About the Photos

So I thought I'd explain a bit about the photos that I posted the other day.

The first one is of a crucifix close to Porte de Peyrou (third picture) and Jardin de Peyrou. I just liked the way the ray of sun looked behind the cross. The next picture is if a statue situated at the gates of Jardin de Peyrou. There is a lion and and an angel. I don't know about the signification of that statue but I like it for some reason.

The third picture, as I already mentioned, is of the thriumphal arch of Montpellier. It was designed by Fracois Dorbay after the model of the one in Paris. It was completed in 1693. I wasn't actually that impressed by the arch, maybe because I just saw the one in Paris a few weeks ago.

The next picture is of a cute lamppost in Jardin de Peyrou. I wish we had the same kind of lampposts in Finland! The fifth picture is of the Saint Clément Aqueduct. I didn't even know what that was until Karin was kind enough to make me a bit less ignorant. I got that it's some sort of old way to lead water into the city. Kind of uninteresting, but the aqueduct was huge and impressive!

Then I have two pictures of statues. The first one is called Winged Victory I think... Anyway, it's on the Esplanade of Europe, which is in the Antigone District of Monpellier. This neighbourhood was designed by Ricahrdo Bofill in a neo-classical way, with classical motives like pediments, entablatures and pilasters in gigantic scales. I was impressed. The other statue, the one of Poseidon (we think), was just lovable.

Then there's a picture over a part of the city, taken from the roof of Corum (a huge building with a huge roof). Amazing to see the whole city from above! The next picture is of a house, but not just any house. It's a normal house but it has been painted into another kind of house. Wow, that was complicated -just look at the picture and you'll see what I mean.

The tenth picture is from Place de la Comédie, a square in the centre of Montpellier. It's the main focal point of the city ever since the main railway station, Gare de Montpellier Saint-Roch, was built close to it in the middle of the 19th century. The fountain on the picture is called Three Graces, built by Étienne d'Antoine in 1790.

The next two pictures are of the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Montpellier. The cathedral was originally just a church attached to the monastery of Saint-Benoît (founded in 1364). In 1536 the building was elevated to the status of cathedral. The cathedral was damaged during the Wars of Religion in the 16th century so it was rebuilt in the 17th century. Cool stuff!

The last two pictures are from the zoo next to us. I have more pictures than this, but I thought the lion was so cool that he had to get a place on my blog! The zoo is big and spacious -and free of charge! So everyone who comes to visit will be taken there!