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Wednesday 15 May 2013

La maison des parfums

When visiting the brand new 'cour des senteurs' or scents courtyard, the first building one enters is 'la maison des parfums' or 'house of perfumes' where important dates in the history of perfumery are presented from as far back as the 1st century and scents can be smelled via little spray machines!

Lorsque l'on visite la toute nouvelle cour des senteurs, le premier bâtiment dans lequel on entre est la maison des parfums. Y sont présentées les dates importantes de l'histoire de la parfumerie depuis le 1er siècle et des senteurs peuvent être senties grâce à des petits pulvérisateurs muraux !
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17 comments:

  1. Sylvia K15/5/13 00:25

    Fascinating! Would love to visit there!

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  2. Jack15/5/13 02:45

    It must be challenging to present different scents without having them all run together.

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  3. Chattahoochee Valley Daily15/5/13 03:06

    Interesting places. I don't have a 'good' nose though.

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  4. LONDONLULU15/5/13 03:57

    I love that first shot, I was trying to imagine how the repository might be structured and this is so fascinating. I love that you get little spray machines! (Also, Perfume of the Guillotine! Haha, I wonder if it outsells Chanel No. 5:)

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  5. Cezar and Léia15/5/13 06:49

    Very interesting museum, I want to visit there someday!
    Léia

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  6. Alain15/5/13 08:31

    On dit qu'a Versailles, la Cour se lavait peu et se parfumait beaucoup. La tradition se serait-elle maintenue ?

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  7. Anonymous15/5/13 08:50

    My wife would love this place!

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  8. Wayne15/5/13 12:21

    I wonder how the scents have changed over the ages? Interesting exhibition space, neat tile work.

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  9. Tanya Breese15/5/13 12:50

    i would love to visit there...i am so happy i am not allergic to scents!

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  10. Unknown15/5/13 16:36

    Patrick Süskind's book came immediately to my mind. I can only imagine the different scents in the air over there.

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  11. PerthDailyPhoto15/5/13 16:51

    Fascinating Ciel..I wonder if my L'Air du Temps is in there, I believe it's been around for longer than moi :)

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  12. VP15/5/13 18:56

    Can't go there with a cold...

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  13. Lowell15/5/13 21:15

    Some "allergic" folks would find this place a threat! :) Make scents to me!

    We visited a perfumery in Paris. Lois loved it. I took pictures. Mostly outside. :)

    All is well. Thanks!

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  14. Birdman15/5/13 22:16

    Perfume museum with real spray?????

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  15. James15/5/13 22:22

    Sounds interesting but unfortunately I'm allergic to certain parfums. I would take a chance and go in. :-)

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  16. Loree15/5/13 22:57

    Oh what fun. Now I want to visit this museum even more :)

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  17. Halcyon16/5/13 14:22

    Great idea! Do the old-timey perfumes smell good? I often wonder if the idea of what is "good" change with the times?

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