Marseille
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Après une journée de vent,
dans une paix infinie,
le soir se réconcilie
comme un docile amant.
Tout devient calme, clarté…
Mais à l’horizon s’étage,
éclairé et doré,
un beau bas-relief de nuages.
Après une journée de vent
Rainer Maria RILKE
This point and shoot photo, taken in 2008, is of the sun setting over the city of Marseille and the sea and islands to the west of it. The lights on the land are Escale Borély and La Pointé Rouge. The hills in the background are those of Luminy and the Calanques; the small island on the right is the Île Tiboulen de Maïre.
On the road. Une série faite de "shots an' drive". Dans la caisse durant les embouteillages, clim à fond !
Marseille n'est pas une ville pour touristes. Il n'y rien a voir .Sa beauté ne se photographie pas. Elle se partage !!!
Jean Claude Izzo
Total Khéops
Marseille is not a city for tourists. There is nothing to see. His beauty is not photographed. It shares!
Jean Claude Izzo
Total Khéops
Europe, France, Bouches-du-Rhône, PACA, Marseille, Edifice (slightly cut from all sides)
Back to the Southern France portfolio. captured near the city centre of Marseille.
I alas don't know the function of this imposing concrete construction. It might be a hotel theatre combination. But the bottom structure might be a church too.
This is number 11 of the Marseille album Marseiile album.
The city center of Marseille is located more around the old Roman harbor and marina. The cathedral lies on the edge of the old town area near the sea and the port area.
—from Wikipedia
Marseille Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure de Marseille [katedʁal sɛ̃t maʁi maʒœʁ də maʁsɛj] or Cathédrale de La Major or simply La Major; Occitan: Catedrala Santa Maria Majora de Marselha) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and a national monument of France. Located in Marseille, it has been a basilica minor since 1896. It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Marseille (the Diocese of Marseille until its elevation in 1948).
Old Cathedral
Part of the earlier, much smaller, cathedral still remains, alongside the newer one. It was built in the 12th century in a simple Romanesque style. Two bays of the nave were demolished in the 1850s, when the new cathedral was built. What remains is the choir and one bay of the nave, and these remaining parts are commonly referred to as the "Vieille Major". The composer Charles Desmazures was organist at the old cathedral.
Present Cathedral
The "Nouvelle Major" was built on an enormous scale in the Byzantine and Roman Revival styles. The foundation stone was laid by Emperor Napoleon III in 1852, and the first service was held in 1893. It was completed in 1896, given the title of minor basilica, and consecrated in 1897. It was built on the site used for the cathedrals of Marseille since the 5th century, principally by the architects Léon Vaudoyer and Henri-Jacques Espérandieu (1829-1874). It is 142 m (469 ft) long, and the main cupola is 70 m (231 ft) high. With a capacity of 3,000 seats, it is one of the largest cathedrals in France, covering a total of 7,680 square metres. It has been a listed monument since 1906.
Europe, France, PACA, Bouches du Rhône, Marseille, Belsunce, Facade (cut from B&T, slightly cut from L).
Belsunce is a more or less famous quarter in Marseille. It’s in the centre of town, and it was the place where at the end of the 19th century the first influx of immigrants took place (1882 Greeks), and it’s still very much multicultural. In the years different national/ethnic groups started their path of integration, and well-known members of these groups are Yves Montant (Italian) and Charles Aznavour (Armenian). The years have not been kind to the tenements blocks of the quarter.
A process of revitalization started in 1997. Sometimes in a physical sense (demolition, renovation) sometimes in a (largely) social-cultural one.
Belsunce breakdown, a rap by Bouga about the life in the quarter, is: here.
This is number 90 of Southern France, 18 of Marseille and ofcourse 69 of Facades.
This is a view of the large marina area with Notre-Dame de la Garde church on the hill above it. At the center of Marseille, France, is the inner harbor known as the Old Port which includes Roman fortifications, museums, and a large marina. An extensive waterfront with bars, restaurants and beautiful buildings surrounds the Old Port. The area is at the center of Marseille life.