Modern Art Hidden in Ancient Places

France's archaeological past can be seen everywhere you look. It's almost impossible to miss the crypts, Roman ruins, thousand year-old stone walls.



These treasures are stored outside St. Chapelle in Paris. No idea why they have X's on them.

Modern art is around too, but not all of it is attractive. The best part is that the modern is juxtaposed with the ancient, making our brains work a little harder to understand and appreciate it all.


My friend, Christine, found this chapel in a beautiful hidden church on rue de Sevres. The church was renovated in 2007. Everything but this chapel is ancient.



We found this modern chapel in Rouen, it is the church dedicated to Joan of Arc. It was build in 1979. It is light, angular, modern.



The iron branch holds the traditional church candles. It is beautiful.