Paris Bourses

Posted: April 23rd, 2007 | Author: saldarji | Filed under: photography, travel | 1 Comment »

When I was in Paris a few months ago (I can’t believe it was a few months ago!) I made it a point to go check out the two Bourse buildings. The first is called the “Palais Brongniart or Palais de la Bourse” and is on Rue Vivienne.

The other bourse is called the “Bourse du Commerce” and is on Rue de Viarmes. It is a beautiful building. Unfortunately, it was closed when I visited it, otherwise I would have checked out the stained glass dome.

The circular, shallow-domed 18th-century commercial exchange building near Les Halles began life as the Corn Exchange; Victor Hugo waggishly likened it to a jockey’s cap without the peak. Step inside to admire the 1889 stained-glass dome. – link

Here is a picture that shows you the curve of the building and the curve of the adjacent building.

Here is some detail of the facade:

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