Palais du Luxembourg, a photo from Ile-de-France, North

Photographer's Note

Palais du Luxembourg.

Between 1615 and 1627 the Palais du Luxembourg was
constructed at the northern end of the Jardin du
Luxembourg. It was built for Marie de Medicis, mother
of Louis XIII. She was of Italian descent, so the
architect, Salomon de Brosse designed the palace in a
Florentine style.
In 1794, during the French
Revolution, the palace served as a prison.
It also served as the headquarters of the Luftwaffe
during the Second World War.
It currently houses the French Senate.

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Tone (101) 2005-10-29 18:39

beautiful, postcard-like photo. i think you composed this very well.. something seems uneven or unlevel to me. it seems like the horizon is slightly off, and the palace is off-centered. but otherwise a tremendous job. very clear and the lighting is great

katya11 (334) 2005-10-29 22:58

Thorsten,
This is a wonderful picture! I love how you captured the castle. It is obvious that you were there on a very nice day. The sky is nice, but the crowning glory is the shadow coming in from the left. Really nice capture of everything, right up to the French flag on top.
Great job,
Katie

Gdouble (0) 2005-10-30 4:12

Hi Thorsten,
A real painting !!!
Beautiful colours and great light management.
A good note compleets your nice picture
Well done
Guy

toni_al (15875) 2005-10-30 12:56

Hi Thorsten
Très belle lumière et joli cadrage. Belle image
Toni