During the French Revolution, the people abhored the church as much as the monarchy. So much, that they scratched out the word "Saint" on this street sign. See the stone below is missing something?

During one of the revolutions, this church was taken over by rebels, cleaned out, and used as an arsinol storage. In this section of the church, the rebels stored their stock pile of powder and explosives. Unfortunately, one of the guards decided to take a smoke to close to the stash and blew this end of the church out. You can see the stone repairs made to the church so those who did worship down the road when the church was taken back wouldn't get such a draft during mass.

A shop older than our country crafts little tin soldiers. Most of the older stores have debute dates listed below their names. I wonder if they have any of the original soldiers made. It was closed when we rode by so we weren't able to go in and see. 

If you look closely at a lot of the churches and cathedrals, you will notice that the architecture is not symmetrical. A lot of this is due to the fact that they may have taken 200 years to complete. Architects had grand ideas, but moneys would run out, wars would come, other things would take priority and the buildings would not be finished in their lifetime. When building would recommence, another architect would be assigned. He might change the design, add or take away, depending on style and money.

This church, St. Sulpice, has two different styles from the base to the second floor, to each tower is very different. Started in 1646 and completed 100 years later, the late baroque parish church was made famous by Brown's Da Vinci Code and the brass meridian line found on the floor of the church. 

Olympe De Gouges also made the church famous by proclaiming on its steps that if women had equal rights to be executed by guilliton, then they had just as much a right to vote equally with me. The plaque below marks the place where she lived. She didn't live much longer after making this statement because she got the equal right to be guillitoned after that comment.

The Pantheon, of France of course, houses most of France's illustrious and notable people in tombs in the crypt.

 

Tanner did this everytime he went down hill. I don't know how he gets his legs in a perfect right angle, but that is a talent.