L'église Saint-Eustache

St Eustache. Roman General Eustacious converted to Christianity and built a small chapel here in 532

St Eustache interior. Flamboyant gothic vaulting creates 100-foot-high caverns

330 ft aisles and 24 varied chapels around the outside. Tomb of Colbert (17c political minister) too.

Previous pastors memorialized beginning in 1223.

Ecoute (Listen) by Henri de Miller 1986. Behind it is construction of the new rooftop over Forum des Halles

drawing of final roof which will completed in 2015

We took this picture a few days later from the Centre Pompidou. It shows what a truly large church St. Eustache is. It also shows the construction of the Les Halles rooftop.

Park in front of St Eustache covers the huge shopping mall that replaced Les Halles in 1971. Windows allow light into mall below

The park has been dedicated to Nelson Mandela

small areas within park are marked out of bounds

Rue Montorgueil leads away from St Eustache into the 2nd arrondissement

Looking down Rue Montorgueil

Try our pizza, please.

Parking, Smartcar style. Smartcars are seen everywhere.

Lunch at Au Père Tranquille, àpropos, n'est pas?

Many wonderful shops around Place des Victoires

classy grocery store

window display behind Betsy

A store devoted to the sale of orchids

Store window of shop entirely devoted to the sale of ribbon.

Looking into the ribbon store

Entrance to the Galerie Vivienne built in 1823. A very early shopping mall.

Panorama of Galerie Vivienne.

Wonderful old bookstore

Wedding photo being taken next to bookstore.

Couple strolling through the Galerie.

Betsy window shopping

Pre-owned clothing shop. Betsy bought a Kenzo coat here a few years ago.

Back entrance to Palais Royal, off Rue de Beaujolais.

Palais Royal was the home of Cardinal Richelieu, Louis XIV's principal minister.

The gardens within the Palais are peaceful.

Shaded walkway inside the gardens

An art installation inside the Palais walls.

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