Twice Cooked Pork at Restaurant Sichuan in Paris
Twice cooked pork (回锅肉; Porc cuit deux fois or Porc à l’ancienne in French), with side of white rice. So good!
Musée du Service de Santé des Armées
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.
Église Notre-Dame du Val-de-Grâce
The Church of the Val-de-Grâce is a catholic church in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, designed by François Mansart and located inside the Val-de-Grâce Military Hospital (Hôpital d’instruction des armées du Val-de-Grâce). Its large dome is a principal landmark of the skyline of Paris. The church was founded by Anne of Austria, Queen Consort of Louis XIII, as part of a vow which she had made for the safe delivery of her son, the future Louis XIV: Construction started in 1645 and finished in 1667.
The church is accessible by visiting the Musée du Service de Santé des Armées (Museum of the Army Medical Corps), which is interesting in its own right.
Jardin des Colonnes
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.
Jardin Atlantique
The Jardin Atlantique is a public park located on the roof of the Gare Montparnasse railway station.
Église Notre-Dame du Travail
Eglise Notre-Dame du Travail is a catholic church located near Montparnasse, in Paris. It was built in 1902 for the numerous construction workers (travailleurs) in the area. It is architected around a bare metal frame reminiscent of a factory.
Musée Bourdelle
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.
Modern art & architecture of Rotterdam
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.
Rotterdam walk: Along the Nieuwe Maas from Oudehaven to Kop van Zuid
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.
Cube houses (Kubuswoningen)
The Cube houses (Kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Rotterdam in the 1970’s and designed by architect Piet Blom.