The rue de Lille was once the central lane of the garden belonging to Henri IV’s famous queen, Marguerite de Valois. When she died in 1615, the property was sold off in lots, and became the private mansions.During the 19th century, between 1810 and 1838 there were two buildings constructed on the site of the future Orsay station: the Cavalry barracks and the Palais d’Orsay. In 1871, during the Paris Commune the entire neighborhood was burnt down. Nothing was done with the ruins of the Palais d’Orsay until the French government gave the Orleans railroad company the land to build…
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A Bit of History About the Musee d’ Orsay
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 at
10:23 am
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Day 2 In Paris – Musee d’Orsay Here We Come
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 at
9:40 am
We awoke on the second morning in Paris to the sound of the street cleaning machines. Funnily enough we had been told that Paris was a dirty city. Well we certainly did not see any signs of the things we were told to expect. If anything the city was sparkling clean and the street cleaner came down our street with certain regularity every morning at around 5:30am. We breakfasted in the little restaurant in the basement of the hotel, on ham, a variety of cheeses croissants, cereal, fruit and juices. Everything was fresh and unpolluted with preservatives. What a lovely…
More in Paris – The Louvre, Musee D’Orsay
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 at
11:06 pm
There is so much to do and so much to see in Paris. The place is just a treasure trove of art, culture and magnificent architecture. We were wise enough to buy the museum passes before leaving Australia, so we had priority access to the Louvre and Musee d’Orsay. Having the pass allowed us to walk past the very long queue of people waiting to get into the Louvre, we went straight to the head of the queue. Now we know how the celebrities feel when they can bypass the queues that stretch for blocks, and walk right to head…
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