Tues Place de Vosges, Russian cathedral

I have read  the  Place des Vosges described as the  nicest square  in Paris in several books. It is largish, has the obligatory few statues,  flower beds, lots of seats, rows of trees,  corner area with children's play equipment - all normal.  What makes it stand out is the uniformity of the buildings surounding it. - All the same height, style, design, colour.  It really is very attractive. I  visited Victor Hugo's appartment in one of the buildings overlooking the square. It was his actual appartment that he lived in in his latter years and it had been done up , partly in the manner it would have been.

After more wondering and sitting in some more squares, I had another nice lunch and wandered back.

I visited the new Russian Orthodox Cathedral in the afternoon. It was consecrated in December 2016. It was an interesting building. Another adjacent building had an exhibition space showing a Russian painter's work. Apparently there are classrooms, a cafeteria, living accomodation for the priests etc.  The 5 domes all have a matt silvery colour. In the main church there are a lot of icons around the walls and  different saints are painted on the wall the separates the nave from the sanctuary . There was a uniformity of colours - blue and light brown that looked good.