Elegant Reims

From Paris, we started heading east. The first stop is Reims (pronounced: "rance"; rhymes with "France"). Reims necessitated a stop because of its UNESCO cathedral, the site of dozens of coronations. For a provincial city, Reims has a surprising repertoire of diverse and interesting architecture. We enjoyed a leisure day, strolling around the historical center.

On the bus from Paris to Reims. We are in champagne country - see the signage on the building.


Reims has an amazing one-kilometer promenade with a public garden, theatre, and the Porte de Paris arch at one end, a Roman Arch at the other end, and a beautiful "bassin" with reflecting pool in the middle.












Not to mention that our apartment overlooked the promenade and its purple(?), magenta (?) night light show. First below is the Cirque (Theater).




The Reims Cathedral.












The Boulingrin Central Market Hall looks a bit like an airplane hanger from the outside, but inside....it still kinda looks like an airplane hangar; an elegant airplane hanger.






Across the street from the Central Market on Rue du Temple is a row of Art Nouveau buildings sharing a blue-themed tile facade .






And just a few blocks beyond is the Art Nouveau G. H. Mumm Champagne house with it's fabulous circular doorway and murals.


The streamline Post Office was open so we walked in for a look.




The Art Deco Bibliothèque Carnegie (Carnegie Library) was built in the 1920's and is tourist friendly except for the do-not-enter reading rooms. The foyer has a magnificient chandalier an elegant card catalogue.








Behind the library is the awesome Abbey of Saint-Remi with a spacious,sumptuous interior














The two fountains at night.


Bonus 15-second video of the Fontaine de la Solidarité in action.