I'm wondering how many people outside of architecture, art, and art history know about the École des Beaux-Arts. It was the most prestigious school for art and architecture back in the day and is the originator of much of what is architectural education today. It was fantastic to see.
The place is something of a museum while at the same time a school. I'm thinking this is a result of how they used to teach, by studying examples of antiquity. There are statues and cornices and paintings scattered throughout the school. Random corridor, statue. Stairway, statue. Courtyard, statue. Awesome.
The area around was nice to see as well. Stopped in a bunch of clothing boutiques to be frightened off by the prices, and tried macaroons at both Pierre Hermé and La Durée, the macaroon rivals of Paris. Pierre Hermé won.
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