September 2018 - Paris Panorama

Welcome to the September 2018 edition of our newsletter Paris Panorama!

Each month we feature an inspiring haiku poem by Anna Eklund-Cheong.  You will also find a photograph of Paris by Sophia Pagan, our restaurant of the month with a link to the review, and an angel of the month by Rosemary Flannery. 

Bonne lecture!

Haiku of the Month

Photograph by Eric Hian-Cheong
Haiku by Anna Eklund-Cheong

Photo of the Month

Sunset - Notre Dame Cathedral
Photograph by Sophia Pagan

Fine art photographer Sophia Pagan has developed a Paris portrait session in collaboration with Entrée to Black Paris  To learn more, follow this link:  Black Paris Portraits.

Our Restaurant of the Month

Blaise et Basile
Photograph by Entrée to Black Paris

Appetizing fare in a village-like neighborhood on the eastern edge of Paris

Follow this link and sign in to read our review:  http://www.parisinsights.com/restaurants.php.

Angel of the Month

Michael the Archangel in Mosaic
Photograph by Rosemary Flannery
Author of Angels of Paris - An Architectural Tour through the History of Paris

A gold and colored mosaic of Michael the archangel dazzles above the doorway of the Church of the Holy Archangels. Today the Romanian Orthodox of Paris, this small church was once the chapel of a medieval college and later purchased in 1882 by the Crown of Romania and placed under the protection of the archangels. Michael’s name is written as Mihail on his golden halo. His almond-shaped eyes, elongated nose and solemn demeanor evoke byzantine icons, the inspiration for this tympanum created in 1926 by the Atelier Guilbert-Martin, renowned for its work at the Grand Palais and Sacre Coeur. The church is now a political and spiritual refuge for Romanian refugees and exiles.

Church of the Holy Archangels, 9, rue Jean de Beauvais, 5th arrondissement (Metro: Maubert-Mutualité)

To learn about other angels of Paris, follow this link: Angels of Paris – An Architectural Tour Through the History of Paris.