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The Potpourri of Ramblings blog of Marlene and Leif Lemback

Church of La Madeleine

Marlene | April 11, 2009

Church of St. Mary Magdalene | La Madeleine
L’Église Sainte Marie Madeleine – Church of St. Mary Magdalene is a church dedicated to Saint Mary Magdalene. Located near the Place de la Concorde and the Place Vendome in Paris, this church offers daily masses, concerts and elegant weddings.
I couldn’t appreciate much the exterior design of this [...]

The Montparnasse Tower

Marlene | January 28, 2009

Tour Montparnasse
This 210 metre office skyscraper is actually not so attractive to me. Located in the area of Montparnasse in Paris, it is said to be the tallest building in France. The 59 floors are occupied as offices, except the 56th floor which is open to the public for viewing the city. The view covers [...]

The Points Of Votiv Church

Marlene | November 30, 2008

I recently found out from my stock of images that I’ve taken pictures of different churches while on travel and even just going around town. My passion for architectural designs probably encouraged me to shoot whatever that’s standing tall and high, only to realize later that those are churches and not a skyscraper tower.
And so [...]

The Gothenburg Cathedral

Marlene | November 23, 2008

The Gothenburg Cathedral-Domkyrkan
Inside Domkyrkan
I have seen many people, probably tourists, who were taking pictures of this Cathedral. For me, it’s not an eye-catching structure, but just an ordinary church. Then one day I just took myself pictures of the Cathedral, too. It’s because the history that embraces this Cathedral that interests me [...]

Berlin Cathedral

Marlene | July 23, 2008

If you like old architectures you would surely admire the Berlin Cathedral. This huge architecture was built between 1895 and 1905. It had survived the test of time when bombed and damaged during World War ll but later restored. Am totally wordless, can’t find any words to describe more.