Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer

EN: The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Colleville-sur-Mer overlooks Omaha Beach, where more than 9,000 American service members are buried. Row upon row of crosses and Stars of David bear silent witness to sacrifice, freedom, and memory.

FR: Le Cimetière Américain de Normandie à Colleville-sur-Mer domine Omaha Beach, où reposent plus de 9 000 soldats américains. Rangée après rangée de croix et d’étoiles de David témoignent en silence du sacrifice, de la liberté et du souvenir.

Cabourg, France

EN: The sun sinks into the horizon at Cabourg, painting the beach and sky in soft evening light.

FR: Le soleil disparaît à l’horizon de Cabourg, teintant la plage et le ciel de la douce lumière du soir.

Paris at Night, 2025

The Eiffel Tower glows beyond a quiet street, framed by lit windows and the moon breaking through clouds. A nocturnal Paris, both intimate and grand.

Pont Alexandre III, Paris, 2025

Opened for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, Pont Alexandre III is Paris’s most ornate bridge, built as a symbol of friendship between France and Russia. Its gilded statues and Art Nouveau lamps shine over the Seine, linking Les Invalides with the Grand Palais.

Beneath the Pyramid – Louvre, Paris, 2025

From inside I.M. Pei’s glass pyramid, the historic Louvre rises through a web of steel and sky. Opened in 1989, the pyramid transformed the museum’s entrance into a symbol of Paris itself — a meeting point of classical grandeur and modern design.

Bibliothèque de l’Assemblée nationale, Paris, 2025

The library of the French National Assembly, created in 1796, is one of the great treasures of the Palais Bourbon. Its domed ceiling, painted by Eugène Delacroix between 1838 and 1847, crowns rows of gilded shelves and carved woodwork. Restored in 2025, the library now reveals its splendor more vividly than ever. It’s among the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.

The Hémicycle – National Assembly, Paris, 2025

This is the Salle des Séances, also known as the Hémicycle, the debating chamber of the French National Assembly. Located in the Palais Bourbon, it was completed in 1799 during the turbulent years following the Revolution. The semicircular design, inspired by ancient Roman theatres, symbolizes openness and equality among deputies. Above the speaker’s rostrum hangs a monumental painting, The Oath of the Jeu de Paume by Jacques-Louis David, commemorating the pivotal moment of 1789 when deputies swore not to separate until France had a constitution. Today, the chamber remains the symbolic heart of French democracy, where laws are debated and the government held accountable.