Place de la Nation is a road circle on the eastern side of Paris. The square at its center includes a large bronze sculpture, the Triomphe de la République (Triumph of the Republic), by Jules Dalou.
Above, view of the statue from the west. The statue looks towards Place de la Bastille.
Parc départemental Jean Moulin - Les Guilands is a large park located in the towns of Montreuil and Bagnolet, just east of Paris in Seine-Saint-Denis.
The Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (Père Lachaise Cemetery) is the largest cemetery in the city of Paris. It hosts the tombs of many famous people, such as Molière, Chopin or Jim Morrison, and is the most visited cemetery in the world.
As mentioned in the previous post about Église Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce, the Musée du Service de Santé des Armées (Museum of the Army Medical Corps) is located next to the church. The museum traces its origins back to the 19th century. At first merely an anatomy collection for teaching purposes, it gradually grew as a result of bequests to become the repository of army medical corps history.
The Jardin des Colonnes is a park in Paris, located on Place de Séoul, near Montparnasse and the Eglise Notre-Dame du Travail. Its name comes from the surrounding housing development, designed by brutalist architect Ricardo Bofill, of Espaces d’Abraxas fame.
The Jardin Atlantique is a public park located on the roof of the Gare Montparnasse railway station.
The Musée Bourdelle is an art museum located in Montparnasse, Paris. It preserves the studio of sculptor Antoine Bourdelle and also contains more than 500 of his works including marble, plaster, and bronze statues, paintings, pastels, fresco sketches, and Bourdelle’s personal collection of works from other artists. Admission to the permanent collections is free, but there is a charge for temporary exhibits.
Since its historic center was almost completely destroyed during WW2, Rotterdam was rebuilt in modern architecture after the war. In the last few years, many new towers have arisen and many new iconic buildings designed. The cityscape is also dotted with many modern sculptures.
Starting from the Cube Houses in Oudehaven, I first crossed the Nieuwe Maas on the way to Noordereiland, using the Willemsbrug bridge. I then continued to Wilhleminaplein and, after a detour through Rijnhaven, reached the Hotel New York and the tip of Kop van Zuid. Finally, I crossed the river again on the Erasmusbrug.
The Cube houses (Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam in the 1970’s and designed by architect Piet Blom.