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2012 photos - Exterior - Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
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Beaux Arts style



Mansard roof



Broken pediment and cartouche





Keystone above bellflowers ..... Flemish scroll on far sides



Festoons decorate metopes between triglyphs and guttae







A cold day with temperatures in the 40s (Fahrenheit)   in February 2012 did not prevent crowds








(Closed) entrance and canopy facing the Seine and the Louvre  .....  Rustication


Photos and their arrangement © 2012 Chuck LaChiusa
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