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1 Our Hotel, a 1-star, the Richelieu Louvre
2 Montmartre is Paris' only hill, but what a hill
3 Take the Metro to the Sacre Coeur station and after several escalator rides and uncounted spiral staircases arrive at the surface
4 ...which is at the bottom of a steep long hill. But there's a funicular (hillside elevator) to take you the rest of the way.
5 At the top is the beautiful Sacre Coeur Basilica or Cathedral, constructed 1870-1914
6 To get to the top, you start by going to the bottom
7 At the top there's a goat gargoyle
8 There are also panoramic views to 30 kilometers
9 The first martyrs of Paris died on the site of the cathedral
10 It was visited by St. Bernard, Joan of Arc, Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier, others....
11 The Sacred Heart Basilica was built in the Romano-Byzantine style of architect Abadie
12 Its elevation is the high point of the right bank, which also includes the Place Concorde, Louvre, Champs de Elysee...
13 One of the skyline's few highrise office buildings
14 Rooftops
15 A blue haze
16 A grey haze
17 The Eiffel Tower was built for a world's fair
18 A hot lazy hazy summer day
19 Looking south
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