Musee d'Orsay

Submitted by penguininja on Sun, 2009-09-13 10:00

More pics, these are all from the Musee d'Orsay Saturday Sept 5 (while Narayan was slaving away at the code sprint ;), with artists like van Gogh, Monet, and silhouettes from Le Chat Noir.

There were marble statues everywhere, amazing
The atrium was huge, and beautiful skylights
Picture from a 5th story balcony
Didn't come out very well in the picture, but this is a clock window looking out onto the city, the view was gorgeous
Whistler's Mother
van Gogh Self-Portrait
The Starry Night, aka where the Japanese tourist accidentally hit me on the head with her camera
"Before" picture sketch of the circus
"After picture of the circus
Silhouettes from Le Chat Noir, displayed backlit, made from thin metal
One of my favorite pictures of the trip
Some of the backdrops were extremely intricate
Room from an old Parisian hotel
Mural on the ceiling
View from the Musee
The river that runs through the middle of the city
Life-sized polar bear statue!
Scale model of Paris, underneath the floor
Scale model of the Paris Opera house, really cool fly system!
Scale model of sets used in the opera house
Giant clock! (3 stories tall)
Scale model of the museum