And So It Ends - October 10, 2025
A pair of Canadians at le Palais Garnier After a continental breakfast at our hôtel, Bob and I headed out for our last day of touring. Although we had a few destinations in mind, we decided to walk as much as possible, and to look for surprises along the way. The first of these was Sainte-Élisabeth de Hongrie, a 17th century church which, like Église Saint-Paul-Saint-Denis in le Marais, has a façade built in the Jesuit style. This means that it features pilasters and sculptures in niches. Sainte-Élisabeth de Hongrie The exterior looks as it did upon its construction, but most of the choir and the nave have been changed over the centuries. This is due, in part, to the neglect of the building that occurred after the French Revolution, when the interior was used as a storage barn for fodder. Still, over time, the church was saved and improved. One cannot help but notice the half-dome above the choir depicting Saint Élisabeth surrounded by angels as she ascends into heaven, one of many bea...