This was our last organized group stop on Friday. The museum was completely redone inside and reopened in 2007. The picture above is part of the permanent collection of French architectural casts from the 12th to 18th centuries. These casts wonderfully preserve samples of the country's best historic architecture all in one place where people can go see them together. After the destruction of WWI and II, these casts helped in the rebuilding process in instances where the originals were damaged or destroyed.
The museum also has an excellent collection of detailed architectural models. This one is of Notre Dame Cathedral. Upstairs there were many more models (that we were not allowed to photograph) of modern buildings. There was also a full-scale replica of an apartment from one of Le Corbusier's mixed-use residential buildings. It reminded many of us of the student apartments on Syracuse University's south campus - which are also built with concrete.
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