April... First of the month and it's Theme Day in the City Daily Photo blogging community! There aren't all that many simple things in Versailles and that's a bit of an understatement. This building (it is actually composed of three buildings) once housed the repository of documents of the French National Library. It is to be sold next year. More pictures of the buildings can be seen here (by scrolling to the bottom of the page). Now VDP isn't sure that these façades are beautiful but they certainly are simple for Versailles standards... To see all this month's Theme Day interpretations, click here! Happy April and of course, April fools day!!!
Nous voilà en avril... Premier du mois, jour de thème dans la communauté des blogueurs City Daily Photo et ce mois-ci, vous aurez compris que le thème était "la beauté de la simplicité". Quoique VDP ne soit pas sûre que ces bâtiments, rue Montbauron, soient beaux, ils sont en tout cas simples. Il s'agit de l'ancien dépôt d'archivage de la Bibliothèque Nationale, qui devrait être vendu en 2017. Plus de photos sont visibles en cliquant ici (tout en bas de page). Toutes les interprétations du thème de par le monde sont visible en cliquant là. Bon mois d'avril !
Yes certainly have to agree with you there, not many buildings like that in Versaille...happy April 1st, try not to play too many tricks on the unsuspecting ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat's that? The All Seeing Eye? :-)
ReplyDeleteI believe you have succeeded in a simple, beautiful photo. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteAt my age simplicity has become a necessity. Very nice shots.
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Much to be said for simple things and simple days. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThey have something of a monolithic feel.
ReplyDeleteThey are as much stark as simple. Let's see, remembering how to read Roman numerals. The first one is 1968?
ReplyDeleteI've never been to Versaille, but I agree I've seen few pictures of anything simple. You met the challenge and found something appropriate for the theme.
ReplyDeleteGreat post for theme day.
ReplyDeleteGreat post for theme day.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful! The last shoot is a bit eerie - like some space alien sizing up the area.
ReplyDeleteWhat I find beautiful is the blue sky! I'm sick of gray. :)
ReplyDeleteI remember thinking exactly that when we were there Ciel, so unusual to find an unadorned building :) I like your perspective here but I'm sure you are enjoying the blue sky even more!
ReplyDeleteWell---interesting if nothing else.
ReplyDeleteApril fools LOL
MB
I think you chose wisely. Very simple fronts to these buildings.
ReplyDeleteSimple and beautiful, but not my favorite year...
ReplyDeleteEinfache Dinge sind nicht immer einfach zu finden, hier hast Du es geschafft ! :)
ReplyDeleteI like the angles in both your photographs. I would never have guessed what sort of buildings they were. Reminds me of an American department store facade.
ReplyDeleteThey are certainly far more austere than the average Versailles building!
ReplyDeleteA very striking image, Ciel!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful in their unusual-ness.
ReplyDeleteVery nice choice for the theme!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought that for some places, like Versailles and maybe Venice and Florence, the concept of "simple" was banished several centuries ago.
ReplyDeleteSimple and elegant!
ReplyDeleteYou are right. Simply facades.
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