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Anyone familiar with Paris knows that 'Saint-Germain-des-Prés' was originally the name of a church, the oldest in Paris, dating back in part to the 6th century, when a Benedictine abbey was founded on this site by Childebert, son of Clovis. At the time, it was intended to house a relic of the True Cross brought from Spain in 542. In the Middle Ages, the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés was so influential, both religiously and culturally, that it became like a city within a city. The legend of Saint-Germain-des-Prés began when a small group of intellectuals and artists, including writers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, settled in the neighborhood, particularly in a number of jazz clubs. Most of the following (black and white) images are from the Internet (2D), almost always with very poor resolution [72 instead of 300 dpi]. I created the others myself. |
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Let's end with a little puzzle: given the huge stream of cars coming out at any moment from both the West of Boulevard Saint-Germain and the Rue de Rennes, guess what day and what time I took this panoramic photo, which took me a good ten minutes! |
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