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DDA
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 10:44
During my last trip to Paris, I had the luck to have a private tour of the inside of Paris Town Hall, places normally closed to the public... All shots are handheld. I thought I wouldn't be allowed to take any picture inside, so I had limited gear with me...

The city council room

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The Gallery

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Reception Hall:

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Hope you enjoy...
Harm
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 10:48
Fantastic Didier, how on earth did you manage to back a tour inside?

Next time i need to take more bribe money with me....or swiss chocolate ;)
DDA
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 10:52
Fantastic Didier, how on earth did you manage to back a tour inside?

swiss chocolate

That :p

j/k, a family member who used to work there organised it for me ;-)
Harm
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 10:55
Shame they don't make anything as beautiful or as elegant as that anymore...
misspix
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 11:07
Thank you for the tour, D :D What a fantastic opportunity!
gjl711
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 11:13
What a great opportunity. Very ornate. I love the series.
funlovincamera
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 13:44
Very nice exposures
jgrussell
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 14:03
Great series.
DDA
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 15:58
Thank you guys!

Here is one more, detail of the ceiling...

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3Turner
3rd of March 2009 (Tue), 21:15
Wow great looking building and shots Didier. How old is the building? Lucky to get a private tour.
DDA
4th of March 2009 (Wed), 01:21
It was completly destroyed by fire in 1871... Reconstruction took place between 1873 and 1892...
Tee Why
4th of March 2009 (Wed), 01:29
wow, it's pretty fancy.
silvex
4th of March 2009 (Wed), 05:28
Pretty amazing. Every corner in Paris is a photo moment...:)
DDA
4th of March 2009 (Wed), 06:42
Thanks guys. There are indeed lots of photo ops in Paris ;-)
h_A_Z
4th of March 2009 (Wed), 09:28
Nice! Would love to visit Paris again (this time with SLR, not P&S)