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Marseille port view from Notre Dame de la Garde. Marseille, France. | Marseille port & old town around city hall from Notre Dame de la Garde. Marseille, France. | Marseille port area from Notre Dame de la Garde. Marseille, France. | Marseille urban region from Notre Dame de la Garde. Marseille, France. |
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Lighthouse at mouth of Marseille harbor. Marseille, France. | Mouth of Marseille harbor with former prison of Château d'If beyond. Marseille, France. | Fort Saint-Nicolas above Marseille harbor. Marseille, France. | Fort Saint-Nicolas above Marseille harbor. Marseille, France. |
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Marseille harbor with Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde on hill beyond. Marseille, France. | Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde above Marseille harbor. Marseille, France. | Yacht in Marseille harbor. Marseille, France. | Sailing ships in Marseille harbor. Marseille, France. |
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Tour boat at Marseille harbor. Marseille, France. | Former health inspection buildings at Marseille harbor. Marseille, France. | MuCEM buildings & cruise dock created for Marseilles European Capital of Culture exhibition (2013). Marseille, France. | Cruise ship Azamara Journey docked at Marseille waterfront. Marseille, France. |
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Cantilevered Villa Méditerranée exhibition building & black MuCEM museum with Fanal tower (1644) beyond. Marseille, France. | Fanal tower (1644) at mouth of Marseille harbor with Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde beyond. Marseille, France. | Port of Marseille docks now mostly for passenger ships & ferries. Marseille, France. | Modern highrise towers beyond port of Marseille. Marseille, France. |
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Old port flower stall. Marseille, France. | Old port fishing boat. Marseille, France. | Sea urchins for sale in old port. Marseille, France. | Fish market at old port. Marseille, France. |
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Eels in fish market at old port. Marseille, France. | Northern quay on harbor of Marseille. Marseille, France. | Marseille city hall (17thC) only building on old harbor to survive WW II. Marseille, France. | Details of Marseille city hall. Marseille, France. |
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Sculpted bull on stilts behind Marseille city hall. Marseille, France. | Marseille town hall beyond sailing ships. Marseille, France. | Building on quai of harbor of Marseille. Marseille, France. | Church of Saint Ferréol - Augustinians on harbor of Marseille. Marseille, France. |
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Restaurant on quai of harbor of Marseille. Marseille, France. | Curved modern building (1977) of Galeries Lafayette department store. Marseille, France. | Palais de la Bourse (aka former stock exchange) (1852) (Canebière main St.). Marseille, France. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Pascal Coste. | Sculpted symbols of oceans & Mediteranean atop Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. |
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Sculpted symbols of navigation on facade of Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. | Sculpted symbols of medicine on facade of Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. | Euthymenes of Massalia, a Greek Phocaeans navigator who in 6thC BCE explored coast of West Africa sculpted on facade of Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. | Explorer & navigator Pytheas (a Greek from Massalia (now Marseille) who in 4thC BCE circumnavigated Britain & visited the Arctic) sculpted on facade of Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. |
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Beaux Arts interior of Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. | Clock which once timed stock trading at Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. | Ceiling sculpture at Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. | Ceiling sculpture at Palais de la Bourse. Marseille, France. |
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Hôtel Escale Oceania (5 La Canebière) at Old Port. Marseille, France. | 13-17 La Canebière heritage building (c1888). Marseille, France. | Carrousel on La Canebière. Marseille, France. | Sculpted dolphin on base of lampstand on La Canebière. Marseille, France. |
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Sculpted dolphin on base of lampstand on La Canebière. Marseille, France. | Modern tram on La Canebière. Marseille, France. | Modern tram on La Canebière. Marseille, France. | Peace statue (1802) by Joseph Chinard at Capucins Market. Marseille, France. |
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Capucins Market. Marseille, France. | Fruit & vegetable stand Capucins Market. Marseille, France. | Peaches at Capucins Market. Marseille, France. | Fish at Capucins Market. Marseille, France. |
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Marseille Arc de Triomphe. Marseille, France. | Post WWII housing built to replace structures bombed in war above city hall. Marseille, France. | Park with new section of city hall & former Hotel Dieu hospital. Marseille, France. | Former Hotel Dieu hospital, now an InterContinental hotel. Marseille, France. |
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Octagonal bell tower of Eglise des Accoules. Marseille, France. | Octagonal bell tower sits on medieval foundations of Eglise des Accoules. Marseille, France. | Rebuilt facade of Eglise des Accoules. Marseille, France. | . Marseille, France. |
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Painted tiles record Marseille's historic connection to the sea in Old Town quarter. Marseille, France. | Graffiti mural on wall of Marseille Old Town. Marseille, France. | Graffiti mural on wall of Marseille Old Town. Marseille, France. | All You Can Eat sign in Marseille Old Town. Marseille, France. |
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Marseille Cathedral (1893) (Place de la Major). Marseille, France. Style: Romanesque & Byzantine Revival. Architect: Henri-Jacques Espérandieu, Léon Vaudoyer, Henri Révoil. | Cantilevered Villa Méditerranée (2013) built for Marseilles European Capital of Culture exhibition. Marseille, France. Architect: Stefano Boeri. |
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