Monday, May 28, 2012

Cirque d'hiver


Originally named Cirque Napoléon in 1852, this 20 sided building with its intricate bas relief work looks like an elaborately decorated cake!  Visit the website here for schedules and events. 

                    Cirque d'hiver
110 rue Amelot
75011 Paris
Metro: Filles du Clavaire


12 comments:

French Girl in Seattle said...

Great to see "Le Cirque Bouglione" again. This is a bit of a family tradition for us (and many Parisians.) My boy and his cousins have enjoyed the annual "spectacle" for years when we visit in the winter. Bonne fin de weekend, V. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)

Shell Sherree said...

How spectacular, V! The sign is beautiful, too.

martinealison said...

Un bâtiment extraordinaire... Un très bel hommage grâce à vos belles photos.
Gros bisous

Malyss said...

The deco all around is incredible!

Janey and Co. said...

This is new to me. I love learning about new places . Thanks!

My name is Riet said...

What a beautiful place, love how it was decorated.

Anonymous said...

Love the rouge with the white and it does look a bit like a fancy decorated cake! Great snap!

Daryl said...

some day

Starman said...

:-)

Genie -- Paris and Beyond said...

Love the light and shadows of the first photo... I have only seen this from the outside but would like to see the interior.

Jack said...

This reminds me of Wedgwood. Remarkable!

Virginia said...

Jack, I almost mentioned that in my text. Our B'ham museum has the largest Wedgewood Collection in the world and that was the first thing I said as we walked up!