Fleur-de-lis
Looking into the Tuileries Garden (Jardin des Tuileries) from a gate near the the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France. The fleur-de-lis (lily) was used for centuries to represent French royalty. Regarded as a sign of purity since antiquity. the Roman Catholic Church adopted the lily to represent Virgin Mary. Legend has it that when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor in 800, he presented Charlemagne with a blue banner covered with golden fleurs-de-lis.
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Beautiful detail. And thank you for the history. I love this added detail to your post. 🙂 Thanks for joining the challenge!
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Wow!
Very lovely this is 🙂
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Thanks so much.
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Great shot, Marie — and a great bit of history too. Thank you for teaching me the origin of this common symbol!
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Thanks, Heide. It’s more complex than my short post but I seem to be a woman of fewer words these days. 🙂
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Most lawyers would say, “the fewer words, the better.” So maybe you’re on to something! 🙂 But no matter how many — or how few — words you have, I always enjoy your posts.
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Thanks, Heide.
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What is the lock for?
Have a great day, Marie.
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Suppose the lock is a detail of the detail 😉 .
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