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michambrosini

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Places visited in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

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Places visited in Auvers-sur-Oise, France

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Places visited in Paris, France

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Saint-Denis, France

Heart of the Dauphin

The mummified heart of Louis XVII, the lost dauphin of the French Revolution.

Allison

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The Last Original Standard Metre

An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.

Allison

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The Bouquinistes of Paris

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

Phlizz

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Au Roi de la Bière

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

Phlizz

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Catacombes de Paris

The Catacombs hold secrets much stranger than the bones stacked within them.

Chiesa di San Francesco a Ripa Grande (Church of San Francesco a Ripa)

A small cell adjacent to this church was once the bedroom for a renowned saint.

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Sisinnius Fresco in the Basilica San Clemente

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

LatiumMirabile

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'Il Babuino' ('The Baboon')

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

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Cappella di San Zenone (Chapel of Saint Zeno)

Its interior is adorned with some of the best examples of early Christian mosaics.

Rocca di Papa, Italy

Via Sacra

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

LatiumMirabile

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Elephant and Obelisk

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

Luis Morato

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Basilica of Santa Sabina

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

LatiumMirabile

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Tempietto at San Pietro in Montorio

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

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Le Stryge

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Monsieur Mictlan

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Deyrolle Taxidermy

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

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The Defender of Time

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

Allison

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Pep's Maison

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

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Montmartre Cemetery

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Luke J Spencer

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Notre-Dame-de-Lorette

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

Amrapali

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'Jeune Éléphant pris au Piège' ('Young Elephant Caught in a Trap')

This emotive sculpture was originally created for the 1878 World's Fair.

Monsieur Mictlan

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The Sausage Stained Glass of the Eglise Saint Eustache

With a history of slaughter, feast, and famine, remnants of the pork industry decorate this area--even its church.

Laetitia Barbier

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Palermo, Argentina

Casa Redonda

A mysterious architectural gem in one of the most elegant areas of Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fuente de las Nereidas

In Argentina, this beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

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Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

Ecological Plastic Bottle House

One family's mission to exemplify sustainability took on a whole new life as a surprisingly beautiful home.

tr8lina

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