Rita Crane Photography: Paris / historic cafe / Left Bank / architecture / night / lanterns / Restaurant Laperouse, Paris
Restaurant Laperouse is an amazing historic treasure dating to 1766 and located on the Quai des Grands Augustins along the Seine. Here is their website, that includes the history (excerpted below) and other information. www.restaurantlaperouse.com/ The dining rooms upstairs are incredible jewels: each little salon is like an art piece in itself, decorated with mirrors and paintings, tiles, sculptural details, crystal chandeliers and sconces, rugs and furniture that depict a theme. I didn't go inside as I only had about an hour or so to get this shot, while there was very little traffic, and again, it was a game of cat and mouse for the photographer, trying to get a photo without pedestrians on this busy sidewalk. But it was a c-c-c-c-cold February evening and the rain was working in my favor. :o) The mysterious mood created by the dim, soft light, has really given this image an air of historic charm, putting one right back into time. For history lovers, more information below in my comment. :o)
Du site internet de Laperouse (voir si-dessus): "En 1766, Monsieur Lefèvre, limonadier du Roi Louis XV, rachète cet ancien hôtel particulier situé sur les quais de Seine, face au Palais de la Cité et y fonde la Maison Lapérouse en hommage au célèbre navigateur.
A partir de 1850, Lapérouse devient le rendez-vous du tout Paris littéraire, politique et galant. Les chambres du premier étage deviennent des petits salons très prisés et peuvent témoigner de la présence gourmande d’Alexandre Dumas fils, George Sand, Alfred de Musset, Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Gustave Flauber
Thank you to Monique, of ChelseaPhotography www.flickr.com/photos/chelseaonline/ for all the great virtual visits we've had over many glasses of champagne, on this little tour of some of our favorite kinds of places, The Historic Cafes of Paris, which I've been uploading these last several days. Thanks Monique of Canada who has a now very famous set of great cats on Flickr, Leo and Camille! ^__^ ^__^
And here is a link to a Flickr friend's photo of Laperouse Bay in the Hawaiian Islands, that attests to this navigator's adventures and explorations. flickr.com/photos/92947207@N00/1009040316/
Rita Crane Photography: Paris / historic cafe / Left Bank / architecture / night / lanterns / Restaurant Laperouse, Paris
Restaurant Laperouse is an amazing historic treasure dating to 1766 and located on the Quai des Grands Augustins along the Seine. Here is their website, that includes the history (excerpted below) and other information. www.restaurantlaperouse.com/ The dining rooms upstairs are incredible jewels: each little salon is like an art piece in itself, decorated with mirrors and paintings, tiles, sculptural details, crystal chandeliers and sconces, rugs and furniture that depict a theme. I didn't go inside as I only had about an hour or so to get this shot, while there was very little traffic, and again, it was a game of cat and mouse for the photographer, trying to get a photo without pedestrians on this busy sidewalk. But it was a c-c-c-c-cold February evening and the rain was working in my favor. :o) The mysterious mood created by the dim, soft light, has really given this image an air of historic charm, putting one right back into time. For history lovers, more information below in my comment. :o)
Du site internet de Laperouse (voir si-dessus): "En 1766, Monsieur Lefèvre, limonadier du Roi Louis XV, rachète cet ancien hôtel particulier situé sur les quais de Seine, face au Palais de la Cité et y fonde la Maison Lapérouse en hommage au célèbre navigateur.
A partir de 1850, Lapérouse devient le rendez-vous du tout Paris littéraire, politique et galant. Les chambres du premier étage deviennent des petits salons très prisés et peuvent témoigner de la présence gourmande d’Alexandre Dumas fils, George Sand, Alfred de Musset, Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Gustave Flauber
Thank you to Monique, of ChelseaPhotography www.flickr.com/photos/chelseaonline/ for all the great virtual visits we've had over many glasses of champagne, on this little tour of some of our favorite kinds of places, The Historic Cafes of Paris, which I've been uploading these last several days. Thanks Monique of Canada who has a now very famous set of great cats on Flickr, Leo and Camille! ^__^ ^__^
And here is a link to a Flickr friend's photo of Laperouse Bay in the Hawaiian Islands, that attests to this navigator's adventures and explorations. flickr.com/photos/92947207@N00/1009040316/