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Views of Paris and other nearby locations in France.
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A view of two gargoyles on Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. Taken with a Lensbaby special effect lens for selective focus on the gargoyle's hands.
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A view of two gargoyles on Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. Taken with a Lensbaby special effect lens for selective focus on the gargoyle's hands.

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  • Stone gargoyle with horns peering over the city of Paris towards the Eiffel Tower while perched on a corner of the cathedral of Notre Dame.
  • One of the old bells in the bell tower of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
  • One of the old bells in the bell tower of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. (Monochrome, in black and white and toned in sepia.)
  • A view of two gargoyles on Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral. Taken with a Lensbaby special effect lens for selective focus on the gargoyle's hands.
  • Stone carving of a French gargoyle is looking over the city of Paris while thinking and holding its head in its hands.
  • A bank of devotional prayer candles are lit and providing illumination at the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris.
  • A detail from a staned glass window in the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. The decoration features a red and blue pattern surrounded by grape vines.
  • Chestnuts being roasted on an rusty iron brazier in Paris outside the Louvre. The shells are cracked and the meat inside is ready to be eaten.
  • Several sets of used, brightly colored watercolor paints with a blank sheet of fine-art paper that is ready to be painted by a Paris street artist.
  • An old-style knocker in Paris on a door with weathered paint peeling. The fantastical image of the man holding the wrought iron ring in his mouth evinces the pain in the image.
  • Fleur-de-lis painted in gold in a repeating pattern on a grand entrance to a Paris building. This decorative element represents lilies (or water lotus) is often used a symbol of French royalty.
  • A sidewalk alongside the Seine River in Paris extends into the distance. Note that this image shows the lens blur effect that comes with a Lensbaby.
  • Details from the doors to Napoleon's Tomb in Paris show off a fleur-de-lis pattern that is repeated over the door. The paint is peeling due to weathering.
  • A sign in Paris announcing the entrance to the Catacombs, an underground cemetery.
  • Silence, Etres Mortels (or Silence, Mortal Beings) is a warning sign in the catacombs under Paris where millions of skeletons are buried.
  • Three ornamental cherubs are at one of the corners of a pond in the Versailles gardens.
  • A view of the palace of Versailles from the Fountain of Latona which is one of the main ornamental fountains in the gardens. Streams of water are spraying over the sculptures.
  • A couple is lying by the side of the lake at Versailles watching many small rowboats between the gardens.
  • A little toy boat made out of wood is sailing across a pond in one of Paris' parks. The ripples in the water make it look more like an ocean.
  • The ferris wheel in the center of Paris with a statue of Spartacus in the foreground.
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