatory Garden in Central Park ... I do believe, if memory isnt totally kaput, its a clone

Anonymous said...

I've got one of the Huntington...Gate is of the same period.

Petrea Burchard said...

That's what I was thinking of, Hiker.

Wayne said...

I don't think most people know Parc Monceau either. In fact it's a very photogenic.

Starman said...

You're right about the visitors overlooking the parc, but the locals are there almost every day.

Linda Carswell said...

Parc Monceau is such a beautiful place in Paris & what makes it more so, is that it is not over-run with turists.
I too am a turist to Paris on many occassions, but I love to get aways from the usual tourist destinations....it's amazing what you can find....as we did with Parc Monceau!!

Regards, Linda

p.s...can't wait to teturn!

♥ E.T. Suzy ♥ said...

Stunning, indeed!

Zane Wooder said...

One of Paris's many beauty's.

-zane